Originally Posted by
MarkerInbound
The TSA requirement may be the hold up. TSA allows “discovery flights” for “marketing purposes” without the background check but the student must have completed the Alien Flight Student Program application before any real training takes place. The instructor might be a bit leery to put their name and number in a logbook for anything more than a demo flight until it’s verified the TSA paperwork is complete.
Ah. That sounds correct. I haven’t done it in a while. I used to just log it as an intro flight. No reason not to let the student get credit for the flight if he’s paid for it.