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Pt. 60, App. A 

approved flight training programs for the 
FFSs in the Chicago and Moscow centers) be-
cause— 

(i) Each FFS in the Chicago center and 

each FFS in the Moscow center is used at 
least once each 12-month period by another 
FAA certificate holder in that other certifi-
cate holder’s FAA-approved flight training 
program for the airplane (as described in 
§ 60.7(d)(1)); 

OR 

(ii) A statement is obtained from a quali-

fied pilot (having flown the airplane, not the 
subject FFS or another FFS, during the pre-
ceding 12-month period) stating that the per-
formance and handling qualities of each FFS 
in the Chicago and Moscow centers rep-
resents the airplane (as described in 
§ 60.7(d)(2)). 

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The phrase ‘‘as soon as practicable’’ in 

§ 60.9(a) means without unnecessarily dis-
rupting or delaying beyond a reasonable 
time the training, evaluation, or experience 
being conducted in the FFS. 

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No additional regulatory or informational 

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a. Flight test data used to validate FFS 

performance and handling qualities must 
have been gathered in accordance with a 
flight test program containing the following: 

(1) A flight test plan consisting of: 
(a) The maneuvers and procedures required 

for aircraft certification and simulation pro-
gramming and validation. 

(b) For each maneuver or procedure— 
(i) The procedures and control input the 

flight test pilot and/or engineer used. 

(ii) The atmospheric and environmental 

conditions. 

(iii) The initial flight conditions. 
(iv) The airplane configuration, including 

weight and center of gravity. 

(v) The data to be gathered. 
(vi) All other information necessary to 

recreate the flight test conditions in the 
FFS. 

(2) Appropriately qualified flight test per-

sonnel. 

(3) An understanding of the accuracy of the 

data to be gathered using appropriate alter-
native data sources, procedures, and instru-
mentation that is traceable to a recognized 
standard as described in Attachment 2, Table 
A2E of this appendix. 

(4) Appropriate and sufficient data acquisi-

tion equipment or system(s), including ap-
propriate data reduction and analysis meth-
ods and techniques, as would be acceptable 
to the FAA’s Aircraft Certification Service. 

b. The data, regardless of source, must be 

presented as follows: 

(1) In a format that supports the FFS vali-

dation process. 

(2) In a manner that is clearly readable and 

annotated correctly and completely. 

(3) With resolution sufficient to determine 

compliance with the tolerances set forth in 
Attachment 2, Table A2A of this appendix. 

(4) With any necessary instructions or 

other details provided, such as yaw damper 
or throttle position. 

(5) Without alteration, adjustments, or 

bias. Data may be corrected to address 
known data calibration errors provided that 
an explanation of the methods used to cor-
rect the errors appears in the QTG. The cor-
rected data may be re-scaled, digitized, or 
otherwise manipulated to fit the desired 
presentation. 

c. After completion of any additional flight 

test, a flight test report must be submitted 
in support of the validation data. The report 
must contain sufficient data and rationale to 
support qualification of the FFS at the level 
requested. 

d. As required by § 60.13(f), the sponsor 

must notify the NSPM when it becomes 
aware that an addition to, an amendment to, 
or a revision of data that may relate to FFS 
performance or handling characteristics is 
available. The data referred to in this para-
graph is data used to validate the perform-
ance, handling qualities, or other character-
istics of the aircraft, including data related 
to any relevant changes occurring after the 
type certificate was issued. The sponsor 
must— 

(1) Within 10 calendar days, notify the 

NSPM of the existence of this data; and 

(2) Within 45 calendar days, notify the 

NSPM of— 

(a) The schedule to incorporate this data 

into the FFS; or 

(b) The reason for not incorporating this 

data into the FFS. 

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