UPDATED TSA Fight Training Security Program
Effective July 30, 2024 a new rules will apply to students and flight training providers.
Below we will give you the most important take away of the new rules and what they mean to our students.
Time Based vs Activity Based
Currently, an STA is required for each training event. Consistent with recommendations and new vetting capabilities, under § 1552.31(d) of the final rule, an STA is now valid for up to 5 years. This mean that no longer will you need to submit an application if you finish Private Pilot Certification and want to pursue a Multi Engine Rating. As long as the training is conducted within 5 years, then there is no additional application or fees needed.
New Fee Structure
Under the new rule the cost of an application is $140. This is actually a great thing. Like we mentioned above the $10 increase is totally worth it because of how much longer your application is valid for.
There is a reduced fee of $125 if you had other Security Treat Assesments (SATs). While we couldn’t find specifically what would count, we assume it would be like TSA Precheck or Global Entry Programs. We hope to see more clarity on this soon.
Training Activities Not Requiring Notification
Below provides a current list of flight training activities that do not require notification. This list replaces all information previously issued by TSA regarding training activities that do not require notification.
A guide from the TSA, that is hard to read and you must dig into the regulations to use.
Flight Review and Instrument Currency
Instrument Proficiency Checks
Landing Currency
Conversions
Upset Recover Training
High Altitude Training
Heads Up Display Simulator Qualification
Enhanced Flight Vision System FSTD Qualification
Category II/III
Required Navigation Performance, Authorization Required
Line Oriented Flight Training
Differences Training
Rejected Takeoff Go/No-Go
Commercial Operator Training
Non-U.S. Air Carrier Proficiency Checks
Extended Operations (ETOPS)
Polar Operations
Right Seat Training
If you are bored and want to read 52 pages of fine print, you can download a pdf here.
