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When you are considering buying a new aircraft, you may be taken away by the idea of being transported in your very own plane, traveling through the skies and not having to pay a penny for airline tickets, substandard meals or poor service at the departure gate. Before you put down any money on a…
When you are the owner of an airplane, you will already know that there are mountains of paperwork to complete before you can do anything. You have to fill in masses of forms when you buy a plane, and the same is pretty much true when you are completing an aircraft bill of sale form…
Did you know there is a literal, actual, and tangible faa aircraft registration list? It’s true, the FAA does have a registry of every single aircraft that’s currently registered. It contains quite a bit of information: the N-Number, the Manufacturer Name, the Model, the date the certificate was issued as well as the name and…
When you take your aircraft up in the sky, you probably have a flight plan. You know where you’re going, when, and how you’re going to get there and back home again. That said, sometimes things happen. Changes occur. Inclement weather. News on the ground. There are so many things that can change your flight…
Depending on when you read this, you may not be moving around much right now. Much of the country and indeed the world is in lockdown, due to the pandemic. That can make it extremely hard to go somewhere safely, with or without a personal aircraft. National Aviation Center has always been committed to helping…
“I have my aircraft registered. I make sure to renew it. Do I really need any other kinds of aircraft record?” It might seem surprising to some of you, but the answer is yes. Eventually, you will, in all likelihood, need more forms of aircraft documentation. This is a chore at best and a pain…
This may seem like an odd question to ask on a blog that’s by and for aircraft owners, but do you have a boat? On a similar topic, do you have a car? If you have either, then you know that you have to renew your registration. It’s not the kind of thing that you…
Before you take your plane up in the air, you check everything. You know that’s the safest way to fly. Sure, in your experience, perhaps there are parts you know by heart, but there are also routine checks you make. The reasons for this are simple and clear: you want to be as safe as…
These days, convenience is important. In many ways, it’s more than important: it’s safer. As of this writing, much of the world is in lockdown, worried about a pandemic. Hopefully, this moment passes soon, so that the world can go back to how it was. But, that this could happen once means that it could…
Whether you are buying or selling an aircraft, there is one piece of documentation that everyone involved in the transaction must submit. This is the aircraft transfer of ownership form which informs the Federal Aviation Administration about the change in the current owner of the aircraft. This document needs to be submitted as soon as…