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bornstephen wrote:Though there is no expiration for a Sport Pilot certificate, is there a requirement for renewal? A fee to pay every couple of years?
There is no fee to pay the federal government to the keep your pilot certificate. Some states may have a registration fee, like Illinois. They used to be every year, then went bi-annually, and now it is a one time registration.
Aircraft on the other hand are renewed every 3 years. The good thing, if there is such a thing, is that it is only $5.
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Flight Instructor Certificates are the only pilot certificates that expire and must be renewed every two years. Pilots just need a flight review every two years.
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Re: Renewal

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3Dreaming wrote:
bornstephen wrote:Though there is no expiration for a Sport Pilot certificate, is there a requirement for renewal? A fee to pay every couple of years?
There is no fee to pay the federal government to the keep your pilot certificate. Some states may have a registration fee, like Illinois. They used to be every year, then went bi-annually, and now it is a one time registration.
Aircraft on the other hand are renewed every 3 years. The good thing, if there is such a thing, is that it is only $5.
Yeah $5 buck is just amazingly low. Given IL finanancial trajectory ( straight to hell ) , I can only hope this won’t change.
Ironically , the fact that aviation is, basically, dying out , may actually shield us from any rampart tax increases - there is simply barely any money there to be taxed to begin with.
Frankly, in IL It seems like all aviation related requests are handled by one person, Linda Schumm - and she is probably bored half the time anyway :-)
Flying Sting S4 ( N184WA ) out of Illinois
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Re: Renewal

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Warmi wrote:
3Dreaming wrote:
bornstephen wrote:Though there is no expiration for a Sport Pilot certificate, is there a requirement for renewal? A fee to pay every couple of years?
There is no fee to pay the federal government to the keep your pilot certificate. Some states may have a registration fee, like Illinois. They used to be every year, then went bi-annually, and now it is a one time registration.
Aircraft on the other hand are renewed every 3 years. The good thing, if there is such a thing, is that it is only $5.
Yeah $5 buck is just amazingly low. Given IL finanancial trajectory ( straight to hell ) , I can only hope this won’t change.
Ironically , the fact that aviation is, basically, dying out , may actually shield us from any rampart tax increases - there is simply barely any money there to be taxed to begin with.
Frankly, in IL It seems like all aviation related requests are handled by one person, Linda Schumm - and she is probably bored half the time anyway :-)
The $5 I was referring to is federal. For aircraft in Illinois you have sales tax a one time 6.25%, and bi-annual aircraft registration of $20.
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