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§ 60.3

(b) A situation in which paragraph

(a) of this section would not apply to a
person would be when each of the fol-
lowing conditions are met:

(1) The person sold or leased the

FSTD and merely represented to the
purchaser or lessee that the FSTD is in
a condition in which it should be able
to obtain FAA approval and qualifica-
tion under this part;

(2) The person does not falsely claim

to be the FAA-approved sponsor for the
FSTD;

(3) The person does not falsely make

representations that someone else is
the FAA-approved sponsor of the FSTD
at a time when that other person is not
the FAA-approved sponsor of the
FSTD; and

(4) The person’s acts or omissions do

not cause another person to detrimen-
tally rely on such acts or omissions for
the mistaken conclusion that the
FSTD is FAA-approved and qualified
under this part at the time the FSTD
is sold or leased.

§ 60.3

Definitions.

In addition to the definitions in part

1 of this chapter, other terms and defi-
nitions applicable to this part are
found in appendix F of this part.

§ 60.4

Qualification Performance

Standards.

The Qualification Performance

Standards (QPS) are published in ap-
pendices to this part as follows:

(a) Appendix A contains the QPS for

Airplane Flight Simulators.

(b) Appendix B contains the QPS for

Airplane Flight Training Devices.

Helicopter Flight Simulators.

(d) Appendix D contains the QPS for

Helicopter Flight Training Devices.

(e) Appendix E contains the QPS for

Quality Management Systems for
FSTDs.

(f) Appendix F contains the QPS for

Definitions and Abbreviations for
FSTDs.

§ 60.5

Quality management system.

(a) After May 30, 2010, no sponsor

may use or allow the use of or offer the
use of an FSTD for flight crewmember
training or evaluation or for obtaining
flight experience to meet any require-

ment of this chapter unless the sponsor
has established and follows a quality
management system (QMS), currently
approved by the National Simulator
Program Manager (NSPM), for the con-
tinuing surveillance and analysis of the
sponsor’s performance and effective-
ness in providing a satisfactory FSTD
for use on a regular basis as described
in QPS appendix E of this part.

(b) The QMS program must provide a

process for identifying deficiencies in
the program and for documenting how
the program will be changed to address
these deficiencies.

the QMS program does not adequately
address the procedures necessary to
meet the requirements of this part, the
sponsor must, after notification by the
NSPM, change the program so the pro-
cedures meet the requirements of this
part. Each such change must be ap-
proved by the NSPM prior to imple-
mentation.

(d) Within 30 days after the sponsor

receives a notice described in para-
graph (c) of this section, the sponsor
may file a petition with the Executive
Director of Flight Standards Service
(the Executive Director) for reconsider-
ation of the NSPM finding. The sponsor
must address its petition to the Execu-
tive Director, Flight Standards Serv-
ice, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Ave., SW., Wash-
ington, DC 20591. The filing of such a
petition to reconsider stays the notice
pending a decision by the Executive Di-
rector. However, if the Executive Di-
rector finds that there is a situation
that requires immediate action in the
interest of safety in air commerce, he
may, upon a statement of the reasons,
require a change effective without
stay.

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct.
30, 2006; Amdt. 60–2, 72 FR 59599, Oct. 22, 2007,
as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
60–5, 83 FR 9170, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 60.7

Sponsor qualification require-

ments.

(a) A person is eligible to apply to be

a sponsor of an FSTD if the following
conditions are met:

(1) The person holds, or is an appli-

cant for, a certificate under part 119,
141, or 142 of this chapter; or holds, or

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