REFLECTOR: N numbers

velocityxlfg velocityxl at fastmail.fm
Tue Dec 14 11:34:32 CST 2004


That's a great way to look like you are on the ball.  I have to
look at a Needle point done by my in-laws  to remember
Our date. Sad how a date that should be remembered
is so hard to do. I think it is the pressure of being wrong
that does it to me.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Holub" <doug.holub at comcast.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: N numbers


> I've been married 24 years, and until I reserved N2980W a couple of years
> ago, I could never remember the exact date of our wedding anniversary. I
> knew it was at the end of November past Thanksgiving, but I would always
> have to go look at a commemorative plate we have in our china cabinet to
> know the exact date. Not any more.
>
> Doug Holub
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Riley" <richard at riley.net>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: N numbers
>
>
> > At 11:37 AM 12/13/04, you wrote:
> > >I was looking at reserving an "N" number.
> > >When I look up the one I was wanting it said...
> > >" Deregistered "  since 2002.
> > >Does that mean that it's available?
> > >It still has aircraft data attached to it.
> > >Is it considered bad luck, to resuse a number?
> > >Is it poor etiquette / bad manners to use someone else's
> > >number?
> >
> > I've used numbers like that several times.
> > I currently have N2903 reserved - my daughter was born November 29,
> > 2003.  When I tried to get it I found it was a "Manufacturer (Temp)"
> number
> > belonging to "AERO COMM ALBANY" and reserved in 1971.  They hadn't been
in
> > business for at least 10 years.  I called the nice people at FAA,
> explained
> > the situation, and magically it was mine.
> >
> > Another one was N600SE.  When our test pilot Rick "Goose" Fessenden was
> > killed I wanted Goose for out next airplane.  I was on a C-46 (Curtiss
> > Commando) that last saw a registration change in the '60's,  I belonged
to
> > a corporation in Minnesota - but had been gone so long that the state
had
> > no record of them.  Again, FAA gave it to me.
> >
> > For my Long EZ I wanted N1701X - I had a Star Trek thing going with
> > it.  1701X was on a hot air blimp that had long ago been destroyed.  I
> > tracked down the last owner (actually several "Last Owners" - FAA had it
> > listed as sale pending) and got letters from each one giving me the
> number.
> >
> > If you want it, use it.
> >
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