Rumors aside...contact your local US embassy/consular office, or the school you plan to attend...a special visa IS required for non-us citizens who are undertaking pilot training in the USA...think wht you like...consider all the recent occurences....and be understanding... <img src="eek.gif" border="0"> <img src="eek.gif" border="0"> <img src="redface.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0">