Jeff R
Well Known Member
On the 8050-1 form it asks for the aircraft manufacturer and model and for the serial number. For a kit aircraft, I presume the normal response is to put down something like Van's Aircraft RV-9A, S/N 91599. Then you send the form in with your Bill of Sale obtained from Van's.
However, can we not call our airplanes, kit or not, whatever we want? And if we don't call them a Van's Aircraft RV-9A, S/N 91599, but instead a Star Fleet Starship I, S/N 1701, can we do that? And if we want to register our kit thusly, do we still have to send in a Bill of Sale for an airplane with a different name than what we are registering?
I really don't have a problem registering with the kit name, but I am not big on telling the government things that I don't have to tell them, and registering my airplane with a name of my selection is my personal preference.
However, can we not call our airplanes, kit or not, whatever we want? And if we don't call them a Van's Aircraft RV-9A, S/N 91599, but instead a Star Fleet Starship I, S/N 1701, can we do that? And if we want to register our kit thusly, do we still have to send in a Bill of Sale for an airplane with a different name than what we are registering?
I really don't have a problem registering with the kit name, but I am not big on telling the government things that I don't have to tell them, and registering my airplane with a name of my selection is my personal preference.