Plane Sense AC Form 8050-1,  Aircraft registration Application AC Form 8050-1, Aircraft Registration Application,  includes an information and instruction sheet.  Submit the white and green copies to AFS-750 and  keep the pink copy in the aircraft as temporary  authority to operate the aircraft without registration.  This temporary authority is valid until the date the  applicant receives the AC Form 8050-3, Certificate of  Aircraft Registration, or until the date the FAA denies  the application, but in no case for more than 90 days  after the date of the application. Pink copy operation  is valid only inside the United States.  Figure 4-4  at  the end of this chapter is a sample AC Form 8050-1. If by 90 days the FAA has neither issued the  Certificate of Aircraft Registration nor denied the  application, the FAA Aircraft Registry may issue  a letter of extension that serves as authority to  continue to operate the aircraft without registration. m  CAUTION: If you plan to operate the aircraft  outside the United States within 90 days of  submitting your registration documents, you should  contact AFS-750 to request a temporary certificate by  fax, also known as a “fly wire”. AC Form 8050-3 is issued to the person whose name  is on the application. The pink copy is valid for 90  days and is legal only in the United States.  AC Form 8050-3,  Certificate of Aircraft registration An AC Form 8050-3 should be in the aircraft before  an Airworthiness Certificate can be issued. Some  of the conditions under which AC Form 8050-3  becomes invalid, as described in 14 CFR part 47,  section 47.41 include: • The aircraft becomes registered under the laws of  a foreign country. • The registration of the aircraft is cancelled at the  written request of the holder of the certificate. • The aircraft is totally destroyed or scrapped. • The holder of the certificate loses his or her U.S.  citizenship or status as a resident alien without  becoming a U.S. citizen. •  The ownership of the aircraft is transferred. • Thirty days have elapsed since the death of the  holder of the certificate. When an aircraft is sold, destroyed, or scrapped, the owner must notify the FAA by filling in the back  of AC Form 8050-3 and mailing it to AFS-750.  The U.S. registration and nationality marking should  be removed from an aircraft before it is delivered to a purchaser who is not eligible to register it in the  United States. The endorsed AC Form 8050-3  should be forwarded to AFS-750. AFS-750 contact  information is in the FAA Contact Information  appendix on pages A1–A2 of this handbook.  An AC Form 8050-6, Dealer’s Aircraft Registration  Certificate, is an alternative form of registration.  It is valid only for flights within the United States  by the manufacturer or dealer for flight testing or  demonstration for sale. It should be removed by the  dealer when the aircraft is sold. To apply for a Dealer’s Aircraft Registration  Certificate, the applicant must complete AC Form  8050-5, Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certificate  Application. m  CAUTION: AC Form 8050-3 serves as conclusive  evidence of nationality but it is not a title and is not  evidence of ownership in any proceeding in which  ownership is at issue. The FAA recommends that you apply for registration  of your amateur-built aircraft 60–120 days before you finish building your aircraft, and before you sub- mit FAA Form 8130-6 to the FAA. The FAA will not  inspect your amateur-built aircraft before it has been  registered or during construction of the aircraft.  The FAA or a Designated Airworthiness Representative  (DAR) in your geographical area inspects your  amateur-built aircraft for general airworthiness only after you have made an application for an  airworthiness certificate. The FAA does not charge a fee to the public for  inspecting amateur-built aircraft. However, FAA  workload may delay inspection of your aircraft. For this reason, the FAA staff is augmented by the  use of DARs who may charge a fee for their services  (14 CFR Part 183, Section 183.33(b), Designated  Airworthiness Representative). You may locate a DAR in your geographical area by  reviewing the online DAR Directory. Manufacturing  DARs are listed by state in the first half of the  directory, and Maintenance DARs are listed by state in the second half. A DAR who has authority to  inspect and certify amateur-built aircraft has the  Amateur-Built Aircraft  registration and inspection 4-4 4