Here’s another little irritating event in what seems
to be a pattern.
Got re-registration notice for my IVP in late December or
early January. Sent check for $5.00 plus the form on January
14th (made a copy and dated it for the day sent). Thought no
more about it until late May when a notice came from FAA – Final notice:
Expiration of aircraft registration. It was dated May 1.
Checked my bank records to find that the FAA had cashed my $5.00 check
electronically. I asked my bank for photo copy of the check and
they can’t produce due to electronic transfer.
I called FAA twice. Do you think I might have spent a
bit of wasted time on the phone waiting??? First person was totally
unhelpful. Basically she could have said “screw you” and it wouldn’t
have been less helpful or pleasant. Second person tried to help.
Said to send in whatever I had in the way of proof. I did so (the bank
statement showing the electronic transfer to the FAA of $5) along with another
copy of the form and on June 18 they sent me a letter indicating they’d
received a registration form with no payment and they found no record of
having received a payment so I had until July 1 to make the
payment.
Sent the attached with another $5 check. Sent it
registered mail confirmation etc etc. That cost another
$12.
Anybody else have them lose stuff and lay it all back on
you?
John Barrett