Papers, Pleaze -- you now need Tom Ridge to sign off

Hope you like the rating you have. Because, if you're one of them
danged ferriners, and want to get another rating....

And oh yes, it applies to those Canadians -- after all, it was not
that long ago they were supporting terrorists right here....

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TSA Tightens Rules For Flight Training

Noncitizens Face New Scrutiny

By Sara Kehaulani Goo Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 23, 2004; Page A11

The Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that it
expanded a program to conduct security checks that could affect more
than 100,000 foreign students seeking flight training in the United
States and U.S. certified pilots who are noncitizens.

Flight schools will be required to submit a photograph and a $130
fee for every foreign student pilot so the TSA can conduct a "security
threat assessment." Until this week, the government had not required
the photograph or the fee for the 30,000 noncitizens who apply to
flight schools in the United States each year. The new security
checks will also apply to an estimated 85,000 U.S. certified pilots
who are resident aliens if they seek additional training that would
change their certification.

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