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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

Pt. 60, App. A 

does not change the original qualification 
basis of the simulator. 

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For the purposes of demonstration repeat-

ability, it is recommended that the simu-
lator be flown by means of the simulator’s 
autodrive function (for those simulators that 
have autodrive capability) during the dem-
onstrations. 

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FSTD Directive 1. Applicable to all Full 

Flight Simulators (FFS), regardless of the 
original qualification basis and qualification 
date (original or upgrade), having Class II or 
Class III airport models available. 

Agency: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA), DOT. 

Action: 

This is a retroactive requirement to 

have all Class II or Class III airport models 
meet current requirements. 

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Summary: 

Notwithstanding the authoriza 

tion listed in paragraph 13b in Appendices A 
and C of this part, this FSTD Directive re-
quires each certificate holder to ensure that 
by May 30, 2009, except for the airport 
model(s) used to qualify the simulator at the 
designated level, each airport model used by 
the certificate holder’s instructors or eval-
uators for training, checking, or testing 
under this chapter in an FFS, meets the defi-
nition of a Class II or Class III airport model 
as defined in 14CFR part 60. The completion 
of this requirement will not require a report, 
and the method used for keeping instructors 
and evaluators apprised of the airport mod-
els that meet Class II or Class III require-
ments on any given simulator is at the op-
tion of the certificate holder whose employ-
ees are using the FFS, but the method used 
must be available for review by the TPAA 
for that certificate holder. 

Dates: 

FSTD Directive 1 becomes effective 

on May 30, 2008. 

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EQUIREMENTS

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1. Part 60 requires that each FSTD be: 
a. Sponsored by a person holding or apply-

ing for an FAA operating certificate under 
Part 119, Part 141, or Part 142, or holding or 
applying for an FAA-approved training pro-
gram under Part 63, Appendix C, for flight 
engineers, and 

b. Evaluated and issued an SOQ for a spe-

cific FSTD level. 

2. FFSs also require the installation of a 

visual system that is capable of providing an 
out-of-the-flight-deck view of airport mod-
els. However, historically these airport mod-
els were not routinely evaluated or required 
to meet any standardized criteria. This has 
led to qualified simulators containing air-
port models being used to meet FAA-ap-
proved training, testing, or checking require-
ments with potentially incorrect or inappro-
priate visual references. 

3. To prevent this from occurring in the fu-

ture, by May 30, 2009, except for the airport 
model(s) used to qualify the simulator at the 
designated level, each certificate holder 
must assure that each airport model used for 
training, testing, or checking under this 
chapter in a qualified FFS meets the defini-
tion of a Class II or Class III airport model 
as defined in Appendix F of this part. 

4. These references describe the require-

ments for visual scene management and the 
minimum distances from which runway or 
landing area features must be visible for all 
levels of simulator. The airport model must 
provide, for each ‘‘in-use runway’’ or ‘‘in-use 
landing area,’’ runway or landing area sur-
face and markings, runway or landing area 
lighting, taxiway surface and markings, and 
taxiway lighting. Additional requirements 
include correlation of the v airport models 
with other aspects of the airport environ-
ment, correlation of the aircraft and associ-
ated equipment, scene quality assessment 
features, and the control of these models the 
instructor must be able to exercise. 

5. For circling approaches, all require-

ments of this section apply to the runway 
used for the initial approach and to the run-
way of intended landing. 

6. The details in these models must be de-

veloped using airport pictures, construction 
drawings and maps, or other similar data, or 
developed in accordance with published regu-
latory material. However, this FSTD DIREC-
TIVE 1 does not require that airport models 
contain details that are beyond the initially 
designed capability of the visual system, as 
currently qualified. The recognized limita-
tions to visual systems are as follows: 

a. Visual systems not required to have run-

way numbers as a part of the specific runway 
marking requirements are: 

(1) Link NVS and DNVS. 
(2) Novoview 2500 and 6000. 
(3) FlightSafety VITAL series up to, and 

including, VITAL III, but not beyond. 

(4) Redifusion SP1, SP1T, and SP2. 
b. Visual systems required to display run-

way numbers only for LOFT scenes are: 

(1) FlightSafety VITAL IV. 
(2) Redifusion SP3 and SP3T. 
(3) Link-Miles Image II. 
c. Visual systems not required to have ac-

curate taxiway edge lighting are: 

(1) Redifusion SP1. 
(2) FlightSafety Vital IV. 

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