Originally Posted by Gomrath
No you cannot. You are in the US on a visa sponsored by the Flight School. Their name is on the visa. Leave that School and you are out of status. You need to transfer your visa BEFORE you give up that School and you need a new TSA submission request fgor the new School (if the course requires TSA approval). The new School also needs to be a SEVIS approved School in order to receive the changed visa,
@ Gomrath - think you may be correct with this in majority but not all scenarios.
Consider this:
Step 1: Do your private with M1 & TSA from SEVIS approved school.
Step 2: Rent an aircraft following completion of your private to fly around:
I do not believe that has to be at the same school?
You are not undertaking any kind of studying.
Obviously if you are doing an IR this could not be done at another school without visa change & TSA