USA - All students must show "papers"

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/regulatory/regtsa.html

Beginning October 20, 2004, all pilots wishing to recieve instruction
- including a BFR, must show proff of US citizenship to the
instructor. Very scary.

I have heard from a reliable source that if a CFI allows a passenger
to touch the controls, that is considered instruction in the TSA's
eyes.

The instructor must see a document such as an ORIGINAL naturalization
certificate and keep a copy for 5 years. Yet on my certificate it
says it is illegal to copy it.

I called SSA today regarding another subject and also asked about
this. The office person I talked to knew nothing. And of course the
SSA website is also mute on this. Dennis was unfortunately on another
call, so I didn't get a chance to ask him.

Tom Serkowski
ASH-26E (5Z)