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Old 02-08-2018, 11:12 AM
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I used the green painter's tape. It looked like ****, but you only need to use it re-entering the US, so you put it on before you take off and remove it as soon as you clear customs.
It seems foolish to invest any more than $8 for letters that will be on your plane for 1-2 hours. The Sporty's numbers are $35.
Painters tape stays on great, peels off easily, fairly inexpensive and comes in multiple colors. Most people already have some laying around so cost is almost negligible.

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Old 02-08-2018, 12:48 PM
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Just curious Mark, why did you cover the stars and bars?
Reason I ask is we?re planning a trip to the Bahamas and I?ll have to use temporary N numbers but had not thought about covering any faux military markings.
They were covered just to give a plain background to the N number.
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Old 05-14-2018, 09:26 PM
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I am thinking of silver vinyl checkerboard (race finish flag) for the N-numbers. Any sources?

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Old 05-15-2018, 05:53 AM
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I am thinking of silver vinyl checkerboard (race finish flag) for the N-numbers. Any sources?

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The FAA requirements (14 CFR Part 45, Subpart C, Section 45.29) for a fixed wing aircraft are:

Height: 12 inches
Width: two-thirds wide as they are high
The number "1" must be one-sixth as wide as high
Letters "M" and "W" may be as high as they are wide
Thickness: Characters must be formed by solid lines one-sixth as thick as the character is high.
Spacing: no less than one-fourth of the character width
Uniformity: same height, width, thickness, and spacing on both sides of the aircraft.

So using a "checkerboard" pattern is not authorized, especially for crossing the ADIZ.

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Thanks, I figured it would be a stretch to the rules, guess silver with a thin black shadow will have to do.

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Old 05-15-2018, 05:23 PM
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I believe it was incorrect that the 12 in letter requirement is an FAA rule.
I do believe it is an ICAO rule for member nations.
and thus an FAA rule.
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Old 05-15-2018, 09:38 PM
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I believe it was incorrect that the 12 in letter requirement is an FAA rule.
I do believe it is an ICAO rule for member nations.
and thus an FAA rule.
Almost correct.
ICAO don't have rules, they just have standards and recommended practices.
Member states can vary from those SARPs, but they publish their differences from ICAO in the national Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP).

The ICAO standard actually calls for 50cm registration numbers on the underside of the wing, but the US has not adopted that although it is standard in most European and other countries.

Likewise the 3" numbers are a US variation which aren't acceptable in most other countries.
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Old 05-16-2018, 12:26 AM
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I believe it was incorrect that the 12 in letter requirement is an FAA rule.
I do believe it is an ICAO rule for member nations.
and thus an FAA rule.
A little stronger than a "rule". It is part of FAR 45.29

(h) After March 7, 1988, each operator of an aircraft penetrating an ADIZ or DEWIZ must display on that aircraft temporary or permanent nationality and registration marks at least 12 inches high.
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Old 05-16-2018, 08:25 AM
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Painter's tape did the trick

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Old 05-16-2018, 10:03 AM
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I used the Sporty's numbers and a roll of blue vinyl to cover up the star and bars underneath. It made peeling off easy too:

Can you supply any particulars on the "roll of blue vinyl"? A brand name?

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