FAA Registration Question

[mturnerb]

This is a dumb one I'm sure:

I just received my FAA Registration in the mail - given that it's just a piece of cardboard and I like to laminate items I keep in the aircraft, is it acceptable to keep the original at home (since it has a "change" form on the back I may want to use some day), and have a laminated copy in the airplane?

[Mel]

Originally Posted by mturnerb

This is a dumb one I'm sure:
I just received my FAA Registration in the mail - given that it's just a piece of cardboard and I like to laminate items I keep in the aircraft, is it acceptable to keep the original at home (since it has a "change" form on the back I may want to use some day), and have a laminated copy in the airplane?

You need to have the original in the aircraft!

[BobTurner]

local FBO was dinged by FAA inspector because they had laminated their registrations and AW certificates. Inspector claimed it was an "alteration" and therefore illegal. He made them apply for new ones.

[RV7A Flyer]

Originally Posted by BobTurner

local FBO was dinged by FAA inspector because they had laminated their registrations and AW certificates. Inspector claimed it was an "alteration" and therefore illegal. He made them apply for new ones.

Not only not prohibited, but a stupid thing for a supposed professional to even be discussing in the first place.

[mturnerb]

Thanks all for the input. Lessons learned and non-laminated hard copy going to the airplane.

[Charles in SC]

You can request a replacement and then you will have two.