Birth certificates are not acceptable forms of ID for the TSA, they are not on the list, they do not have pictures, they do not meet many of the REAL ID requirements. A certified copy (commonly referred to as the short form) should be as good as the certified copy of the long form (commonly referred to as the original even though it too is a certified copy), but expect extra screening, as don't think it will matter much to them.
Last edited by cordelli; May 6, 2011 at 10:00 pm