Pilot license
Under strict new security aviation laws you are to prove citizenship with official birth cert or a current passport before you may do private pilot training. My birth cert has a different name than that I have used my whole life (father unofficially changed name, unknown reason, both parents now deceased). So, I can't provide an official birth cert (with that different name) or apply for a passport without proof of birth under my present name. How can i fix this mess? Thanks for your reply.
Re: Pilot license
Probably by proper motion to court requesting 'name change' to what you need. The court records of such procedure should satisfy the FAA. Feel free to contact me if you want legal help with this, and you're in SoCal.