For those who are still in holiday mood, the Alien training/citizenship
validation rule is in full effect since Dec. 20:
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...041220tsa.html

Chris (Green Alien with a Card or something like that)
PP-ASEL, Glider
New Mexico

PS: Actually the SSA should be "thankful" to the TSA, forcing so many
non-US pilots to glider lessions... ;-P