Airplane Registration

This page lists the information you will need to register your airplane. The button to register your airplane will only appear on your Account Dashboard once your Team registration has been accepted. Any member of the Team can register the airplane.

If your airplane was raced in a previous Air Race Classic, the Airplane Registration form will automatically fill in much of the information from the last time it was entered. You will need to review the information carefully and update as needed - paying close attention to the dates that the form requests.

Airplane Owner and Maintenance Contact

Air Race Classic recently began collecting this information. Many Teams fly an airplane that is owned by another individual, flight school or college. The form will request the owner's name, along with the mechanic's name, email address, and phone number; all are required.

Airplane Information

The make, model and model name are required. When you enter the model, the form will automatically fill in the make and the model name. For example, 172S is a model designation, with the make of Cessna and the model name of Skyhawk. Note that some manufacturers, such as Cirrus Design and Diamond, may not have assigned a model name to a model designation, and the form takes that into account. The form will show models to choose from. If your airplane model is not in the list, please contact ARC Airplane Division.

Airplane Identification

• Registration Number (required)
• Serial Number (required)
• Registration Expiration Date (required)
• Year Manufactured (required)
• Aircraft Type (required) - choose Standard or Special
• Category (required) - if your airplane type is standard, then choose Normal, Utility or Acrobatic. Some standard airplanes are certified in multiple categories at the same time; if that is the case for you, use whatever category is listed first on your airplane's Airworthiness Certificate. If your airplane type is special, then choose Primary, Light Sport or Experimental.
• Colors (required) - choose up to 4 colors, with the one on the left being the primary or base color. If you don't find the exact color of the airplane, choose the color that is the closest match.

Fuel

• Max Capacity (required) - in gallons
• Total Usable (required) - in gallons
• Race Burn/Hr (required) - this is your expected burn rate per hour, in gallons, at race settings. Many Racers find that at full throttle and full prop, leaned for best power, the airplane burns up to 50% more fuel per hour than when throttled back to normal cruise settings.

Weight

• Basic Empty Weight - in pounds. Specific to the airplane, it is the Standard Empty Weight plus the weight of optional equipment.
• Max (Takeoff) Weight - in pounds. Specific to the make and model of the airplane, it can be called Maximum Weight, Maximum Gross Weight or Maximum Takeoff Weight. Essentially, this is the weight that defines the top line in the graph "Center-of-Gravity Moment Envelope" or the graph "Center-of-Gravity Limits".

Engine

• Make (required) - choose from the drop down list
• Model (required) - choose from the drop down list
• Number of engines (required)
• Maximum HP (required) - the maximum continuous horsepower of the engine. Must be between 100 and 600 HP.

Propeller

• Make (required) - choose from the drop down list
• Number of blades (required) - choose 2, 3 or 4

Equipment

Check the boxes that describe the equipment installed on the airplane:

• Radio equipment: Nav/Comm Radio and ADS-B.
• Installed equipment or airframe items that may affect the handicap speed: tip tanks, TKS (anti-ice), air conditioner, STOL kit, retractable landing gear, wheel pants, retractable step, cowl flaps, controllable RAM air, pitot heat, carburetor heat, alternate air.
• Equipment to assist with the handicap flight: slaved DG, fuel flow meter, manifold pressure gauge, constant speed prop, autopilot installed.
• Additional airplane details: beacon, strobes, LED landing/taxi lights, landing light located on retractable landing gear, constant speed prop.
• Equipment in working order: closable air vents, autopilot working.
• Check the box to indicate if, within the last 12 months, the engine or the propeller has been replaced (New) or overhauled.
• Minimum Equipment List (MEL): indicate whether the following equipment is listed on the airplane's equipment list, and are therefore included in the Basic Empty Weight of the airplane: tow bar, emergency kit, fire extinguisher. This will affect how you fill out the Air Race Classic Weight and Balance form.
• Equipment for enhanced data collection: is the airplane capable of gathering and downloading engine parameters, and if so, can the recording frequency be set to 1 second intervals (1 Hz).

POH Data

Refer to the performance charts in your airplane's pilot operating handbook (POH). On a standard day, at 6,000 feet, please provide the:

• Max Speed - please enter the POH value for full throttle at 6000', in either MPH or knots.  The program will covert to the other units.
• % Power - most likely between 70% and 80%.
• Fuel Flow - in gallons per hour (optional)

Airplane Location

This is the airplane's home base. Please select the identifier of the airport where the airplane is normally located. The form will display the airport name, city and state. We use this information to match you with a Handicap Pilot.

Annual, Condition or Progressive Inspection

• Airframe (required) - the date of the most recent inspection sign-off of the airframe. The inspection should be done before your handicap flight.
• Propeller (required) - the date of the most recent inspection sign-off of the propeller.
• Engine (required) - the date of the most recent inspection sign-off of the engine.
• Tach Time (required) - the tach time reading at the most recent inspection sign off of the airframe.
• Engine Replacement/Overhaul Tach Times (required) - tach time of the airplane and tach time of the engine when the engine was replaced or overhauled.
• Prop Replacement/Overhaul Tach Times (required) - tach time of the airplane when the prop was replaced or overhauled
• 100 Hr Inspection - does your airplane normally have 100-hour inspections? Many rental, club or collegiate airplanes are on a 100-hour inspection schedule. If so, answer yes, and provide the tach time of the most recent 100-hour inspection. If you anticipate your airplane will require another 100-hour inspection after your handicap flight (around May 31st) and before the end of the race on June 23rd, including the flight time to the Start and during the race, please contact the ARC Airplane Division for further instructions. An additional input field will be displayed requesting the tach time at the most recent 100-hour inspection.
• Progressive Maintenance/Phase Check - does your airplane require progressive inspections or phase checks? If so, answer yes, and provide the tach time of the most recent progressive inspection or phase check. If you anticipate a progressive inspection or phase check after your handicap flight and before the end of the race, please contact the ARC Airplane Division for further instructions. Additional input fields will be displayed for the date, phase, tach time and description of the most recent progressive inspection or phase check.
• Tach Reading Date (required) - the date of the most recent reading of the tach time. The date should be a day or two prior of your submitting the airplane registration.
• Current Tach Time (required) - the tach time on the date that you last read it.

Other Dates

• ELT Battery Expiration Date (required) - ensure ELT battery is current through the end of June.
• ELT Functional Test Date (required) - ensure ELT test is current through the end of June.
• Transpoder/Static Sign off Date (required) - the transponder and static system test must be current through the end of June.

Upload FIles

• Airworthiness Directive (AD) Compliance Records (required) - upload a scanned copy of your AD records, signed off by your mechanic or IA. If your airplane category is special, then upload a scanned copy of your Service Bulletin (SB) records, with appropriate signoffs.
• Aircraft Performance and Requested Documents (not required at time of initial submission) - if additional documents are requested, upload them here.
• Insurance Form - Upload your K-02 Insurance Form prior to Airplane Registration Close. 
• Progressive Maintenance / Phase Check Documents - if additional documents are requested, upload them here.

Save and Submit

You can save your information as often as you like. When you are ready to submit your airplane registration, your account dashboard will show the "Review" button. The review process will display errors or warnings of possible missing/incorrect information, and you will have another opportunity to edit the airplane registration. When all errors have been corrected, click on "Submit" to complete your airplane registration. Once submitted, the airplane information will be reviewed by the Airplane Division.

Weight and Balance

After you have submitted your airplane registration, a link will appear on the airplane registration page.  This link will allow you to access the weight and balance form that has been created from your input.  You will need to verify the pre-filled information and complete the rest of the form.  There are two arms that need to be added by hand to the form: backseat and baggage arms. If there is more than one value for either, include all. This form will be needed for the handicap flight and the race.

Questions?

If you have questions, email the ARC Airplane Division, and a volunteer will reply.