Reserved "N" numbers available
 

A heads up. I have two "N" numbers reserved for the RV10 that I am going to let expire July 18, 2015; N910RV and N410JD.

Short-N-Numbers
 

Take a look at this website......

www.short-n-numbers.com

Ah, rent-seeking!

I would like a short number but going to the FAA site, I cant give them a combo of starting range and trailing characters that works. Any ideas? Maybe my browser is not allowing it.

i'd love to change my registration but im apprehensive about the paperwork.

Which N-Number Are You Looking For?
 

Hi Rockwoodrv9,

Does this help you out? http://caura.homenet.org/nsearch/

If you need some help, gimme a shot.

Regards,

Indeed. I'm glad I obtained my short N-number before this guy came along.

No kidding. This kind of stuff is annoying.

Other than the sheer number of N-numbers, what's to prevent someone from registering them ALL (could probably write a bit of software to manage the registrations, fees, and renewals when due), and then charge sky-high prices for them?

Hmmmmm....

squatter
 

Reminds me of the beginning of the commercialization of the internet. I ran an internet service provider and we had this customer who would 'hostage' domain names. I can remember him having carlsjr.com, lakings.com and a few other prominent names. Carls Jr came looking for theirs and he told them $5000. They didn't like that and fired up their lawyers and the courts sided with them. That pretty much ended that business idea.

I'll bet that if the FAA took a closer look at this, they would not be too thrilled with it.

The paperwork was really not that difficult. I got lucky about 7 years ago, and found exactly what I wanted. A few letters, forms, and just a couple of Washington's, and it was a done deal. Probably one of the easier interactions with the FAA that I have experienced.