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Postponed 3 students due to TSA
Scenario # 1: I've got 2 guys (with FAA SEL Pilot Certificates) who planned to
come to Marfa, Texas for glider training next week. Neither has a US Passport nor can they obtain a Certified Copy of their Birth Certificate because they are told you need to go to your home town or county to obtain it in person from the Clerk's office. Both of the guys tell me they are US Citizens, but there's no time to obtain TSA required documents in time to start training with me next week. Even though your FAA Pilot Certificate lists your Nationality, it is not a valid form of ID according to the TSA "help" desk. TSA tells me I cannot train them. I wonder if they are giving out consistent advice? Scenario # 2: Third student is a local 13 year old youngster. Hopes to solo on 14th birthday over the Christmas Holidays. Has no previous glider training except great RC model flyer. Been reading books and watching soaring videos. No Passport. Mom working on getting an original certified copy of his birth certificate from out of state. TSA "help" desk has no idea what I'm talking about. Advised me that no one can fly solo under age 16. Looks like TSA doesn't understand gliders - or at least the advisor I talked with was not aware. I guess we will have to advise our students well in advance of coming to fly with us to get their documents in order. The spontaneous days of the touring airplane pilot who sees a gliderport and wants a spur-of-the-moment introductory dual glider flight are gone, unless they are carrying a US Passport. The kid that learned to be your line crew last weekend will not get their first dual glider flight as a reward for their work. I wonder how CAP is dealing with this? Looks like every American at every age should obtain and carry a US Passport. Makes life easier to carry your "papers". But then again, I'm not trained to detect forged Passports. Burt Marfa, Texas |
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