ATC visit questions?? (Operation rain check)

I was wondering if has anyone visited ATC facilities recently and had
to prove US citizenship. I have heard some people that visited Potomac
Approach were not asked for this, but Seattle Approach keeps blocking
non-citizens including permanent residents.

Thanks..

Baha Acuner
www.AcuWings.com

I visited Columbus Tower/TRACON last spring and they never asked us for
any citizenship papers. We all looked american so they ptobably didn't
care.

"buttman" wrote in message
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I visited Columbus Tower/TRACON last spring and they never asked us for
any citizenship papers. We all looked american so they ptobably didn't
care.


How does one look American?

("Steven P. McNicoll" wrote)
How does one look American?


Look like an out of work roofer.


Montblack

Shouldn't showing your pilot certificate be adequete? Either way, it
seems kinda sad. Trading an insignificant amount of added safety for a
significant hassle that'll just discourage more and more people from
aviation.

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL

I did an operation rain check last January at Potomac Tracon. They asked
for Pilot certificate number. Over 120 attended.
Michelle

wrote:

I was wondering if has anyone visited ATC facilities recently and had
to prove US citizenship. I have heard some people that visited Potomac
Approach were not asked for this, but Seattle Approach keeps blocking
non-citizens including permanent residents.

Thanks..

Baha Acuner
www.AcuWings.com

wrote:
I was wondering if has anyone visited ATC facilities recently and had
to prove US citizenship. I have heard some people that visited Potomac
Approach were not asked for this, but Seattle Approach keeps blocking
non-citizens including permanent residents.

Thanks..

Baha Acuner
www.AcuWings.com

I attended an Operation Raincheck last week at Potomac. They asked for
the citizenship in the initial e-mail and they checked IDs on entrance.

This is sad.. I am a permanent resident flight school owner (Part 61).
We have non citizen pilots, students. Obviously they all went through
the TSA process. Yet we cannot go to tracon..

I guess it is OK for me to train people but I am considered terrorist
when I want to go to the facility.

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wrote:
I was wondering if has anyone visited ATC facilities recently and had
to prove US citizenship. I have heard some people that visited Potomac
Approach were not asked for this, but Seattle Approach keeps blocking
non-citizens including permanent residents.

Thanks..


A group of friends of mine visited LAX Tower, and had no
problems. One of them was Canadian, and a student at Rutgers
University. He showed them his identification, and was allowed in.

One thing I haven't liked for a long while, is the lack of
continuity amongst the facilities regarding operation Rain Check. ZLA
and LAX definitely were friendly enough to allow visits, where L30 and
KLAS wouldn't give you the time of day (even said that Operation Rain
Check ended/doesn't exist anymore). Either has to be all, or none. And
since Rain check is in consistent use, it should be all.

BL.
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A Guy Called Tyketto wrote:
A group of friends of mine visited LAX Tower, and had no
problems.

A friend and I visited our tower last week. No identification required.
We have been flying there for over a year, and they know the airplane is
hangared/home there. It's nice to have *a little* familiar rapport with
the controllers if you have time to meet with them outside of the calls
themselves. Our tower encourages that among tenants of the airport, they
even have BBQs to facilitate it. Makes for a more friendly, cooperative
environment, IMO.