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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 60, App. D 

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a. In order to be qualified at a particular 

qualification level, the FTD must: 

(1) Meet the general requirements listed in 

Attachment 1 of this appendix. 

(2) Meet the objective testing requirements 

listed in Attachment 2 of this appendix 
(Level 4 FTDs do not require objective tests). 

(3) Satisfactorily accomplish the subjec-

tive tests listed in Attachment 3 of this ap-
pendix. 

b. The request described in § 60.15(a) must 

include all of the following: 

(1) A statement that the FTD meets all of 

the applicable provisions of this part and all 
applicable provisions of the QPS. 

(2) A confirmation that the sponsor will 

forward to the NSPM the statement de-
scribed in § 60.15(b) in such time as to be re-
ceived no later than 5 business days prior to 
the scheduled evaluation and may be for-
warded to the NSPM via traditional or elec-
tronic means. 

(3) Except for a Level 4 FTD, a QTG, ac-

ceptable to the NSPM, that includes all of 
the following: 

(a) Objective data obtained from aircraft 

testing or another approved source. 

(b) Correlating objective test results ob-

tained from the performance of the FTD as 
prescribed in the appropriate QPS. 

(c) The result of FTD subjective tests pre-

scribed in the appropriate QPS. 

(d) A description of the equipment nec-

essary to perform the evaluation for initial 
qualification and the continuing qualifica-
tion evaluations. 

c. The QTG described in paragraph a(3) of 

this section must provide the documented 
proof of compliance with the FTD objective 
tests in Attachment 2, Table D2A of this ap-
pendix. 

d. The QTG is prepared and submitted by 

the sponsor, or the sponsor’s agent on behalf 
of the sponsor, to the NSPM for review and 
approval, and must include, for each objec-
tive test: 

(1) Parameters, tolerances, and flight con-

ditions. 

(2) Pertinent and complete instructions for 

conducting automatic and manual tests. 

(3) A means of comparing the FTD test re-

sults to the objective data. 

(4) Any other information as necessary to 

assist in the evaluation of the test results. 

(5) Other information appropriate to the 

qualification level of the FTD. 

e. The QTG described in paragraphs (a)(3) 

and (b) of this section, must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) A QTG cover page with sponsor and 

FAA approval signature blocks (see Attach-
ment 4, Figure D4C, of this appendix, for a 
sample QTG cover page). 

(2) A continuing qualification evaluation 

requirements page. This page will be used by 
the NSPM to establish and record the fre-
quency with which continuing qualification 
evaluations must be conducted and any sub-
sequent changes that may be determined by 
the NSPM in accordance with § 60.19. See At-
tachment 4, Figure D4G, of this appendix for 
a sample Continuing Qualification Evalua-
tion Requirements page. 

(3) An FTD information page that provides 

the information listed in this paragraph, if 
applicable (see Attachment 4, Figure D4B, of 
this appendix, for a sample FTD information 
page). For convertible FTDs, the sponsor 
must submit a separate page for each con-
figuration of the FTD. 

(a) The sponsor’s FTD identification num-

ber or code. 

(b) The helicopter model and series being 

simulated. 

(c) The aerodynamic data revision number 

or reference. 

(d) The source of the basic aerodynamic 

model and the aerodynamic coefficient data 
used to modify the basic model. 

(e) The engine model(s) and its data revi-

sion number or reference. 

(f) The flight control data revision number 

or reference. 

(g) The flight management system identi-

fication and revision level. 

(h) The FTD model and manufacturer. 
(i) The date of FTD manufacture. 
(j) The FTD computer identification. 
(k) The visual system model and manufac-

turer, including display type. 

(l) The motion system type and manufac-

turer, including degrees of freedom. 

(4) A Table of Contents. 
(5) A log of revisions and a list of effective 

pages. 

(6) List of all relevant data references. 
(7) A glossary of terms and symbols used 

(including sign conventions and units). 

(8) Statements of Compliance and Capa-

bility (SOC) with certain requirements. 

(9) Recording procedures or equipment re-

quired to accomplish the objective tests. 

(10) The following information for each ob-

jective test designated in Attachment 2 of 
this appendix, as applicable to the qualifica-
tion level sought: 

(a) Name of the test. 
(b) Objective of the test. 
(c) Initial conditions. 
(d) Manual test procedures. 
(e) Automatic test procedures (if applica-

ble). 

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