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Requirements to start a US citizen under Part 61 for a CFI

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I am a current CFI but have not done any instruction since 1990 except for a few Discovery flights last year and a flight review for a PP.

I have a potential US citizen student who owns his own C150. Is there any TSA type paperwork required to get him started? He already has a medical/student pilot certificate. IOW what do I have to do to start training him? I'm sure the answer is somewhere but I can't find it. Most of it seems to pertain to foreign students.

Thanks.

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  1. JDJ on Feb 12, 2017

    49 CFR 1552.3(h) is what you are looking for. It requires you as the flight intructor, or a flight school to verify citizenship. You can verify the documents and keep copies on file, or make an endorsement in their logbook.

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    Mitchell L Williams on Feb 13, 2017

    https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/pilots/alien-flight-training-program/aopas-guide-to-tsas-alien-flight-training-citizenship-validation-rule

    FAA will consider you a flight school. You will need to document annual TSA CFI awareness training. And document that each of your student USA citizenship.

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  3. MARK SCARDINO on Feb 13, 2017

    Thanks Mitchell and JDJ. I actually am current on the TSA Security stuff just wasn’t sure about citizenship requirements. Appreciate the help!

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