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## 34 0 Russel l ;n; o m1 2 A S : 0 1 Unite d State s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 Senato rLindse yGralia m 29 0 Russel l Senat e Offic e Buildin g Washington , D C 2051 0 Congressma n Jo e Wilson , 21 2 Canno n Hous e Offic e Buildin g Washington , D C 2051 5 SecretaryRayLaHoo d US

. Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 SecretaryJane t Napolitan o Departmen t o f Homelan d Securit y U.S

. Departmen t o f Homelan d Securit y Washington , D C 2052 8 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Ave , S W Washington , D C 20591 , Transportatio n Securit yAdministratio n 60 1 Sout h 12t h Stree t Arlington , V A2059 8
Dea rSi ro rMadam , Thi s lette rserve s t o reques t a revie wan d revision s t o regulation s foun d i n 1 4 CF R part 4 5 (Attached ) regardin g th e displa yan d siz e o f aircraf t markings

. Historically , aircraf t marking s ar e uniqu e safet yissu e wit h responsibilit ysquarel yo n th e shoulder s o fth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (F/\A)

. However , thi s regulatio n ha s no t bee n revise d i n decade s an d i s lon g overdu e b ytim e an d domesti cevents

. I believ e a t thi s tim e tha t policydevelopmen t an d enforcemen t responsibilitie s shoul d b e share d b ymultipl e Federa l agencie s an d th e revie w shoul d commenc e immediately

. Th e FA Aan d loca l lawenforcemen t agencie s receiv e man ytelephon e call s throughou t th e yea rb ycitizen s reportin g lo wflyin g aircraft

. Thes e report s ar e submitte d bycitizen s concerne d fo rsafel yo faircraf t occupants , peopl e o n th e groun d o rth e suspiciou s nature o f th e aircraf t activity

. Man ytimes , th e citizen s ar e sincer e an d attemp t t o d o thei rbes t t o identif ythes e lo w flyin g aircraf t bythei rregistratio n numbe rhoweve rthe yar e frequentl yencumbere d becaus e th e11/12/201 0 08:4 7 202267507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKING PAG E 0 2

registratio n number s ar e displaye d i n tw o o rthre e inc h siz e as permitte d b y1 4 CF R 45.2 9 (a)
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yb e impede d becaus e o f shading/contrasting , ornamentatio n o ritali cdesign

. Whil e thes e area s ar e addresse d registratio n display s ar e prohibite d 1 4 CF R 45.2 1 an d 45.23 , enforcemen t seem s t o b e difficul t a s on e walkin g aroun d a loca l airport wil l soo n realiz e (example s attached)

. Th e fac t i s tha t rul e 1 4 CF R 45 , identity' s an yaircraft tha t reache s 3 0 year s o f ag e a s a n "antique " aircraft

. Wit h aircraf t classifie d a s a n antique , th e owne rmaynowreplac e th e aircraft' s registratio n wit h thre e inche s letters/number s eve n though th e aircraf t ma yhav e previousl yo roriginall ydisplaye d twelv e inc h lettering

. Thi s rul e als o applie s t o aircraf t tha t ar e currentl ymanufacture d i f i t resemble s a n antiqu e aircraf t o f 3 0 year s ago
. Thes e allowance s migh t b e appropriat e fo ra uniqu e aircraf t suc h a s a Boein g B-1 7 tha t i s controlle d b yregistratio n of whe n an d wher e i s ca n fl yi t make s n o sens e fro m a safetyperspectiv e o ra securit y perspective

. Fo rexample , ther e i s virtuall yn o differenc e i n appearanc e betwee n o fa 196 2 Cessn a Mode l 17 2 an d a 200 8 Mode l 172

. So , wh ydoe s on e aircraft hav e t o displa ya twelv e inc h letter s an d th e othe rca n resiz e dow n t o thre e inc h letters ? Again , thi s make s absolutel yn o sens e fro m eithe ra safet yo rsecurit ystandpoint

. Th e us e o f tw o o rthre e inc h registratio n marking s o n civi l aircraf t shoul d b e discontinue d fo r aircraf t wit h surfac e area s larg e enoug h t o displa ytwelv e inc h marking s a s soo n a s possible

. I t doe s no t tak e scientifi cresearc h t o determin e tha t twelv e inc h letters/number s o f hig h contras t colo rar e mor e easil ysee n tha t tw o o rthre e inc h letter s o fslightl ycontrastin g colors

. Fro m a safet yenhancemen t an d securit yperspective , th e ag e o fth e aircraf t ca n n o longerb e a consideration

. Considerin g th e curren t environmen t o fsecurit yan d safety , w e nee d t o mak e aircraf t identificatio n marking s easie rfo rth e publi can d governmen t official s t o read

. Respectfully ,
(er n S

. Moshe r 433 8 Pinewoo d Circl e Beaufort , S C 2990 6