"Jose" wrote in message
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If you have knowledge of chemistry nobody is trying to stop you from
teaching it to anyone you choose. If you happen to be a public school
chemistry teacher they most certainly do control whom you teach it to
while on duty at the public school.

I know how to fly [...] I am not however a CFI. Could I teach
you how to fly? Probably. Could I sign you off for a check ride? No.
There is nothing in that rule that stops me from teaching you what I
know. It does stop a CFI from using a privilege he has been granted by
the US government to certain people that government has decided it
doesn't want to have that information.

That's all well and good, but it certainly does not stop a CFI from (like
the public school chemistry teacher) teaching on their own, with no
logbook endorsement. They would not then be using the privilages of their
CFI certificate.

In the end, it makes it harder for legitimate (but private) people from
learning to fly, but doesn't stop terrorists at all. Terrorists don't
need a logbook endorsement. They just need FlightSimulator 2004.

Jose


I couldn't agree more. I didn't say that the rule would do any good I was
just disagreeing that it was an example of totalitarianism as stated by
Daniel.

I get real twitchy when people start using words like that when it not the
case.