flight training in the US for foreigners

[kelvin]

Hi all, just wondering if anyone had any info on how last weeks trouble terrorist attack might effect foreign citizens wishing to conduct flight training in the U.S.
Also can anyone recommend any flight school they have attended in the US and were really happy with the training they recieved.
Feel free to email also; [email protected]

Thanks gang!

[BayAreaLondoner]

Not sure about how the unfortunate events have affected foreigners wanting to receive flight training here - it is probably a little early to say.
However, at the moment all VFR flights are prohibited in the continental USA. Therefore, primary training and I would imagine instrument training is not happening. There are fears of some flight schools going under (posted on newsgroups - don't know how accurate this info is). I would think that this doesn't apply to larger ones. AOPA is working with the FAA to try to get VFR operations back. They are now saying that it is likely to be a phased approach, whatever that may actually mean.

Maybe this topic should be in another forum?

[Leatherman]

In the light of what has happened, you would imagine that there has to be more security service involvement in any form of aviation training.
They will have to look at who is sponsoring and where that money is from.
The training establishment must monitor them more closely(these students were said to be lazy and lapse and only interested in hours.)And you would think that the simulator people might have been a little more suspicious of someone not wanting to do t/offs/ldgs only turns?
But then can't blame them as these guys were given training visas even though some had false passports and some were known to be suspected terrorists!
:eek: