FAA or USPS?

[Wistarmo]

So in February I get a letter from the FAA telling me that I have to renew my registration by March 31.  The heading on the letter says: "FINAL NOTICE: EXPIRATION OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION."  The letter says I have to download a form from the FAA website and fill it out and mail it in.  When I go to the website, there seems to be an option to do that on-line provided you have the "On-line Re-registration Code" on the letter.  There is no such code on my letter.  This code apparently only comes on the first letter which should have been received in October, and the option to use that code for on-line renewal expired in January. 

 

So I download the form, fill it out and mail it in.  They didn't like my title as co-owner of the aircraft LLC, and they sent it back for me to change a word.  Time was getting short, so I had to FedEx it back.  Fortunately, I got it done in the nick of time and got my re-registration.

 

I received the original NOTICE: EXPIRATION OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION letter, complete with the "On-line Re-registration Code" today, May 13, 2013.  The notice is dated October 1, 2012. 

 

FAA or USPS?

 

I'm glad FedEx knows how to get things done on time.

[jetdriven]

FWIW I tried calling the FAA about getting a tail number that expired. They refuse to release it for 3 years after expiration.

[201er]

FAA or USPS?

 

I'm glad FedEx knows how to get things done on time.

Does it even matter? That's the US Federal Govt for you!

[jetdriven]

It costs 20$ to overnight a letter with USPS.  Fedex is 33$ .

[Bennett]

I got my notice on Friday for a June one renewal date. Glad I wasn't away travelling or I would have missed the deadline. Any reason the notices could not have been sent out 60 -90 days in

advance? Dumb question I guess.

[rockydoc]

And, just imagine, they'll run our health care system just as efficiently!

[triple8s]

It costs 20$ to overnight a letter with USPS.  Fedex is 33$ .

 

No it costs 33$, we the people make up the 13$ difference, the USPS is running in the red.

 

[carusoam]

Funny thing, the FAA/Mail combo lost my Class III med documentation last year. Took a month, several phone calls, and pages of notes to recover from that issue.

Just don't send them anything without getting a receipt. It is too difficult and takes too long to recover.

Best regards,

-a-

[jetdriven]

It costs 20$ to overnight a letter with USPS.  Fedex is 33$ .

 

No it costs 33$, we the people make up the 13$ difference, the USPS is running in the red.

IF you count the mandatory pension expenses paid 75 years in advance, yes.Congress games. 

 

FedEx

Made $5.7 billion from 2010-2012 and didn’t pay a dime in federal income taxes. Got a tax subsidy of $2.1 billion. Received $10.3 billion in federal contracts from 2006-2012.

 

So "we the people" paid for them too, but it costs 33$ plus all that.

 

Seriously, people should chill on the random bashing, try turning off the TV...

[triple8s]

Actually I just couldnt resist. lol

[fantom]

....So "we the people" paid for them too....

 

Like it or not, "we the people", pay for EVERYTHING!

[flyboy0681]

FWIW I tried calling the FAA about getting a tail number that expired. They refuse to release it for 3 years after expiration.

 

In light of the John and Martha story, I wouldn't consider a previously issued registration without a through background check on it.

[rockydoc]

This kind of stringent enforcement of laws and regulations accompanied with government non-performance that makes compliance impossible without heroic and expensive efforts is what has prompted so many people to "exit" the system, go underground, not pay taxes and in the extreme, stress out so much that they can't cope with life and then walk into a theatre filled with people and randomly murder countless dozens!  Whew!  That really saddens me.  But, as i always tell the wife, "The best revenge is living well!"  And, I think that generally, across the board, that Mooney owners live well.  Am i wrong?  lol   Sorry for the rave!

[John Pleisse]

This was the first of the Obama federal revenue directives back in 2009. I could just spit on them. Wanna see a real prize??? Here is our new worst nightmare.

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/05/09/epa-nominee-hits-senate-roadblock/

 

Gina.......A hardcore climate change zealot and New England liberal. God help GA.

[flyboy0681]

This was the first of the Obama federal revenue directives back in 2009. I could just spit on them. Wanna see a real prize??? Here is our new worst nightmare.

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/05/09/epa-nominee-hits-senate-roadblock/

 

Gina.......A hardcore climate change zealot and New England liberal. God help GA.

 

Tactics like this are exactly why presidents use their power of "recess appointments". Congressional members, as well as the public, get outraged by such moves but sometimes it's the only way to get the vacancies filled.

[John Pleisse]

And it's the only way lame ducks move an agenda.

[jetdriven]

This was the first of the Obama federal revenue directives back in 2009. I could just spit on them. Wanna see a real prize??? Here is our new worst nightmare.

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/05/09/epa-nominee-hits-senate-roadblock/

 

Gina.......A hardcore climate change zealot and New England liberal. God help GA.

Barry could nominate Mitt Romney to lead the EPA and the results would be the same, blocked.  No wonder Congress's approval rating is only 9%, but "not my Senator, he's good"

[John Pleisse]

Barry could nominate Mitt Romney to lead the EPA and the results would be the same, blocked.  No wonder Congress's approval rating is only 9%, but "not my Senator, he's good"

 

 

Wuh?

[eaglebkh]

And these are the people taking over health care.  No worries at all...

[flyboy0681]

And these are the people taking over health care.  No worries at all...

 

Stranger things have happened. If one looks past cost, Medicare is a very successful program and is better managed than private insurance companies.

[Parker_Woodruff]

Stranger things have happened. If one looks past cost, Medicare is a very successful program and is better managed than private insurance companies.

What's your definition of "very successful" and "better managed"?

[Jerry 5TJ]

So in February I get a letter from the FAA telling me that I have to renew my registration by March 31.  The heading on the letter says: "FINAL NOTICE: EXPIRATION OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION."  The letter says I have to download a form from the FAA website and fill it out and mail it in.  When I go to the website, there seems to be an option to do that on-line provided you have the "On-line Re-registration Code" on the letter.  There is no such code on my letter.  This code apparently only comes on the first letter which should have been received in October, and the option to use that code for on-line renewal expired in January. 

 

So I download the form, fill it out and mail it in.  They didn't like my title as co-owner of the aircraft LLC, and they sent it back for me to change a word.  Time was getting short, so I had to FedEx it back.  Fortunately, I got it done in the nick of time and got my re-registration.

 

I received the original NOTICE: EXPIRATION OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION letter, complete with the "On-line Re-registration Code" today, May 13, 2013.  The notice is dated October 1, 2012. 

 

 My renewal went perfectly smoothly:   First letter of notice from FAA contained the access code, the on-line process took 2 minutes, I could see the plane's current FAA registration as an image, verified it is correct, and they took $5 off my credit card.  

[flyboy0681]

What's your definition of "very successful" and "better managed"?

 

Medicare is very successful because seniors get the care they need, unlike the days before the program when seniors simply couldn't afford care and more often than not went without. Success of the program is found in statistics: life expectancy is up 15 years since Medicare started in 1965 and that can be attributed almost entirely by modern medical science which seniors now have access to.

 

Better managed is explained as efficiency and cost. Medicare (CMS) spends about 3% on administrative costs versus private insurers average of 25%. Medicare also has phenomenal purchasing power when it comes to paying for services. They use a formula to arrive at how much they will pay for services, which is about 40-50% less than what private insurers negotiate with the institutions. Even at such a low reimbursement rate, Medicare is very profitable for hospitals, so you can imagine how much they make off of private insurers.

 

The program is very efficient but wrought with fraud because congress dictates how long Medicare (CMS) can take to pay a claim, which is 2 weeks from the time the claim is accepted and cleared for payment. Fraud often occurs when a new (fake) provider sets up shop and submits a bill. Since CMS has to turn the claim around almost immediately, they have no time to investigate the provider. By the time CMS realizes the fraud (months), the company is out of business. My solution to this has always been to send a Medicare employee to the business address and verify a business really exists when a new provider application arrives at CMS, but that's way too simple.

[eaglebkh]

Stranger things have happened. If one looks past cost, Medicare is a very successful program and is better managed than private insurance companies.

If gov't-run health is and will be so great, then why does congress get to opt out but the tax payers do not?  I don't care how efficient or better managed - it's still in the hands of a bureaucracy.

 

The same thing happened in the Boston Tea Party.  The tax payers didn't want the gov't-provided tea, even if it was cheaper than what was available on the free market.

[flyboy0681]

If gov't-run health is and will be so great, then why does congress get to opt out but the tax payers do not?

 

Not sure why you thought congress can opt out, here is that part of the law:

 

(D) Members of Congress in the Exchange

 

(i) Requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the effective date of this subtitle, the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress or congressional staff shall be health plans that are—

 

(I) created under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or

 

(II) offered through an Exchange established under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act).

 

(ii) Definitions In this section:

(I) Member of Congress The term “Member of Congress” means any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

 

(II) Congressional staff The term “congressional staff” means all full-time and part-time employees employed by the official office of a Member of Congress, whether in Washington, DC or outside of Washington, DC.

 

 

Here is a link in case you want to learn more, or you can search for "SEC. 1312 [42 U.S.C. 18032]"

 

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/18032