Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Pt. 60, App. A

3. DEFINITIONS (Section 60.3)

(i) If the FFS was qualified prior to May 30,
2008, the 12-month period begins on the date
of the first continuing qualification evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 60.19
after May 30, 2008, and continues for each
subsequent 12-month period;
(ii) A device qualified on or after May 30,
2008, will be required to undergo an initial or
upgrade evaluation in accordance with
Section 60.15. Once the initial or upgrade evaluation
is complete, the first continuing qualification evaluation will be conducted within 6
months. The 12-month continuing qualification evaluation cycle begins on that date and
continues for each subsequent 12-month period.
(b) There is no minimum number of hours
of FFS use required.
(c) The identification of the specific FFS
may change from one 12-month period to the
next 12-month period as long as the sponsor
sponsors and uses at least one FFS at least
once during the prescribed period.
(2) Example Two.
(a) A sponsor sponsors an additional number of FFSs, in its facility or elsewhere.
Each additionally sponsored FFS must be - 
(i) Used by the sponsor in the sponsor-s
FAA-approved flight training program for
the airplane simulated (as described in
Section 60.7(d)(1));
OR
(ii) Used by another FAA certificate holder
in that other certificate holder-s FAA-approved flight training program for the airplane simulated (as described in Section 60.7(d)(1)).
This 12-month period is established in the
same manner as in example one;
OR
(iii) Provided a statement each year from a
qualified pilot (after having flown the airplane, not the subject FFS or another FFS,
during the preceding 12-month period), stating that the subject FFS-s performance and
handling qualities represent the airplane (as
described in Section 60.7(d)(2)). This statement is
provided at least once in each 12-month period established in the same manner as in example one.
(b) No minimum number of hours of FFS
use is required.
(3) Example Three.
(a) A sponsor in New York (in this example, a Part 142 certificate holder) establishes
 - satellite -  training centers in Chicago and
Moscow.
(b) The satellite function means that the
Chicago and Moscow centers must operate
under the New York center-s certificate (in
accordance with all of the New York center-s
practices, procedures, and policies; e.g., instructor and/or technician training/checking
requirements, record keeping, QMS program).
(c) All of the FFSs in the Chicago and Moscow centers could be dry-leased (i.e., the certificate holder does not have and use FAA-

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See Appendix F of this part for a list of
definitions and abbreviations from part 1 and
part 60, including the appropriate appendices
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4. QUALIFICATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
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No additional regulatory or informational
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5. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Section 60.5)
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6. SPONSOR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
(Section 60.7)
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a. The intent of the language in Section 60.7(b) is
to have a specific FFS, identified by the
sponsor, used at least once in an FAA-approved flight training program for the airplane simulated during the 12-month period
described. The identification of the specific
FFS may change from one 12-month period
to the next 12-month period as long as the
sponsor sponsors and uses at least one FFS
at least once during the prescribed period.
No minimum number of hours or minimum
FFS periods are required.
b. The following examples describe acceptable operational practices:
(1) Example One.
(a) A sponsor is sponsoring a single, specific FFS for its own use, in its own facility
or elsewhere - this single FFS forms the
basis for the sponsorship. The sponsor uses
that FFS at least once in each 12-month period in the sponsor-s FAA-approved flight
training program for the airplane simulated.
This 12-month period is established according to the following schedule:

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