CITIZENSHIP VALIDATION RULE HITS EVERYBODY >From now on any non-U.S. citizen who is beginning training for a new certificate or rating (not recurrent or proficiency training) in any size powered aircraft must be cleared by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). That includes those who already hold pilot certificates and resident aliens who hold "green cards." The rule also requires flight instructors and flight schools to check a U.S. citizen's citizenship before providing training for any new certificate or rating. "While we have been able to mitigate some of the impacts of the alien flight training rule, the TSA is also working on additional changes sought by AOPA," said Andy Cebula, AOPA senior vice president of government and technical affairs. "We also pushed very hard for TSA to treat resident aliens the same as citizens, but TSA refuses to budge on that issue."
For more, see AOPA Online http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2004/041220tsa.html DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO STOP PUBLISHING CHARTS After hearing from AOPA and other users, the Department of Defense (DOD) is going to accept comments on its proposal to stop public distribution of Department of Defense flight information publications (FLIP) and the digital aeronautical flight information file (DAFIF) in October 2005. "We've had discussions with the military and a meeting with the FAA last week, and the ramifications of this decision were dramatically underestimated," said Melissa Rudinger, AOPA vice president of regulatory policy. "While we're still analyzing all of the impacts, we will be asking the Department of Defense to revise its decision, and we'll offer some realistic alternatives." The most immediate impact of the decision on AOPA members will be the loss of Department of Defense-National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) operational navigation charts (ONC), which include en route charts for the Caribbean and South America, the supplement of Caribbean airport information, and instrument approach charts for the Caribbean and South America. For more, see http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2004/041222dod.html You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
