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03-26-2012, 10:23 AM
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Anyone else not able to use your initials as N#
Out of pure boredom at school, I decided to look into N-number registration and the rules and guidelines. It never dawned on me that I couldn't use my initials at the end of my N number "IH" (since I isnt used in N#) drat.......
Anyone else have this problem? What other creative things did you do instead? I'm thinking of trying to dedicate to my father (passed away when I was young-er) by putting DH instead hmmmmm.....
Ideas?
(This is what a highschooler that is addicted to aviation does in study hall) 
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03-26-2012, 10:26 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by pilotian
Out of pure boredom at school, I decided to look into N-number registration and the rules and guidelines. It never dawned on me that I couldn't use my initials at the end of my N number "IH" (since I isnt used in N#) drat.......
Anyone else have this problem? What other creative things did you do instead? I'm thinking of trying to dedicate to my father (passed away when I was young-er) by putting DH instead hmmmmm.....
Ideas?
(This is what a highschooler that is addicted to aviation does in study hall) |
You can always use 1H. I and O are not used because they can be confused with 1 and 0.
Using initials can cause other confusion. I used my initials on my Moni Motorglider (N59MA) and everywhere I went ATC always asked what kind of Mitsubishi Aircraft cruises at 90 kts.
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Last edited by Mel : 03-26-2012 at 10:30 AM.
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03-26-2012, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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No India's or Oscar's allowed in reg #'s. Use 1's or 0's instead, except first character after "N" can't be a zero.
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03-26-2012, 10:31 AM
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There's an old thread on this somewhere. Do a search in these forums and you will find a thread that provides all kinds of rationale as to how folks came up with their N-numbers. My preferred would have been "N314DH," but the last time I looked it is on a P-51 out in Oregon or Washington.
I have reserved for my RV-7 the registration "N517D." "51" is my wife's birthday, plus P-51 is my favorite warbird. "7" because it's an RV-7 and I like the number 7...it's a prime, lucky and all that. And "D" because my name is Don. Also, if I want to shorten my call sign after I have established contact with ATC, I am planning on just saying "RV-Seven-Delta." We'll see if that works. Plus the overall N-number is short.
Dan Checkoway cued me up to the fact that you don't have to use two alpha characters at the end of an N-number.
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03-26-2012, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by longranger
No India's or Oscar's allowed in reg #'s. Use 1's or 0's instead, except first character after "N" can't be a zero.
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And a number can't follow a letter. Except after the "N" of course.
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EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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03-26-2012, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: CMH, OH
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Yah I know the rules, thats why I have been thinking about what I am going to register. Haha Hmmm who knows! already tested one out but found some crappy old multi Cessna has it! (Don't yah hate it when that happens!) 
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Ian Hoyt
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03-26-2012, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Georgia / 0GE5 / KSSI
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I have mine reserved. 
Some Australian golfer has the number I originally wanted on his G-V. 
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03-26-2012, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Keep checking monthly.
As planes get exported their N numbers get thrown back into the pot. The one I have now was on two previous planes.
If I read the 3 year re-registration bit correctly any "bad" N numbers will be available for re-use after 13 months of expiration in the quarter by quarter renew cycle.
Keep checking...
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03-26-2012, 01:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pilotian
Anyone else have this problem? What other creative things did you do instead? I'm thinking of trying to dedicate to my father (passed away when I was young-er) by putting DH instead hmmmmm.....
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We couldn't get DT because someone else had it .... 
so, we used LK our initials for our Hawaiian names...
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03-26-2012, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by az_gila
Keep checking monthly.
As planes get exported their N numbers get thrown back into the pot. The one I have now was on two previous planes.
If I read the 3 year re-registration bit correctly any "bad" N numbers will be available for re-use after 13 months of expiration in the quarter by quarter renew cycle.
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Don't I wish...there's one I would have liked to have had, but...
they don't become available for FIVE YEARS after the registration gets cancelled.
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