Where can I get TSA approval under the Alien Flight Student Program?
Apply for training on TSA’s AFSP website Log into the TSA site at www.flightschoolcandidates.gov and continue the application process. You will be required to submit various information including background information, passport and visa information, and training details.
What documentation must you keep on file for a US citizen flight student who is going to start training for a sport pilot certificate?
Proof of citizenship. Student must show evidence of U.S. citizenship to instructor with one of the following: Valid, unexpired U.S. passport. Original or government-issued birth certificate of the U.S., American Samoa, or Swains Island AND a government-issued picture ID.
Is TSA approval required for flight training?
TSA has issued Title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations Part 1552 that prohibits a flight school from providing flight training in an aircraft or aircraft simulator to non-U.S. Citizens without TSA approval.
What documents can be used for TSA endorsement?
TSA Endorsements: Valid, unexpired U.S. passport. Original birth certificate of the United States, American Samoa, or Swains Island, and government-issued picture ID. Original certification of birth abroad with raised seal (Form FS-545 or DS-1350) and government-issued picture ID.
How far back does TSA background check go?
The law requires TSOs to undergo a background investigation, including a criminal record check. TSA must ensure TSOs are U.S. citizens who have no convictions within the past 10 years for 28 specific disqualifying felonies (see Appendix E).
Does TSA check for visa?
Yes TSA absolutely has the authority to ask for visas when a person is travelling. TSA is also a part of Homeland Security, the same Department that Immigration is in.
Can a 14 year old start flight school?
You don’t have to be a particular age before you can begin to take flying lessons. That said, however, you do have to be at least 16 years old before you can solo an airplane (14 years old for operation of a balloon or glider), and 17 before you can be issued a pilot certificate.
Can you fly a plane at 14?
You are eligible if: You are at least 16 years old. If you plan to pilot a glider or balloon, you must be at least 14 years old. You can read, speak, and understand English.
Does TSA check your immigration status?
Who needs a TSA endorsement?
every person to prove his or her citizenship status (including U.S. citizens) prior to undertaking flight training in an aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or less. Additionally, all foreign flight students were required to complete a background check process with TSA.
What records must a flight instructor keep?
(a) A flight instructor must sign the logbook of each person to whom that instructor has given flight training or ground training. (2) The name of each person that instructor has endorsed for a knowledge test or practical test, and the record shall also indicate the kind of test, the date, and the results.