On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:47:01 -0400, "Marco Leon" wrote:

"john smith" wrote in message
.. .

Besides N-number size, placement and "contrasting" color regulations, I
don't recall seeing any restrictions on aircraft painting.

I haven't been able to find anything about it. It seems odd to me that I can
paint a somewhat modern-looking trainer/light attack jet with the a US Air
Force gray scheme complete with "FF" (for the First Fighter Wing in Langley
AFB but any other active designation will apply) on the tail. I thought at
least one would not be able to put active tail codes but I guess I'm wrong.

Not sure, exactly, what it would be in violation of. Service rules, probably,
but they don't apply to civvies. Few people would understand what the tail
codes mean, anyway. The N-number tells any service member that it's a privately
owned aircraft.

Strangely enough, one of the local car forums I'm on had a recent discussion
about police-like paint jobs. Some state codes include restrictions on
police-like markings for non-police vehicles. Seems like the same thing,
really. Betcha if you flew an intercept with a USAF-marked L-39, you'd hear
about it....

Local youth aviation group has a Zenair 601 in a Blue Angels paint scheme
(Number "1/2"). Placard says they received permission from the Blues to paint
it that way. Of course, it never flies.

Ron Wanttaja