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local holidays but not Federal holi-
days, for any time period less than 11 
days specified in this part. For any 
time period greater than 11 days, day 
means calendar day. 

Demonstration flight for marketing pur-

poses  means a flight for the purpose of 
demonstrating an aircraft’s or aircraft 
simulator’s capabilities or characteris-
tics to a potential purchaser, or to an 
agent of a potential purchaser, of the 
aircraft or simulator, including an ac-
ceptance flight after an aircraft manu-
facturer delivers an aircraft to a pur-
chaser. 

Flight school means any pilot school, 

flight training center, air carrier flight 
training facility, or flight instructor 
certificated under 14 CFR part 61, 121, 
135, 141, or 142; or any other person or 
entity that provides instruction under 
49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII, Part A, in the 
operation of any aircraft or aircraft 
simulator. 

Flight training means instruction re-

ceived from a flight school in an air-
craft or aircraft simulator. Flight 
training does not include recurrent 
training, ground training, a demonstra-
tion flight for marketing purposes, or 
any military training provided by the 
Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast 
Guard, or an entity under contract 
with the Department of Defense or U.S. 
Coast Guard. 

Ground training means classroom or 

computer-based instruction in the op-
eration of aircraft, aircraft systems, or 
cockpit procedures. Ground training 
does not include instruction in an air-
craft simulator. 

National of the United States means a 

person who, though not a citizen of the 
United States, owes permanent alle-
giance to the United States, and in-
cludes a citizen of American Samoa or 
Swains Island. 

Recurrent training means periodic 

training required under 14 CFR part 61, 
121,125, 135, or Subpart K of part 91. Re-
current training does not include train-
ing that would enable a candidate who 
has a certificate or type rating for a 
particular aircraft to receive a certifi-
cate or type rating for another air-
craft. 

§ 1552.3

Flight training. 

This section describes the procedures 

a flight school must follow before pro-
viding flight training. 

(a) 

Category 1—Regular processing for 

flight training on aircraft more than 
12,500 pounds. 
A flight school may not 
provide flight training in the operation 
of any aircraft having a maximum cer-
tificated takeoff weight of more than 
12,500 pounds to a candidate, except for 
a candidate who receives expedited 
processing under paragraph (b) of this 
section, unless— 

(1) The flight school has first notified 

TSA that the candidate has requested 
such flight training. 

(2) The candidate has submitted to 

TSA, in a form and manner acceptable 
to TSA, the following: 

(i) The candidate’s full name, includ-

ing any aliases used by the candidate 
or variations in the spelling of the can-
didate’s name; 

(ii) A unique candidate identification 

number created by TSA; 

(iii) A copy of the candidate’s cur-

rent, unexpired passport and visa; 

(iv) The candidate’s passport and visa 

information, including all current and 
previous passports and visas held by 
the candidate and all the information 
necessary to obtain a passport and 
visa; 

(v) The candidate’s country of birth, 

current country or countries of citizen-
ship, and each previous country of citi-
zenship, if any; 

(vi) The candidate’s actual date of 

birth or, if the candidate does not 
know his or her date of birth, the ap-
proximate date of birth used consist-
ently by the candidate for his or her 
passport or visa; 

(vii) The candidate’s requested dates 

of training and the location of the 
training; 

(viii) The type of training for which 

the candidate is applying, including 
the aircraft type rating the candidate 
would be eligible to obtain upon com-
pletion of the training; 

(ix) The candidate’s current U.S. 

pilot certificate, certificate number, 
and type rating, if any; 

(x) Except as provided in paragraph 

(k) of this section, the candidate’s fin-
gerprints, in accordance with para-
graph (f) of this section; 

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(xi) The candidate’s current address 

and phone number and each address for 
the 5 years prior to the date of the can-
didate’s application; 

(xii) The candidate’s gender; and 
(xiii) Any fee required under this 

part. 

(3) The flight school has submitted to 

TSA, in a form and manner acceptable 
to TSA, a photograph of the candidate 
taken when the candidate arrives at 
the flight school for flight training. 

(4) TSA has informed the flight 

school that the candidate does not pose 
a threat to aviation or national secu-
rity, or more than 30 days have elapsed 
since TSA received all of the informa-
tion specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this 
section. 

(5) The flight school begins the can-

didate’s flight training within 180 days 
of either event specified in paragraph 
(a)(4) of this section. 

(b) 

Category 2—Expedited processing 

for flight training on aircraft more than 
12,500 pounds. 
(1) A flight school may 
not provide flight training in the oper-
ation of any aircraft having a max-
imum certificated takeoff weight of 
more than 12,500 pounds to a candidate 
who meets any of the criteria of para-
graph (b)(2) of this section unless— 

(i) The flight school has first notified 

TSA that the candidate has requested 
such flight training. 

(ii) The candidate has submitted to 

TSA, in a form and manner acceptable 
to TSA: 

(A) The information and fee required 

under paragraph (a)(2) of this section; 
and 

(B) The reason the candidate is eligi-

ble for expedited processing under 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section and in-
formation that establishes that the 
candidate is eligible for expedited proc-
essing. 

(iii) The flight school has submitted 

to TSA, in a form and manner accept-
able to TSA, a photograph of the can-
didate taken when the candidate ar-
rives at the flight school for flight 
training. 

(iv) TSA has informed the flight 

school that the candidate does not pose 
a threat to aviation or national secu-
rity or more than 5 days have elapsed 
since TSA received all of the informa-

tion specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this 
section. 

(v) The flight school begins the can-

didate’s flight training within 180 days 
of either event specified in paragraph 
(b)(1)(iv) of this section. 

(2) A candidate is eligible for expe-

dited processing if he or she— 

(i) Holds an airman’s certificate from 

a foreign country that is recognized by 
the Federal Aviation Administration 
or a military agency of the United 
States, and that permits the candidate 
to operate a multi-engine aircraft that 
has a certificated takeoff weight of 
more than 12,500 pounds; 

(ii) Is employed by a foreign air car-

rier that operates under 14 CFR part 
129 and has a security program ap-
proved under 49 CFR part 1546; 

(iii) Has unescorted access authority 

to a secured area of an airport under 49 
U.S.C. 44936(a)(1)(A)(ii), 49 CFR 1542.209, 
or 49 CFR 1544.229; 

(iv) Is a flightcrew member who has 

successfully completed a criminal his-
tory records check in accordance with 
49 CFR 1544.230; or 

(v) Is part of a class of individuals 

that TSA has determined poses a mini-
mal threat to aviation or national se-
curity because of the flight training al-
ready possessed by that class of indi-
viduals. 

(c) 

Category 3—Flight training on air-

craft 12,500 pounds or less. A flight 
school may not provide flight training 
in the operation of any aircraft having 
a maximum certificated takeoff weight 
of 12,500 pounds or less to a candidate 
unless— 

(1) The flight school has first notified 

TSA that the candidate has requested 
such flight training. 

(2) The candidate has submitted to 

TSA, in a form and manner acceptable 
to TSA: 

(i) The information required under 

paragraph (a)(2) of this section; and 

(ii) Any other information required 

by TSA. 

(3) The flight school has submitted to 

TSA, in a form and manner acceptable 
to TSA, a photograph of the candidate 
taken when the candidate arrives at 
the flight school for flight training. 

(4) The flight school begins the can-

didate’s flight training within 180 days 
of the date the candidate submitted the 

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information required under paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section to TSA. 

(d) 

Category 4—Recurrent training for 

all aircraft. Prior to beginning recur-
rent training for a candidate, a flight 
school must— 

(1) Notify TSA that the candidate has 

requested such recurrent training; and 

(2) Submit to TSA, in a form and 

manner acceptable to TSA: 

(i) The candidate’s full name, includ-

ing any aliases used by the candidate 
or variations in the spelling of the can-
didate’s name; 

(ii) Any unique student identification 

number issued to the candidate by the 
Department of Justice or TSA; 

(iii) A copy of the candidate’s cur-

rent, unexpired passport and visa; 

(iv) The candidate’s current U.S. 

pilot certificate, certificate number, 
and type rating(s); 

(v) The type of training for which the 

candidate is applying; 

(vi) The date of the candidate’s prior 

recurrent training, if any, and a copy 
of the training form documenting that 
recurrent training; 

(vii) The candidate’s requested dates 

of training; and 

(viii) A photograph of the candidate 

taken when the candidate arrives at 
the flight school for flight training. 

(e) 

Interruption of flight training. 

flight school must immediately termi-
nate or cancel a candidate’s flight 
training if TSA notifies the flight 
school at any time that the candidate 
poses a threat to aviation or national 
security. 

(f) 

Fingerprints.  (1) Fingerprints sub-

mitted in accordance with this subpart 
must be collected— 

(i) By United States Government per-

sonnel at a United States embassy or 
consulate; or 

(ii) By another entity approved by 

TSA. 

(2) A candidate must confirm his or 

her identity to the individual or agen-
cy collecting his or her fingerprints 
under paragraph (f)(1) of this section by 
providing the individual or agency his 
or her: 

(i) Passport; 
(ii) Resident alien card; or 
(iii) U.S. driver’s license. 

(3) A candidate must pay any fee im-

posed by the agency taking his or her 
fingerprints. 

(g) 

General requirements—(1)  False 

statements.  If a candidate makes a 
knowing and willful false statement, or 
omits a material fact, when submitting 
the information required under this 
part, the candidate may be— 

(i) Subject to fine or imprisonment 

or both under 18 U.S.C. 1001; 

(ii) Denied approval for flight train-

ing under this section; and 

(iii) Subject to other enforcement ac-

tion, as appropriate. 

(2) 

Preliminary approval. For purposes 

of facilitating a candidate’s visa proc-
ess with the U.S. Department of State, 
TSA may inform a flight school and a 
candidate that the candidate has re-
ceived preliminary approval for flight 
training based on information sub-
mitted by the flight school or the can-
didate under this section. A flight 
school may then issue an I–20 form to 
the candidate to present with the can-
didate’s visa application. Preliminary 
approval does not initiate the waiting 
period under paragraph (a)(3) or 
(b)(1)(iii) of this section or the period 
in which a flight school must initiate a 
candidate’s training after receiving 
TSA approval under paragraph (a)(4) or 
(b)(1)(iv) of this section. 

(h) 

U.S. citizens and nationals and De-

partment of Defense endorsees. A flight 
school must determine whether an in-
dividual is a citizen or national of the 
United States, or a Department of De-
fense endorsee, prior to providing flight 
training to the individual. 

(1) 

U.S. citizens and nationals. To es-

tablish U.S. citizenship or nationality 
an individual must present to the 
flight school his or her: 

(i) Valid, unexpired United States 

passport; 

(ii) Original or government-issued 

certified birth certificate of the United 
States, American Samoa, or Swains Is-
land, together with a government- 
issued picture identification of the in-
dividual; 

(iii) Original United States natu-

ralization certificate with raised seal, 
or a Certificate of Naturalization 
issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services (USCIS) or the U.S. 

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Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice (INS) (Form N–550 or Form N–570), 
together with a government-issued pic-
ture identification of the individual; 

(iv) Original certification of birth 

abroad with raised seal, U.S. Depart-
ment of State Form FS–545, or U.S. De-
partment of State Form DS–1350, to-
gether with a government-issued pic-
ture identification of the individual; 

(v) Original certificate of United 

States citizenship with raised seal, a 
Certificate of United States Citizenship 
issued by the USCIS or INS (Form N– 
560 or Form N–561), or a Certificate of 
Repatriation issued by the USCIS or 
INS (Form N–581), together with a gov-
ernment-issued picture identification 
of the individual; or 

(vi) In the case of flight training pro-

vided to a Federal employee (including 
military personnel) pursuant to a con-
tract between a Federal agency and a 
flight school, the agency’s written cer-
tification as to its employee’s United 
States citizenship or nationality, to-
gether with the employee’s govern-
ment-issued credentials or other Feder-
ally-issued picture identification. 

(2) 

Department of Defense endorsees. To 

establish that an individual has been 
endorsed by the U.S. Department of 
Defense for flight training, the indi-
vidual must present to the flight 
school a written statement acceptable 
to TSA from the U.S. Department of 
Defense attache

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in the individual’s 

country of residence together with a 
government-issued picture identifica-
tion of the individual. 

(i) 

Recordkeeping requirements. 

flight school must— 

(1) Maintain the following informa-

tion for a minimum of 5 years: 

(i) For each candidate: 
(A) A copy of the photograph re-

quired under paragraph (a)(3), 
(b)(1)(iii), (c)(3), or (d)(2)(viii) of this 
section; and 

(B) A copy of the approval sent by 

TSA confirming the candidate’s eligi-
bility for flight training. 

(ii) For a Category 1, Category 2, or 

Category 3 candidate, a copy of the in-
formation required under paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section, except the infor-
mation in paragraph (a)(2)(x). 

(iii) For a Category 4 candidate, a 

copy of the information required under 
paragraph (d)(2) of this section. 

(iv) For an individual who is a United 

States citizen or national, a copy of 
the information required under para-
graph (h)(1) of this section. 

(v) For an individual who has been 

endorsed by the U.S. Department of 
Defense for flight training, a copy of 
the information required under para-
graph (h)(2) of this section. 

(vi) A record of all fees paid to TSA 

in accordance with this part. 

(2) Permit TSA and the Federal Avia-

tion Administration to inspect the 
records required by paragraph (i)(1) of 
this section during reasonable business 
hours. 

(j) 

Candidates subject to the Depart-

ment of Justice rule. A candidate who 
submits a completed Flight Training 
Candidate Checks Program form and 
fingerprints to the Department of Jus-
tice in accordance with 28 CFR part 105 
before September 28, 2004, or a later 
date specified by TSA, is processed in 
accordance with the requirements of 
that part. If TSA specifies a date later 
than the compliance dates identified in 
this part, individuals and flight schools 
who comply with 28 CFR part 105 up to 
that date will be considered to be in 
compliance with the requirements of 
this part. 

(k) 

Additional or missed flight training. 

(1) A Category 1, 2, or 3 candidate who 
has been approved for flight training 
by TSA may take additional flight 
training without submitting finger-
prints as specified in paragraph 
(a)(2)(x) of this section if the candidate: 

(i) Submits all other information re-

quired in paragraph (a)(2) of this sec-
tion, including the fee; and 

(ii) Waits for TSA approval or until 

the applicable waiting period expires 
before initiating the additional flight 
training. 

(2) A Category 1, 2, or 3 candidate 

who is approved for flight training by 
TSA, but does not initiate that flight 
training within 180 days, may reapply 
for flight training without submitting 
fingerprints as specified in paragraph 
(a)(2)(x) of this section if the candidate 
submits all other information required 
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, in-
cluding the fee. 

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