Tracy Tillman <<Cloud9SA>>
writes:

The FAA is going to cancel the aircraft registration of all
non-ultralight tugs (and other aircraft) in the US, and require re-registration.
There is a sequenced process for this over the next few years, which is starting
to happen now for owners who are in the first group. The FAA is supposed to
contact aircraft owners to initiate the process--but don't count on that. It is
the owner's responsibility to re-register during the specified time frame for
your group. This is a big deal, and could have dire consequences for those who
do not re-register on time--especially for owners of E-LSA tugs, like the
Dragonfly. Please read about the details of the re-registration process for tugs
in our "Towline" article in the February 2011 issue of Hang Gliding/Paragliding
magazine.

The FAA estimates that nearly one-third of all aircraft registration records are
inaccurate, and they have no idea how many of the 300,000 to 400,000 aircraft
currently in the registry actually exist anymore. Of course, the existence of
all these inaccurate records has ramifications for Homeland Security.