TSA Flight Training Security Program Update for All Flight Training Providers
This rule applies to flight training providers in or outside the United States.
Please note that the following regulatory requirements apply to all flight training providers:
- 49 CFR §1552.3 Terms used in this part. Flight training provider means— (1) Any person that provides instruction under 49 U.S.C. subtitle VII, part A, in the operation of any aircraft or aircraft simulator in the United States or outside the United States, including any pilot school, flight training center, air carrier flight training facility, or individual flight instructor certificated under 14 CFR parts 61, 121, 135, 141, or 142.
- 49 CFR §1552.5 Applicability. Each of the following persons must comply with the requirements in this part: (a) Any individual applying for flight training or recurrent flight training from a flight training provider; (b) Flight training providers; (c) Flight training provider employees; and (d) Persons using a leased aircraft simulator to provide flight training.
- 49 CFR §1552.17 FTSP Portal. (b) Flight training providers who provide flight training to candidates must obtain an FTSP Portal account and use the FTSP Portal to notify TSA of all candidate flight training events and confirm that a candidate is eligible for flight training. The flight training provider also may use the FTSP Portal for other recordkeeping purposes related to the requirements in 49 CFR §1552.15.
The TSA has several online resources available that provide guidance on the FTSP:
FAA Special Programs Section (AFS-830)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-267-1100