Under the new regulation, flight training providers must hold an FAA certificate and obtain and use a Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) portal account. [StockSnap/Pixabay]
Key Takeaways:
Effective November 1, CFIs engaged in flight training must obtain a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provider account through the Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) portal, a requirement now extended to all students, not just non-U.S. citizens.
The new regulation changes the frequency of mandatory TSA security awareness refresher training from annually to every 24 months.
CFIs are required to verify and record U.S. citizenship for all students (e.g., by reviewing and copying birth certificates or passports) and maintain these identification certification records for five years.
CFIs who are actively engaged in flight training will soon be required to have a Transportation Security Administration provider account.
In the past, this requirement only applied for training providers who provided instruction for non-U.S. citizen students. This change becomes effective when interim rule 14 CFR 1552 becomes a final rule November 1.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
