REFLECTOR: Weird bill

[Keith Hallsten]

Ron,

 

As near as I can understand, the invoice I received was from a private firm
for parking on their ramp, not from any government agency.  However, there
are a number of airports in the US that have begun charging landing fees,
ramp fees, etc. by mail - potentially putting any of us in the position of
proving that we were NOT in some particular location on some particular day
if their spotter mistakenly lists our tail number.  I can imagine
circumstances in which this might be difficult!

 

Keith

 

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Ron Brown
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 9:29 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Weird bill

 

Keith, MAKE SURE AOPA gets a copy of this!!!!!  User fees at its best!!!!!!!

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Keith <mailto:KeithHallsten at quiknet.com>  Hallsten 

To: Velocity Aircraft <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>  Owners and Builders list 

Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:29 AM

Subject: REFLECTOR: Weird bill

 

I was amused to receive an invoice in the mail for $150 Canadian, plus $9
GST for parking N585V on the ramp at Kelowna, BC.  It was amusing because,
while I have reserved that number for my Velocity project, it is not
registered to any aircraft.  The invoice said that it was a Lear 25!
Apparently they just took the number down incorrectly.

I guess the Canadians have some means of searching for the owners of
reserved US numbers.  I had been under the impression that the FAA
searchable database was only for registered aircraft.  Anyone know anything
about this?

I wrote them a nice note wishing them good luck in finding the owner of that
Lear 25!

Keith Hallsten

Not a flyable aircraft yet!    


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