Citizenship & TSA Verification
Per federal regulation 49 CFR § 1552.3, to conduct flight training in the United States of America, you must either be a U.S. Citizen OR have authorization from the Transportation Safety Administration. See below for required verification documents & processes.
U.S. Citizens:
You will need to provide us with some original documents (not copies) to verify your U.S. citizenship. You must provide ONE of the following THREE options to the school prior to going beyond your first logged flight. We must see the original document(s) and will make copies of them for our records.
Option 1
→ U.S. Passport
Option 2
→ U.S. Photo I.D.
→ U.S. Birth Certificate
Option 3
→ U.S. Photo I.D.
→ U.S. Citizenship Certificate
NON-U.S. Citizens:
You must seek and receive approval from the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration (T.S.A.) prior to beginning flight training in the United States. To begin the process, visit https://www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov/home, create an account, follow their instructions, and complete the application accurately. Here are some details you will need from us.
School of Attendance:
Middletown Regional Flight Training Institute
Training Category:
Three (3)
Aircraft Type:
Cessna 172 (C172)
Once you submit your application, contact us to let us know so we can approve the request. From that point, all interactions during the approval process are between the student and the T.S.A.--our flight school staff cannot assist further during this process. Once you receive approval from the T.S.A. you can contact us and we will get you on our schedule.