Marty, I thought the MD was for where the plane was built. Now I'm disappointed ;<(
John Roach N 2427H (Too cheap to spend $5.00 to get a better number) Marty Duke wrote: > > I just put on my new N numbers, N846MD. I searched the FAA database > until I found the only numbers available to choose for my Coupe that I > liked. I ended up getting N846MD. The 8 and 46 for the Coupe’s August, > 1946 birthday, and the MD for my initials, of course (vain, I know, > but maybe someone will think I’m a doctor, as in M.D.!). I taxied > across the runway with the old numbers and taxied back an hour later > with the new ones. I informed the tower controller here at Renton > about the new number and why, and she said they had already guessed > what it stood for. The whole process took a little over a month until > they issued me my temporary certificate, and the best part was that it > only cost $5. It’s hard to believe the government would do anything > for 5 bucks! You can pick any available number from the FAA’s web > site: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNAV_inquiry.asp > <http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNAV_inquiry.asp> > > You can reserve the number for a year, and then keep renewing it year > to year for $5 per year. My Coupe’s original N number is on a > sailplane in the NE and wasn’t available, and I was never in love with > the N10743 I was issued when I imported it from Canada in 2004. > > Marty Duke N846MD KRNT > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-flyin/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-flyin/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
