Re: Idiot Pilot Runs Out of Gas - Lands Cessna on I-81 - CAN'T BE CHARGED!!

[Travis Marlatte]

"Reality_Check©" > wrote in message
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> "Bob F." > wrote in message
>> The states also have jurisdiction.
>
> No, they don't have any jurisdiction over planes in flight.
>
>> I've had to register my plane in several states, had to pay state taxes
>> and I was also subject to local governement laws.
>
> None of which have anything to do with the in-flight operation
> of aricraft, which is under the sole jurisdiction of the FAA.
>
>> I was also forced to register myself in each state.
>
> Which state(s) , and for what exactly?
>
>> --
>> Regards, BobF.
>
>

Illinois for one. Plane sticker. Pilot registration. Annually.

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Travis
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[Jay Maynard]

On 2008-04-04, Travis Marlatte > wrote:
> "Reality_Check©" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Bob F." > wrote in message
>>> I was also forced to register myself in each state.
>> Which state(s) , and for what exactly?
> Illinois for one. Plane sticker. Pilot registration. Annually.

Minnesota has an annual aircraft registration (and associated tax). It
starts at 1% of the base list price of the aircraft as stated by the
manufacturer when it was new, not including any options, and goes down each
year until it reaches 1/4% of the new price in the sixth and subsequent
years of the aircraft's life. Yes, that means that a 1964 C172 will always
be much cheaper to register than a 2007 C172SP. An aircraft with an original
list price below $10K and used only for recreational purposes may be
registered for $25 a year.

I shudder to think what a guy with, say, an F104 would pay.

Minnesota also used to have a registration sticker, but that requirement
went away in 2005.
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