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Pt. 60, App. A 

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QPS requirements 

Entry No. 

Additional airport models beyond minimum required for qualification—Class II airport mod-

els 

Simulator level 

A B C D 

This table specifies the minimum airport model content and functionality necessary to add airport models to a simulator’s model 

library, beyond those necessary for qualification at the stated level, without the necessity of further involvement of the NSPM 
or TPAA. 

Begin QPS Requirements 

1. ....................

Airport model management. The following is the minimum airport model management requirements for simula-
tors at Levels A, B, C, and D. 

1.a. ..........

The direction of strobe lights, approach lights, runway edge lights, visual landing aids, run-

way centerline lights, threshold lights, and touchdown zone lights on the ‘‘in-use’’ runway 
must be replicated.

X X X X 

2. ....................

Visual feature recognition. The following are the minimum distances at which runway features must be visible 
for simulators at Levels A, B, C, and D. Distances are measured from runway threshold to an airplane aligned 
with the runway on an extended 3

° 

glide-slope in simulated meteorological conditions that recreate the min-

imum distances for visibility. For circling approaches, all requirements of this section apply to the runway used 
for the initial approach and to the runway of intended landing. 

2.a. ..........

Runway definition, strobe lights, approach lights, and runway edge white lights from 5 sm 

(8 km) from the runway threshold.

X X X X 

2.b. ..........

Visual Approach Aid lights (VASI or PAPI) from 5 sm (8 km) from the runway threshold .....

X 

X 

2.c. ..........

Visual Approach Aid lights (VASI or PAPI) from 3 sm (5 km) from the runway threshold .....

X 

X 

2.d. ..........

Runway centerline lights and taxiway definition from 3 sm (5 km) from the runway thresh-

old.

X X X X 

2.e. ..........

Threshold lights and touchdown zone lights from 2 sm (3 km) from the runway threshold ...

X 

X 

X 

X 

2.f. ...........

Runway markings within range of landing lights for night scenes and as required by the 

surface resolution requirements on day scenes.

X X X X 

2.g. ..........

For circling approaches, the runway of intended landing and associated lighting must fade 

into view in a non-distracting manner.

X X X X 

3. ....................

Airport model content. The following prescribes the minimum requirements for what must be provided in an air-
port model and identifies other aspects of the airport environment that must correspond with that model for sim-
ulators at Levels A, B, C, and D. The detail must be developed using airport pictures, construction drawings 
and maps, or other similar data, or developed in accordance with published regulatory material; however, this 
does not require that airport models contain details that are beyond the designed capability of the currently 
qualified visual system. For circling approaches, all requirements of this section apply to the runway used for 
the initial approach and to the runway of intended landing. Only one ‘‘primary’’ taxi route from parking to the 
runway end will be required for each ‘‘in-use’’ runway. 

3.a. ..........

The surface and markings for each ‘‘in-use’’ runway: 

3.a.1. Threshold 

markings ..................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.a.2. Runway 

numbers ......................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.a.3. 

Touchdown zone markings .......................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.a.4. 

Fixed distance markings ...........................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.a.5. Edge 

markings ..........................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.a.6. Centerline 

stripes ......................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.b. ..........

The lighting for each ‘‘in-use’’ runway 

3.b.1. Threshold 

lights ........................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.b.2. Edge 

lights ................................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.b.3. End 

lights ..................................................................................................................................

X X X X 

3.b.4. Centerline 

lights ........................................................................................................................

X X X X 

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