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Pt. 60, App. B
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EQUIREMENTS
[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12461, 73 FR 26490, May 9,
2008, as amended by Docket FAA–2014–0391,
Amdt. 60–4, 81 FR 18218, 18219, 18240, 18283,
18300, and 18303, Mar. 30, 2016; 81 FR 32016 and
32066, May 20, 2016; Docket FAA–2018–0119,
Amdt. 60–5, 83 FR 9170, Mar. 5, 2018; Amdt. 60–
6, 83 FR 30275, June 27, 2018]
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This appendix establishes the standards for
Airplane FTD evaluation and qualification
at Level 4, Level 5, or Level 6. The Flight
Standards Service, NSPM, is responsible for
the development, application, and implemen-
tation of the standards contained within this
appendix. The procedures and criteria speci-
fied in this appendix will be used by the
NSPM, or a person or persons assigned by
the NSPM when conducting airplane FTD
evaluations.
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1. Introduction
2. Applicability (§§ 60.1 and 60.2).
3. Definitions (§ 60.3).
4. Qualification Performance Standards
(§ 60.4).
5. Quality Management System (§ 60.5).
6. Sponsor Qualification Requirements
(§ 60.7).
7. Additional Responsibilities of the Sponsor
(§ 60.9).
8. FTD Use (§ 60.11).
9. FTD Objective Data Requirements (§ 60.13).
10. Special Equipment and Personnel Re-
quirements for Qualification of the FTD
(§ 60.14).
11. Initial (and Upgrade) Qualification Re-
quirements (§ 60.15).
12. Additional Qualifications for Currently
Qualified FTDs (§ 60.16).
13. Previously Qualified FTDs (§ 60.17).
14. Inspection, Continuing Qualification
Evaluation, and Maintenance Require-
ments (§ 60.19).
15. Logging FTD Discrepancies (§ 60.20).
16. Interim Qualification of FTDs for New
Airplane Types or Models (§ 60.21).
17. Modifications to FTDs (§ 60.23).
18. Operations with Missing, Malfunctioning,
or Inoperative Components (§ 60.25).
19. Automatic Loss of Qualification and Pro-
cedures for Restoration of Qualification
(§ 60.27).
20. Other Losses of Qualification and Proce-
dures for Restoration of Qualification
(§ 60.29).
21. Record Keeping and Reporting (§ 60.31).
22. Applications, Logbooks, Reports, and
Records: Fraud, Falsification, or Incor-
rect Statements (§ 60.33).
23. [Reserved]
24. Levels of FTD.
25. FTD Qualification on the Basis of a Bilat-
eral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA)
(§ 60.37).
Attachment 1 to Appendix B to Part 60—Gen-
eral FTD Requirements.
Attachment 2 to Appendix B to Part 60—
Flight Training Device (FTD) Objective
Tests.
Attachment 3 to Appendix B to Part 60—
Flight Training Device (FTD) Subjective
Evaluation.
Attachment 4 to Appendix B to Part 60—
Sample Documents.
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a. This appendix contains background in-
formation as well as regulatory and inform-
ative material as described later in this sec-
tion. To assist the reader in determining
what areas are required and what areas are
permissive, the text in this appendix is di-
vided into two sections: ‘‘QPS Require-
ments’’ and ‘‘Information.’’ The QPS Re-
quirements sections contain details regard-
ing compliance with the part 60 rule lan-
guage. These details are regulatory, but are
found only in this appendix. The Information
sections contain material that is advisory in
nature, and designed to give the user general
information about the regulation.
b. Questions regarding the contents of this
publication should be sent to the U.S. De-
partment of Transportation, Federal Avia-
tion Administration, Flight Standards Serv-
ice, National Simulator Program Staff,
AFS–205, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia
30320. Telephone contact numbers for the
NSP are: Phone, 404–474–5620; fax, 404–474–
5656. The NSP Internet Web site address is:
http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/nsp/.
On
this Web site you will find an NSP personnel
list with telephone and email contact infor-
mation for each NSP staff member, a list of
qualified flight simulation devices, advisory
circulars (ACs), a description of the quali-
fication process, NSP policy, and an NSP
‘‘In-Works’’ section. Also linked from this
site are additional information sources,
handbook bulletins, frequently asked ques-
tions, a listing and text of the Federal Avia-
tion Regulations, Flight Standards Inspec-
tor’s handbooks, and other FAA links.
c. The NSPM encourages the use of elec-
tronic media for all communication, includ-
ing any record, report, request, test, or
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