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- More than 30 years of aviation legal experience
- Serves on the Board of Directors, Seaplane Pilots Association
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Troubling aircraft title issues
Buying or selling an aircraft? Be careful. Over the years, we become complacent. It can happen to all of us. We decide to take a shortcut to save time and money. Frequently it does not become a problem. However, once in a while it comes back to bite us.
Federal law requires the FAA to establish a system for recording conveyances that affect an interest in civil aircraft of the United States. That FAA facility is in Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, that means it is not as convenient as it might be to research the status of an aircraft title. We have to contact a title company in Oklahoma City and have them do the work for us. But that’s a step we should not skip.
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Ron Golden is an attorney with 30 years of aviation legal experience.
