Best Aircraft reg EVER
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I learnt to fly at Tollerton in the ex Oxford Air Training School Piper PA-38
It had a hard landing which eventually killed it (not in my hands, I hasten to add), though I remember landing on runway 27 with a decent headwind on the numbers and being able to vacate left onto runway 21!![yikes](/inc/images/yikes.gif)
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It had a hard landing which eventually killed it (not in my hands, I hasten to add), though I remember landing on runway 27 with a decent headwind on the numbers and being able to vacate left onto runway 21!
![yikes](/inc/images/yikes.gif)
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Dog Star said:
Beat me to it. Always been my favourite
Changed reg in 2000 to LN-TTC. Interesting incident, as G-OLLY:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542...
In the UK you can choose what you want - G - **** - so long as it hasn’t already been issued.
However, I’m pretty sure that once issued it can’t be transferred to another a/c.
Personally, I prefer regs that have the minimum number of awkward syllables - something like Mike-Mike-Golf-Golf as it makes RT transmissions easier and clearer, especially on busy frequencies.
However, I’m pretty sure that once issued it can’t be transferred to another a/c.
Personally, I prefer regs that have the minimum number of awkward syllables - something like Mike-Mike-Golf-Golf as it makes RT transmissions easier and clearer, especially on busy frequencies.
LimaDelta said:
wolfracesonic said:
Are these numbers like private plates on a car, you pay for them, or pay to have whatever combination you wish, or is it just random and you get what your given?
They are normally sequenced, but you can buy an out-of-sequence or de-registered if you want.The CAA said:
Historical, current and de-registered marks not available for re-issue
Any UK registration marks that are currently in use or have been registered in the past are not re-issued to a second aircraft to avoid any confusion. An individual airframe may have more than one registration mark in its lifetime, but a particular registration mark can only apply to one airframe.
Therefore, there are no historical registration marks available for issue (i.e. between G-AAAA and the current in-sequence range) unless it is the original aircraft that is being re-registered or restored to the UK Register. Generally an original aircraft can return to any of the UK registration marks that it has previously carried.
I vaguely remember that the CAA did try it, just once, and it caused such absolute havoc with their systems (i.e. made a dreadful mess of the set of yellow stickies on a whiteboard they use to manage registrations) that it was decided never to do it again.Any UK registration marks that are currently in use or have been registered in the past are not re-issued to a second aircraft to avoid any confusion. An individual airframe may have more than one registration mark in its lifetime, but a particular registration mark can only apply to one airframe.
Therefore, there are no historical registration marks available for issue (i.e. between G-AAAA and the current in-sequence range) unless it is the original aircraft that is being re-registered or restored to the UK Register. Generally an original aircraft can return to any of the UK registration marks that it has previously carried.
Edited: Turns out there *have* been a few instances where registrations were re-issued - mostly where a wrecked aircraft was essentially rebuilt from new components - the old version appears in G-INFO with an 'X' suffix e.g. G-BJCB and G-BJCBX. In general though, I think the CAA will still say no.
Edited by eharding on Tuesday 2nd July 14:33
Geneve said:
Personally, I prefer regs that have the minimum number of awkward syllables - something like Mike-Mike-Golf-Golf as it makes RT transmissions easier and clearer, especially on busy frequencies.
Most of the good registrations have already been taken, but there was a trend amongst display aerobatic aircraft to have as many 'I' characters in the mark as possible, since less space used for the registration mark means more space available to slap sponsorship logos everywhere - the ex Brian Lecomber Extra 300 I used to punt around on occasions was G-SIII for example.Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff