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No cool registrations left .
I have just reserved a great registration for my Bell 505 and it became evident that all future registrations will become really boring !!! If you look up the really fun and amusing regs they all are on 1970,s fixed wings and a lot destroyed or grounded so lost forever. on the basis that I believe a lot of companies and individuals would pay big money to buy these registrations and then move them , just like cars why don’t the CAA make £ millions from doing this and use some of the money to try to help small GA business rather than their normal behaviour ( they will happily throw a drowning man a regulation size brick to help ....) . If cars can do it why can’t aircraft? |
Totally agree, my ideal reg was de-registered years ago. I would love to be able to buy it. CRAN |
So is there any way to encourage them to look at this easy money maker ??!! I would guess that around 3/4 of all aircraft would chose their registration and be happy to pay for it ! |
There are plenty of amusing registrations available on the Manx and Guernsey registers.
2-COOL, for example. |
G-PACO is still flying I believe but I can't afford a S-76!
I still believe the best one was G-OLLY for Robertson's jam. |
In Australia they get recycled.
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For those in Ireland and if either your name is McDonald or your business is in Agriculture, EI-EIO is available:) Mjb |
I saw that on an aer lingus 737 - must have changed it!
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Originally Posted by Old Farang
(Post 10136989)
In Australia they get recycled.
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So why not in UK ???? Are they just being stupid ? If they made £1m each year selling registrations they could reduce the penal rate for having an AOC and that would encourage more people to have / operate under one . Even I may take it up ...!!!!! |
James May of Top Gear fame owns an American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon with registration G-OCOK.
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Major countries around the world are making money doing this.... USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico, Cayman Islands. Even some in Europe.... Austria, Germany, Isle of Man and Norway.
Depending on weight in the UK it seems personal registrations go from around £379 - £450. Re-issue of registrations would make the CAA millions per year. But would you expect anything less. I would love to hear why they don't do it. My possible reg was one of the early ones to get issued G-PAUL on a Partenavia P.68. A family member did get our surname on an aircraft but very annoyingly lost it on sale, the new owner did not like it so re-registered it. Another ex Top Gear presenter has G-OHAM on his R44 Agree with Nigelh all the fun registrations are taken. |
First world problems... :}
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If you’re ever in Cork, and you see a Dutchman in hysterics as he boards the EC 135 on his way to the gas platforms, it’s probably because he’s just noticed the registration EI-KEL, which in Dutch translates as “dic!head”! |
I'm not sure of the current charge(s) by CASA for regos, but mine were all free on application. The first was VH-JGE and following that I just went for all the VH-JG* series that I could get.
And as mentioned, CASA recycle old registrations although ISTR that they had a policy of not going on to an aircraft of the same type as previously used. A local pilot in Melbourne changed VH-ONE from helicopter to helicopter as he changed types, including a Gazelle, 500 and 120 from memory. |
I flew an EC120 with the rego FKU, which was the owner's attitude towards CA$A.
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Originally Posted by paco
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I saw that on an aer lingus 737 - must have changed it!
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It was before the 320 came into existence...
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The EI-EIO that I recollect from the 1980's was a Rockwell Commander, owned by a Mr Mc Donald!
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There he goes again - what absolute nonsense nigelH is spouting again ...........there is no incentive to convince him to operate under an AOC ;-) |
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