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Pt. 60, App. F 

creditable. It also includes errors in the doc-
umentation used to support the FSTD (e.g., 
MQTG errors, information missing from the 
MQTG, or required statements from appro-
priately qualified personnel). 

Downgrade

—a permanent change in the 

qualification level of an FSTD to a lower 
level. 

Driven

—a test method where the input 

stimulus or variable is positioned by auto-
matic means, usually a computer input. 

Electronic Copy of the MQTG

—an electronic 

copy of the MQTG provided by an electronic 
scan presented in a format, acceptable to the 
NSPM. 

Electronic Master Qualification Test Guide

— 

an electronic version of the MQTG (eMQTG), 
where all objective data obtained from air-
plane testing, or another approved source, 
together with correlating objective test re-
sults obtained from the performance of the 
FSTD and a description of the equipment 
necessary to perform the evaluation for the 
initial and the continuing qualification eval-
uations is stored, archived, or presented in 
either reformatted or digitized electronic 
format. 

Engine

—as used in this part, the appliance 

or structure that supplies propulsive force 
for movement of the aircraft: i.e., The tur-
bine engine for turbine powered aircraft; the 
turbine engine and propeller assembly for 
turbo-propeller powered aircraft; and the re-
ciprocating engine and propeller assembly 
for reciprocating engine powered aircraft. 
For purposes of this part, engine failure is 
the failure of either the engine or propeller 
assembly to provide thrust higher than idle 
power thrust due to a failure of either the 
engine or the propeller assembly. 

Evaluation

—with respect to an individual, 

the checking, testing, or review associated 
with flight crewmember qualification, train-
ing, and certification under parts 61, 63, 121, 
or 135 of this chapter. With respect to an 
FSTD, the qualification activities for the de-
vice (e.g., the objective and subjective tests, 
the inspections, or the continuing qualifica-
tion evaluations) associated with the re-
quirements of this part. 

Fictional Airport

—a visual model of an air-

port that is a collection of ‘‘non-real world’’ 
terrain, instrument approach procedures, 
navigation aids, maps, and visual modeling 
detail sufficient to enable completion of an 
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate or Type 
Rating. 

Flight Experience

—recency of flight experi-

ence for landing credit purposes. 

Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD)

—a 

full flight simulator (FFS) or a flight train-
ing device (FTD). (Part 1) 

Flight Test Data

—(a subset of objective 

data) aircraft data collected by the aircraft 
manufacturer or other acceptable data sup-
plier during an aircraft flight test program. 

Flight Training Device (FTD)

—a replica of 

aircraft instruments, equipment, panels, and 
controls in an open flight deck area or an en-
closed aircraft flight deck replica. It in-
cludes the equipment and computer pro-
grams necessary to represent aircraft (or set 
of aircraft) operations in ground and flight 
conditions having the full range of capabili-
ties of the systems installed in the device as 
described in part 60 of this chapter and the 
qualification performance standard (QPS) for 
a specific FTD qualification level. (Part 1) 

Free Response

—the response of the FSTD 

after completion of a control input or dis-
turbance. 

Frozen

—a test condition where one or more 

variables are held constant with time. 

FSTD Approval

—the extent to which an 

FSTD may be used by a certificate holder as 
authorized by the FAA. 

FSTD Directive

—a document issued by the 

FAA to an FSTD sponsor requiring a modi-
fication to the FSTD due to a safety-of-flight 
issue and amending the qualification basis 
for the FSTD. 

FSTD Latency

—the additional time for the 

FSTD to respond to input that is beyond the 
response time of the aircraft. 

FSTD Performance

—the overall perform-

ance of the FSTD, including aircraft per-
formance (e.g., thrust/drag relationships, 
climb, range) and flight and ground han-
dling. 

Full Flight Simulator (FFS)

—a replica of a 

specific type, make, model, or series aircraft. 
It includes the equipment and computer pro-
grams necessary to represent aircraft oper-
ations in ground and flight conditions, a vis-
ual system providing an out-of-the-flight 
deck view, a system that provides cues at 
least equivalent to those of a three-degree- 
of-freedom motion system, and has the full 
range of capabilities of the systems installed 
in the device as described in part 60 of this 
chapter and the QPS for a specific FFS qual-
ification level. (Part 1) 

Gate Clutter

—the static and moving ground 

traffic (e.g., other airplanes; tugs; power or 
baggage carts; fueling, catering, or cargo 
trucks; pedestrians) presented to pose a po-
tential conflict with the simulated aircraft 
during ground operations around the point 
where the simulated airplane is to be parked 
between flights 

Generic Airport Model

—a Class III visual 

model that combines correct navigation aids 
for a real world airport with a visual model 
that does not depict that same airport. 

Grandfathering

—as used in this part, the 

practice of assigning a qualification basis for 
an FSTD based on the period of time during 
which a published set of standards governed 
the requirements for the initial and con-
tinuing qualification of FSTDs. Each FSTD 
manufactured during this specified period of 

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