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Has your airplane registration expired? Even though you may have written it down and done your best to remember, did you not send in your renewal before the deadline? Few just intend for their aircraft registration to lapse. While this isn’t something that aircraft owners typically want to happen, it does not have to be…
You land your plane. It was a great flight, had a good time, got everything done that you needed to. Before you head home, you go through the plane, checking to make sure that everything is in good working order for next time. In the course of your inspection, you find that your Certificate of…
When you are considering becoming the owner of a plane, you likely will find yourself looking at the secondary market to see what is for sale. While new planes direct from the manufacturer are wonderful, not everyone buying a plane for the first time may have the funds available to splurge like that. Looking at…
There are documents that you can simply store digitally and they will be considered valid, such as leases, contracts, and similar agreements. However, if you were to fly internationally, would you be able to show a digital copy of your passport? Not really, the same applies to your driver’s license, your birth certificate, and, yes,…
If you are thinking about purchasing an airplane for your business, or just so you can have one for yourself to fly and enjoy, you know that it is a significant investment for you financially and in terms of time. Responsibility comes along with aircraft ownership, and one of those responsibilities right from the start…
Even if you have all the money in the world, great connections, and more, it’s not always easy to get the right airplane. Once you do, you probably want to get up in the sky. Before that, though, there’s one more important step: getting your aircraft’s initial registration. Aircraft registration paperwork is, for just about…
Sometimes it feels like all we do is fill out paperwork. You might spend all day in the office filling out forms, signing your name, passing items along, and more. Then you come home and have to do the same with bills, things your kids may have from school, or any of a dozen other…
Is it time to register your aircraft but you don’t know where to begin? AC8050-1. That’s where it all starts. That’s the number for the “Aircraft Registration Application.” Or, as we call it on our site, “initial registration.” Here at the National Aviation Center, we’ve made it easier to fill out the forms to register…
Aviation is a pretty unique hobby. It takes a special sort of individual to want to pilot their own aircraft, cruising thousands of feet above the ground completely on their own. There is something to be said about the freedom afforded to those who pilot airplanes, and it is hard to beat the feeling of…
Has it always been your dream to own an aircraft of your own? If so, it is probably an ambition you have held since you were a child. Aviation is more than just a passing interest for those who pilot their own aircraft, and you probably know a thing or two about airplanes. Maybe you…