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underahedgerow

(1,232 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:17 PM Apr 2016

Get This: Trump's Plane isn't Registered to Fly. 'Whoopsie'!

One of the private jets Donald Trump uses to travel while campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination is not registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, records show.

As the New York Times reported, the registration for the fixed-wing, multi-engine Cessna jet expired on Jan. 31 and hasn't been renewed. A FAA spokesperson also confirms that the plane’s registration had expired.

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http://www.dailycaviar.com/get-this-trumps-…-to-fly-whoopsie/ ?

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Get This: Trump's Plane isn't Registered to Fly. 'Whoopsie'! (Original Post) underahedgerow Apr 2016 OP

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2016 #1

Will they impound his plane? WhiteTara Apr 2016 #2

Rules are for the little people. nt thereismore Apr 2016 #3

Don't read too much into this cpamomfromtexas Apr 2016 #4

The registration process changed a few years ago Major Nikon Apr 2016 #9

Yeah but it's still FUNNY. Destined to be a classic underahedgerow Apr 2016 #5

Here's what's even funnier Major Nikon Apr 2016 #10

OMG that would be hilarious.... let's hope someone fubar's this underahedgerow Apr 2016 #11

According to this story at MSN (NYT story) gratuitous Apr 2016 #6

Hey, it takes time for a person who owns a jet to come up with that kind of money. tanyev Apr 2016 #7

I'm not so sure about his pilot, either pinboy3niner Apr 2016 #8

malaise

(269,022 posts)

1. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:19 PM

Apr 2016

Don't yah know laws don't apply to the rich?

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)

2. Will they impound his plane?

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:23 PM

Apr 2016

Seems like the right remedy.

thereismore

(13,326 posts)

3. Rules are for the little people. nt

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:25 PM

Apr 2016

cpamomfromtexas

(1,245 posts)

4. Don't read too much into this

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:28 PM

Apr 2016

The FAA are notorious and could well have "lost" the registration. Go read the former GAO reports going back decades on the FAA actually not being able to account for about 30% of pilots, registrations, etc.

I won't even go into the ones that are supposed to oversee airlines.

Just one of the reasons I will NOT get on an airline that is not unionized. They are a passenger's last defense.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

9. The registration process changed a few years ago

Reply to cpamomfromtexas (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:27 PM

Apr 2016

Aircraft registration used to never expire. Now it has to be renewed every 3 years. The new process was implemented to address some of the problems you mentioned.

It's more likely whoever manages Trumps plane neglected to renew the registration.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)

5. Yeah but it's still FUNNY. Destined to be a classic

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 04:13 PM

Apr 2016

actually!

*sigh*

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

10. Here's what's even funnier

Reply to underahedgerow (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:32 PM

Apr 2016

If a registration is in expiration for 90 days (which it will be in 11 more days), the FAA can cancel his registration number and it will be unavailable for 5 years. This means Trump will have to pay to re-register the aircraft from scratch and all the insurance and tons of paperwork will have to be changed, along with repainting the numbers on the plane itself.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)

11. OMG that would be hilarious.... let's hope someone fubar's this

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 03:05 AM

Apr 2016

pretty good!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. According to this story at MSN (NYT story)

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:06 PM

Apr 2016

The Trump campaign doesn't dispute that the Cessna's registration is expired. But do you libruls have any idea how expensive this registration is? Huh? Do you? It's FIVE DOLLARS for a measly three years.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump%E2%80%99s-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly/ar-BBrYvAT?li=BBnb7Kz

tanyev

(42,559 posts)

7. Hey, it takes time for a person who owns a jet to come up with that kind of money.

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:14 PM

Apr 2016

It costs $5 to renew the registration, which lasts up to three years, according to the Times. The FAA told the newspaper that maximum penalties for flying without registration include "a civil penalty of up to $27,500, a criminal fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment for up to three years."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-private-jet-registration

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

8. I'm not so sure about his pilot, either

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:22 PM

Apr 2016

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