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TSA approval

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Hi. I am student pilot in USA. Can I change my TSA provider if I don’t want to continue with my school and work with a private CFI. ? I bought a plane and want to continue with a private CFI. Could you please advise?

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  1. Bryan on Nov 29, 2023

    The TSA endorsement is weird. Nowhere is it required for a pilot to have it in order to take a checkride or otherwise progress in their flight training. However, the flight school (or instructor) is required to “determine whether an individual is a citizen or national of the United States, or a Department of Defense endorsed, prior to providing flight training to the individual.”

    So your TSA endorsement is not your problem–the requirements of 49 CFR 1552.3(h) apply to the flight school, not the learner pilot.

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  2. Mark Kolber on Dec 05, 2023

    You can change instructors, but you will have to repeat the TSA process.

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