Holes remain in flight school scrutiny after 9/11 - WWSB ABC 7

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, government screening has made it harder for foreign students to enroll in civilian flight schools like a handful of the hijackers had done.

But the most rigorous checks don't apply to all students and instructors, so schools and trainers have to be especially alert to weed out would-be terrorists.

Hundreds of U.S. flight schools fiercely compete for students. In Florida, some pitch the good weather as a way for students to fly more often and finish programs faster. The 9/11 hijackers sought out U.S. schools partly because they were seen as requiring shorter training periods.

Florida schools have reason to be careful: Three of the 9/11 hijackers were simulating flights in large jets within six months of arriving for training in Venice, Fla.

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30 Aug, 2011

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