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Flying an airplane on your own takes years of study and supervised experience. If you are fortunate enough to be in a position to purchase your own plane, you will also need to file the appropriate registrations and documents with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Since such a great deal of personal responsibility is required…
Purchasing an airplane is a significant investment for anyone. It does not matter if you are buying the plane for personal use or if you want the aircraft to use as part of your business; it still is something that you want to be careful about it. You want to make sure you are getting…
In the same way, no people are the same or no rocks are the same, and no planes are the same. Aircraft registration is a way of reflecting this. There are no planes with the same aircraft tail numbers. Learning how to get these types of numbers is an important part of the registration process,…
The Federal Aviation Administration is an important government agency, for it handles all of the regulation of civil aviation. If you want to fly legally in the United States, then you have to get your aircraft registered with the FAA. That’s where the problems can come in. Dealing with the FAA isn’t always easy. That’s…
If you get on your aircraft without registering it with the Federal Aviation Administration, it will still take off. The wheels will still work, the engine will still ignite, and the wings will lift you up into the sky. However, you won’t be doing it legally. As much as you may enjoy being up in…
Registering your airplane is essential if you want to fly in US airspace, and it needs to be done quickly so that your plane is legal. Filling in this form can be complicated, but it is important to complete your aviation registration application correctly before you submit it. Forms that are not completed or that…
In life, there are some forms of registration that are optional. Not every boat, for example, has to be registered in the same way. Sometimes, licenses are enough. Aircraft in the United States, however, are different. Registration is mandatory. There’s no “well, we can put off getting registration till later” here, not with the FAA…
Keeping records is just a natural part of all our lives today. We have paperwork that we maintain for nearly every aspect of what we do, from homeownership to your Internet access to the appliances you have, your car, gym membership, phone contract, and practically everything else. We may not think much about all the…
The penalties for flying without the proper aircraft certification are harsh. They could come in the form of thousands of dollars in fines or worse. This isn’t one of those things where you can potentially “get away with it for a while,” like going five miles an hour or so above the speed limit on…
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…