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Sample Request for Initial, Upgrade, or Reinstatement Evaluation.
u. The numbering system used for objective test results in the QTG should closely
follow the numbering system set out in Attachment 2, FTD Objective Tests, Table D2A
of this appendix.
v. Contact the NSPM or visit the NSPM
Web site for additional information regarding the preferred qualifications of pilots used
to meet the requirements of Section 60.15(d).
w. Examples of the exclusions for which
the FTD might not have been subjectively
tested by the sponsor or the NSPM and for
which qualification might not be sought or
granted, as described in Section 60.15(g)(6), include
approaches to and departures from slopes
and pinnacles.
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12. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR
CURRENTLY QUALIFIED FTDS (Section 60.16)

b. FTDs and replacement FTD systems
qualified prior to May 30, 2008, are not required to meet the general FTD requirements, the objective test requirements, and
the subjective test requirements of Attachments 1, 2, and 3, respectively, of this appendix as long as the FTD continues to meet the
test requirements contained in the MQTG
developed under the original qualification
basis.
c. After (1 year after date of publication of
the final rule in the FEDERAL REGISTER) each
visual scene and airport model installed in
and available for use in a qualified FTD must
meet the requirements described in Attachment 3 of this appendix.
d. Simulators qualified prior to May 30,
2008, may be updated. If an evaluation is
deemed appropriate or necessary by the
NSPM after such an update, the evaluation
will not require an evaluation to standards
beyond those against which the simulator
was originally qualified.
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No additional regulatory or informational
material applies to Section 60.16, Additional Qualifications for a Currently Qualified FTD.
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13. PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED FTDS (Section 60.17)
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a. In instances where a sponsor plans to remove an FTD from active status for a period
of less than two years, the following procedures apply:
(1) The NSPM must be notified in writing
and the notification must include an estimate of the period that the FTD will be inactive.
(2) Continuing Qualification evaluations
will not be scheduled during the inactive period.
(3) The NSPM will remove the FTD from
the list of qualified FTDs on a mutually established date not later than the date on
which the first missed continuing qualification evaluation would have been scheduled.
(4) Before the FTD is restored to qualified
status, it must be evaluated by the NSPM.
The evaluation content and the time required to accomplish the evaluation is based
on the number of continuing qualification
evaluations and sponsor-conducted quarterly
inspections missed during the period of inactivity.
(5) The sponsor must notify the NSPM of
any changes to the original scheduled time
out of service.

BEGIN INFORMATION
e. Other certificate holders or persons desiring to use an FTD may contract with FTD
sponsors to use FTDs previously qualified at
a particular level for a helicopter type and
approved for use within an FAA-approved
flight training program. Such FTDs are not
required to undergo an additional qualification process, except as described in Section 60.16.
f. Each FTD user must obtain approval
from the appropriate TPAA to use any FTD
in an FAA-approved flight training program.
g. The intent of the requirement listed in
Section 60.17(b), for each FTD to have an SOQ within 6 years, is to have the availability of that
statement (including the configuration list
and the limitations to authorizations) to
provide a complete picture of the FTD inventory regulated by the FAA. The issuance of
the statement will not require any additional evaluation or require any adjustment
to the evaluation basis for the FTD.
h. Downgrading of an FTD is a permanent
change in qualification level and will necessitate the issuance of a revised SOQ to reflect the revised qualification level, as appropriate. If a temporary restriction is
placed on an FTD because of a missing, malfunctioning, or inoperative component or ongoing repairs, the restriction is not a permanent change in qualification level. Instead,
the restriction is temporary and is removed
when the reason for the restriction has been
resolved.
i. It is not the intent of the NSPM to discourage the improvement of existing simulation (e.g., the  - updating -  of a control loading system, or the replacement of the IOS
with a more capable unit) by requiring the

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