TSA - ALL CFIs gotta do this?

[BoilerUP]

It doesn't take a computer genius to realize that you could go through it once and then print off as many certificates with as many different names as possible. Sure the print button goes away after the first time, but a little right-click action took care of that for me (wanted to print extra copies for work and myself).

The biggest sham of it all was you didn't have to input your name, certificate number or anything to take it. Where is the accountability in that? A 12 year old with halfway decent MS Paint skills could scan it, change the name, and print one in 10 minutes. It was a waste of time and effort, and I guarantee you could have given any college CS major a grand and they woudl have produced a much better, much more reliable, much more realistic product. My tax dollars hard at work.

I feel safer already; don't you?

/disclaimer: BoilerUP has not committed any of the aforementioned fraud, he simply is stating the fact that it *could* be done. So if you are with the FAA, TSA, FBI, CIA, Secret Service or Department of Homeland Security be advised no crimes have been committed in the composure of this post.

 

[PropsForward]

Did it, quick and easy, no real test. Wish they had a wallet certificate...

 

[Crosscheck]

Printing problems...solution that worked for me.

Just took it. If anyone has trouble printing the certificate, there is a pop-up box for "Active ..something or other, install". Simply, click the popup box and you'll be able to print it.

Good luck...it's a mind bender.

Crosscheck

 

[BoDEAN]

Our flightschool had an hour presentation on this. We watched slides,and did a pick a random CFI to answer the scenerio at the end.
Seems like most of the answers were "contact a supervisior" Funny thingis, the supervisor gets the same training in this as the CFI's. Odd. Guess the FAA is trying to cover their rear.

Ok, I got this foward today...as with most forwards I trash them ....but this seems weird. Anybody heard of this?



Emphasis is mine in the body of the notice........CFI’s….I think you MUST do this..........just to avoid any other hassle!!




[AND, if any of you are the new Authorized Aircraft Instructors (AI’s) for experimental aircraft….I would take it….since you have ‘flight instructor privileges’]





This ‘slipped up’ on me…. I was not aware of the requirement…until an especially alert admin of mine pointed out ‘must complete’ in the wording….



And, who knows…..”I’m from the TSA and here to help you!”…might occur ‘out of the blue’.






All certified flight instructors and flight school staff must complete TSA security-awareness training by Tuesday, Jan. 18. The deadline applies to all CFIs, whether or not they intend to train foreign students, Robert Albracht, director of GA ops for the TSA, told AVweb yesterday. Luckily, compliance is fairly simple. The TSA program is available online, and takes about a half-hour to complete. At the end, the instructor can print out a certificate and retain it as a record of completion.


http://download.tsa.dhs.gov/fssa/training/

That is the link.

I have no idea if this is BS or not.

Wankel

 

[Foxcow]

I want my 20 minutes back.

TSA is the biggest waste of money...

 

[ndpilot701]

Hi all,

I just tried accessing the site, and Zonelabs gave me a "Security Warning" about the name on the certificate not matching the domain name. Anyone else get this (I didn't enter the site after the warning)?

It sure seems odd to me that there wasn't any snail mailings to CFI's and flight schools about this.

Regards,
Scott
KJMS