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FAA Extending Aircraft Registration to 7 Years

The policy change affects new and current registration certificates for aircraft and large drones.

New and current aircraft FAA registration certificates for aircraft and large drones will be extended to seven years, beginning January 23. [Credit: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The FAA has extended the validity of federal registration certificates for aircraft and large drones from three years to seven.
  • This rule applies to both new and existing registrations, with an effective date of January 23.
  • The agency has also eliminated the requirement for aircraft owners to obtain a temporary authorization letter if their registration is not issued or denied within 90 days of application.
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New and current aircraft Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) registration certificates for aircraft and large drones are being extended from three years to seven, beginning January 23.

The rule applies to all existing federal registrations based on the date they were issued. A registration issued in 2020, for example, is now extended until 2027.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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