brian whatcott wrote:
In an effort to keep their US Fleet registration data more accurate,
the FAA ARB will expire registrations on a three year cycle, starting
October next.

http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2010-17572_PI.pdf

Brian W


My personal favorite from page 62 of the report:

"§ 47.45 Change of address.
Within 30 days after any change in a registered owner’s mailing address, the
registered owner must notify the Registry in writing of the change of
address. If a post
office box or mailing drop is used for mailing purposes, the registered
owner also must
63
provide that owner’s physical address or location. Upon acceptance, the
Registry will
issue, without charge, a revised Certificate of Aircraft Registration,
AC Form 8050-3,
reflecting the new mailing address. When a post office box or mailing
drop is used for
mailing purposes, and the registered owner’s physical address or
location changes, the
registered owner must notify the Registry in writing of the new address
or location within
30 days."



WTF? Isn't that why they say they are going to this 3 year
registration...because people fail to send in change of addresses??? I
suppose it will be better for them as with the "new" system, files can
only be a maximum of three years out of date. So drug smugglers will
only be able to use a plane for smuggling for 3 years before the FAA
cancels their N Number, forcing them to buy (steal) a new airplane.
Gotta love the gov....

And from page 1 (the purpose of the new reg):

"These
amendments will improve the accuracy of the Civil Aviation Registry
database and will
ensure that aircraft owners provide information to maintain accurate
registration records.
These amendments respond to the concerns of law enforcement and other
government
agencies to provide more accurate, up-to-date aircraft registration
information."

Again, the cops could be getting 3 year old information. Maybe they
need to make us file a new application daily so they can keep up with us....



Ace