I was reading GA news and saw this article. I love this quote:

"According to Burgoyne, although the complainer may have a picture of the
aircraft, unless the Nnumber is clearly readable, the FAA will not take
action. "The FAA told us if the N-numbers were bigger, it would help, so we
asked them to make the N-numbers bigger," he said.

"They only have to be three inches high in some cases. The FAA told us 'we
can't do that. AOPA (the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) would never
let us do that.' So that's why we have taken this course of action through
the petition process."
http://www.generalaviationnews.com/e...index&-nothing

I didn't realize that AOPA runs the FAA.

Earl G