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Have you been fortunate enough to purchase an aircraft of your own? If so, it is likely the culmination of a dream that you have held for a long time. Perhaps since you were a child you gazed up at the sky and saw yourself piloting one of the airplanes that lined the sky. As…
Has it always been your dream to spend your afternoons and weekends cruising up in the clouds? If you have a passion for aviation, you may have already taken the necessary preliminary steps to turn that dream into a reality. Perhaps you have done with the requisite course instruction and logged the training hours in…
Do you remember when you first got your driver’s license? You had to practice behind the wheel, take a driver’s education class, and head down to the Department of Motor Vehicles to take your exam. In your time as a driver, you have to deal with the DMV on a semi-regular basis, while also adhering…
If you have always dreamt of owning your own aircraft, there is no time like the present to turn that dream into a reality. With an aircraft all your own, you have the freedom to take to the skies whenever the urge should strike you, allowing you to cruise above the clouds to your heart’s…
Dealing with any sort of FAA process is not necessarily simple. Like a lot of bureaucratic applications, these tend to be overly complicated. When we are talking about an FAA transfer, for example, we are referring to one form that has at least three different uses. What are these uses and how should you navigate…
When you were a child dreaming about being a pilot, you probably never imagined how much paperwork would be involved. Even as an experienced aviator now, you may find yourself a bit confused about aircraft registration renewal and other documentation processes that you need to complete. One common question we get at the National Aviation…
Every process has to start somewhere, and the process to register an aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration starts with form AC 8050-1. Anyone who acquires an aircraft in the United States will have to go through the process of submitting this form. Well, not anyone. The specifics of this whole process are very particular,…
If you are passionate about flying planes, you are probably thinking long and hard about purchasing an aircraft. After putting in the necessary coursework and in-flight instruction to gain your pilot’s license, the way to truly maximize your aviation privileges is by taking off in a plane of your own. Buying an airplane, though, is…
If you were ever lucky enough to pilot a plane by yourself, I am sure that it came with a sense of freedom you didn’t experience many other times in your life. While it does feel like the possibilities are truly endless, accidents may (and have) happened. For that reason, there is a government department…
With owning and operating your own airplane, comes a sense of limitless freedom. You have complete free reign to gas up your aircraft, exit the hangar, and hit the runway whenever you would like. Once you are up in the air, the possibilities are truly endless. The liberating experiences that come with aviation, however, are…