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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 60.15 

data from public domain sources, pro-
vided this data is acceptable to the 
NSPM. If found acceptable the data 
may then be used in particular applica-
tions for FSTD qualification. 

(d) Data or other material or ele-

ments must be submitted in a form and 
manner acceptable to the NSPM. 

(e) The NSPM may require additional 

objective data, which may include 
flight testing if necessary, if the vali-
dation data package does not support 
FSTD qualification requirements as 
described in this part and the applica-
ble QPS appendix. 

(f) When an FSTD sponsor learns, or 

is advised by an aircraft manufacturer 
or other data provider, that an addi-
tion to, an amendment to, or a revision 
of data that may relate to FSTD per-
formance or handling characteristics is 
available, the sponsor must notify the 
NSPM as described in the applicable 
QPS. 

§ 60.14

Special equipment and per-

sonnel requirements for qualifica-
tion of the FSTD. 

When notified by the NSPM, the 

sponsor must make available all spe-
cial equipment and qualified personnel 
needed to accomplish or assist in the 
accomplishment of tests during initial 
qualification, continuing qualification, 
or special evaluations. 

§ 60.15

Initial qualification require-

ments. 

(a) For each FSTD, the sponsor must 

submit a request to the NSPM to 
evaluate the FSTD for initial qualifica-
tion at a specific level and simulta-
neously request the Training Program 
Approval Authority (TPAA) forward a 
concurring letter to the NSPM. The re-
quest must be submitted in the form 
and manner described in the applicable 
QPS. 

(b) The management representative 

described in § 60.9(c) must sign a state-
ment (electronic signature is accept-
able for electronic transmissions) after 
confirming the following: 

(1) The performance and handling 

qualities of the FSTD represent those 
of the aircraft or set of aircraft within 
the normal operating envelope. This 
determination must be made by a 
pilot(s) meeting the requirements of 

paragraph (d) of this section after hav-
ing flown all of the Operations Tasks 
listed in the applicable QPS appendix 
relevant to the qualification level of 
the FSTD. Exceptions, if any, must be 
noted. The name of the person(s) mak-
ing this determination must be avail-
able to the NSPM upon request. 

(2) The FSTD systems and sub-sys-

tems (including the simulated aircraft 
systems) functionally represent those 
in the aircraft or set of aircraft. This 
determination must be made by the 
pilot(s) described in paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section, or by a person(s) trained 
on simulator systems/sub-systems and 
trained on the operation of the simu-
lated aircraft systems, after having ex-
ercised the operation of the FSTD and 
the pertinent functions available 
through the Instructor Operating Sta-
tion(s). Exceptions, if any, must be 
noted. The name of the person(s) mak-
ing this determination must be avail-
able to the NSPM upon request. 

(3) The cockpit represents the con-

figuration of the specific type; or air-
craft make, model, and series aircraft 
being simulated, as appropriate. This 
determination must be made by the 
pilot(s) described in paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section, or by a person(s) trained 
on the configuration and operation of 
the aircraft simulated. Exceptions, if 
any, must be noted. The name of the 
person(s) making this determination 
must be available to the NSPM upon 
request. 

(c) Except for those FSTDs pre-

viously qualified and described in 
§ 60.17, each FSTD evaluated for initial 
qualification must meet the standard 
that is in effect at the time of the eval-
uation. However— 

(1) If the FAA publishes a change to 

the existing standard or publishes a 
new standard for the evaluation for ini-
tial qualification, a sponsor may re-
quest that the NSPM apply the stand-
ard that was in effect when an FSTD 
was ordered for delivery if the spon-
sor— 

(i) Within 30 days of the publication 

of the change to the existing standard 
or publication of the new standard, no-
tifies the NSPM that an FSTD has 
been ordered; 

(ii) Within 90 days of the NSPM noti-

fication described in paragraph (c)(1)(i) 

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