Lonzo Mc Laughlin

Warning about a company that will take your money by deception.  If you search "FAA Aircraft Registration" the first search result will be from "www.nationalaviationcenter.us"

When you click on it it takes you to a form that contains all the information you need to provide information to the FAA.  As expected there is a fee collected (as one would expect from the FAA).

Bottom line, is this is a private company and the small print terms and conditions are that there are no refunds.  I wasn't looking for 'help' and I thought I was on a FAA page.

I rushed effort to change my registration address resulted in me loosing money to a company that got me there by deception.  I would advocate AOPA should challenge companies like this that are trapping users by deception.

Be careful out there folks.

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Warning about a company that will take your money by deception.  If you search "FAA Aircraft Registration" the first search result will be from "www.nationalaviationcenter.us"

When you click on it it takes you to a form that contains all the information you need to provide information to the FAA.  As expected there is a fee collected (as one would expect from the FAA).

Bottom line, is this is a private company and the small print terms and conditions are that there are no ... more

I've heard rumor of this, but now I wonder how broad it is.  I just got a $96 landing fee bill for Calgary International Airport.

I noticed on 9/1/2020 a flight popped up under my tail number and now I have a $100 bill that I have to spend time getting out of.  Seems like the bar to charge based on what could be bogus ADSB data is pretty low.  
What prevents someone from punching in someone else's tail number into their transponder to avoid landing fees?  

Here is the flight in question
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N44LM/history/20200902/0141Z

You will see all other flight history is on the East Coast.  Given COVID we aren't even allowed into Canada.  I'm assuming this will be easy to resolve, but I hope AOPA is on this issue.

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I've heard rumor of this, but now I wonder how broad it is.  I just got a $96 landing fee bill for Calgary International Airport.

I noticed on 9/1/2020 a flight popped up under my tail number and now I have a $100 bill that I have to spend time getting out of.  Seems like the bar to charge based on what could be bogus ADSB data is pretty low.  
What prevents someone from punching in someone else's tail number into their transponder to avoid landing fees?  

Here is the flight in ... more

A few instructors have differing opinions.
61.56c covers flight reviews

(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e), and (g) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft unless, since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the month in which that pilot acts as pilot in command, that person has -

(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft for which that pilot is rated by an authorized instructor and

(2) A logbook endorsed from an authorized instructor who gave the review certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the review.

61.56e
(e) A person who has, within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section, satisfactorily accomplished one or more phases of an FAA-sponsored pilot proficiency award program need not accomplish the flight review required by this section.

AC 61-91J - in section 5b really just quote 61.56e and doesn't seem to offer much/any clarity.

So the question is with regards to the statement "within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section"  statement.  

Does this mean, that the phase of WINGS needs to all be completed before a flight review runs out?  If so, they would need a flight review?

Example 1 - Pilot has a flight review on 9/15/2018.  He conducts three flight activities on 9/15/2019.  He also does two knowledge courses.  Then on 10/1/2020 he realizes his flight review ran out.  So on 10/5/2020 he takes the one missing knowledge course and prints his WINGS card and puts it in his logbook.

Example 2. Same pilot but does not do any flights or online courses.  On 10/1/2020 he takes three different online courses, then on 10/5/2020 he flies three flight profiles with an instructor.  The instructor validates the 3 flight profiles.  The pilot prints out his WINGS card and puts it in his logbook.

Both examples seem to be against what 6156e is suggesting.  Both examples provides a valid WINGS card from the FAA site.  Is he/she legal to fly?

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A few instructors have differing opinions.
61.56c covers flight reviews

(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e), and (g) of this section, no  person  may act as  pilot in command  of an  aircraft  unless, since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the month in which that pilot acts as  pilot in command , that  person  has -

(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an  aircraft  for which that pilot is rated by an  authorized instructor  and

(2) A ... more

A few instructors have differing opinions.
61.56c covers flight reviews

(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e), and (g) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft unless, since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the month in which that pilot acts as pilot in command, that person has -

(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft for which that pilot is rated by an authorized instructor and

(2) A logbook endorsed from an authorized instructor who gave the review certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the review.

61.56e
(e) A person who has, within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section, satisfactorily accomplished one or more phases of an FAA-sponsored pilot proficiency award program need not accomplish the flight review required by this section.

AC 61-91J - in section 5b really just quote 61.56e and doesn't seem to offer much/any clarity.

So the question is with regards to the statement "within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section"  statement.  

Does this mean, that the phase of WINGS needs to all be completed before a flight review runs out?  If so, they would need a flight review?

Example 1 - Pilot has a flight review on 9/15/2018.  He conducts three flight activities on 9/15/2019.  He also does two knowledge courses.  Then on 10/1/2020 he realizes his flight review ran out.  So on 10/5/2020 he takes the one missing knowledge course and prints his WINGS card and puts it in his logbook.

Example 2. Same pilot but does not do any flights or online courses.  On 10/1/2020 he takes three different online courses, then on 10/5/2020 he flies three flight profiles with an instructor.  The instructor validates the 3 flight profiles.  The pilot prints out his WINGS card and puts it in his logbook.

Both examples seem to be against what 6156e is suggesting.  Both examples provides a valid WINGS card from the FAA site.  Is he/she legal to fly?

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A few instructors have differing opinions.
61.56c covers flight reviews

(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e), and (g) of this section, no  person  may act as  pilot in command  of an  aircraft  unless, since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the month in which that pilot acts as  pilot in command , that  person  has -

(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an  aircraft  for which that pilot is rated by an  authorized instructor  and

(2) A ... more