Since 9/11, all persons seeking flight training must prove
they are legal. Sorry about that, it is a pain in the ass.
But since the 9/11 hijackers did attend flight schools,
flight training has become more difficult, record intensive
and expensive. So far the government has not restricted MS
Flight Simulator game software. At least MS took the WTC
off the box.
All CFIs are encourage to know the rules, even if not
actively instructing. This is because you need to know what
and how to determine what is approved.
see
http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers...able_0215.shtm
"Mike Ross" wrote in message
...
| On 16 Aug 2006 12:46:47 -0700, "Robert M. Gary"
| wrote:
|
|
| TRA wrote:
| What records about my students do I need to keep for
the
| TSA? I know what the FAA wants.
|
| Assuming you are a U.S. citizen-only CFI (you would have
done more with
| the TSA if you were authorized to teach non-citizens) you
only need to
| keep a copy of their proof of U.S. citizenship (passport)
or a log book
| endorsement that you validated it.
|
| does a double-take
|
| Non-citizens? What has US citizenship got to do with
taking flying
| lessons? I'm a green card holder and hope to start flying
training
| before the end of the summer, and I can assure you that
green card
| holders are the equal of US citizens in all respects,
except that we
| can't vote or run for office - and the only reason we
can't do those
| is because the language in the relevant clauses in the
Constitution
| specifically refers to 'citizens'. Everywhere else in the
Constitution
| it refers to 'the people' - which SCOTUS has held to
include permanent
| residents, as well as citizens.
|
| So any discrimination against permanent residents in
flight training
| would seem to me to violate the 'equal protection' clause.
I presume
| there's a missing 'or' - 'proof of US citizenship OR
permanent
| residence'. If it's a security thing... well to get a
green card
| you're thoroughly checked out - fingerprints, FBI,
background checks
| etc...
|
| Mike
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