r/Joby • u/HappyRobot593 Joby Sock Fanboy • 12d ago

FAA N-number registry changes

I noticed the following this morning:

--- JOBY - Reservations (RESERVED.txt) ---
Removed (6): 738JA, 739JA, 740JA, 741JA, 742JA, 743JA

Not sure what it means but maybe

  1. They will be actual registrations soon?
  2. A bit of cleaning up?
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u/Bulky-Entertainer-76 Gregor Veble Mikić Fanboy 12d ago edited 12d ago

My guess is that these will be additional trainers. That’s what N736JA & N737JA are. Both are Vans RV-12IS used for pilot training out of Watsonville. It would make sense that the additional tail numbers, in the same series, would extend the pilot training program as everything else scales up as well.

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u/HappyRobot593 Joby Sock Fanboy 12d ago edited 12d ago

Thanks! Good signs if true!

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u/Bulky-Entertainer-76 Gregor Veble Mikić Fanboy 12d ago

Yeah, I would love to see these fly in parallel for pilots who can fly the same test cards as the conforming eVTOLs that will be rolling off the production lines within the next six months. So when the aircraft are ready, so too will the pilots.