I have a question....

Since this is for "training", "alien" CFI's are exempt since we're doing the
training? I'm an "alien" CFI and if I understand this, I don't have to send
anything to the TSA for myself, just fellow aliens that are seeking
training.
BUT, if I were to seek additional training, I would have to send the TSA
the required doc. Or when I need a BFR(which is training), I would need
to comply with this nonsense. I called AOPA with this question and they
don't have an answer yet.

The TSA has foiled the terrorists once again!! All those terrorists that
are about to start their IFR training will now be captured by the TSA!!
And here I thought this agency were just a bunch of nitwits..... ; - )



"David Brooks" wrote in message
...
I've lived in this country for many years, paid my taxes, been a
schoolteacher and a Scout leader, and now this:
http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResu...hTy pe=docket.
The restrictions recently placed on 12500 training is being extended to
all
aircraft. TSA claims that Congress mandated it, and maybe we were all
asleep
when that happened. The rule is already in effect; the documentation and
security training requirements kick in Oct 20.

Faced with the requirement to send the TSA all the identifying
information,
finding someone to fingerprint me and figuring out how to get the prints
filed, and paying $130 for the privilege - well, I wonder if the
Commercial
certificate is worth it. I did also have vague ideas of becoming an
elderly
instructor; forget that.

Now, I know that sounds like special pleading, and Big Brother already has
my fingerprints in my Resident Alien file so no big deal, and $130 is less
than an hour of training, but right now it's looking like the final straw.
And it's bull**** on the face of it. Residents have already undergone deep
security investigations. If everyone reacts like me, the result will be
less-well-trained pilots mixing it up with the rest of you in the sky. Is
the BFR considered training under the rule (part 61 calls it instruction)?
If so, the clock is ticking in any case. One justification in the rule
says
that the 9/11 terrorists learned to fly small planes, but there's no logic
provided to support restrictions on existing certified pilots who want
more
advanced ratings.

I mailed AOPA, I'll add these comments to the docket. I called my FBO, and
the chief instructor said "oh, nice of them to inform the schools" and
said
she would start rattling cages.

-- David Brooks