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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 60.15 

of this section, requests that the stand-
ard in effect at the time the order was 
placed be used for the evaluation for 
initial qualification; and 

(iii) The evaluation is conducted 

within 24 months following the publica-
tion of the change to the existing 
standard or publication of the new 
standard. 

(2) This notification must include a 

description of the FSTD; the antici-
pated qualification level of the FSTD; 
the make, model, and series of aircraft 
simulated; and any other pertinent in-
formation. 

(3) Any tests, tolerances, or other re-

quirements that are current at the 
time of the evaluation may be used 
during the initial evaluation, at the re-
quest of the sponsor, if the sponsor pro-
vides acceptable updates to the re-
quired qualification test guide. 

(4) The standards used for the evalua-

tion for initial qualification will be 
used for all subsequent evaluations of 
the FSTD. 

(5) An FSTD sponsor or FSTD manu-

facturer may submit a request to the 
Administrator for approval of a devi-
ation from the QPS requirements as 
defined in Appendix A through Appen-
dix D of this part. 

(i) Requests for deviation must be 

submitted in a form and manner ac-
ceptable to the Administrator and 
must provide sufficient justification 
that the deviation meets or exceeds the 
testing requirements and tolerances as 
specified in the part 60 QPS or will oth-
erwise not adversely affect the fidelity 
and capability of the FSTDs evaluated 
and qualified under the deviation. 

(ii) The Administrator may consider 

deviation from the minimum require-
ments tables, the objective testing ta-
bles, the functions and subjective test-
ing tables, and other supporting tables 
and requirements in the part 60 QPS. 

(iii) Deviations may be issued to an 

FSTD manufacturer for the initial 
qualification of multiple FSTDs, sub-
ject to terms and limitations as deter-
mined by Administrator. Approved de-
viations will become a part of the per-
manent qualification basis of the indi-
vidual FSTD and will be noted in the 
FSTD’s Statement of Qualification. 

(iv) If the FAA publishes a change to 

the existing part 60 standards as de-

scribed in paragraph (c)(1) of this sec-
tion or issues an FSTD Directive as de-
scribed in § 60.23(b), which conflicts 
with or supersedes an approved devi-
ation, the Administrator may termi-
nate or revise a grant of deviation au-
thority issued under this paragraph. 

(d) The pilot(s) who contributes to 

the confirmation statement required 
by paragraph (b) of this section must— 

(1) Be designated by the sponsor; and 
(2) Be qualified in— 
(i) The aircraft or set of aircraft 

being simulated; or 

(ii) For aircraft not yet issued a type 

certificate, or aircraft not previously 
operated by the sponsor or not having 
previous FAA-approved training pro-
grams conducted by the sponsor, an 
aircraft similar in size and configura-
tion. 

(e) The subjective tests that form the 

basis for the statements described in 
paragraph (b) of this section and the 
objective tests referenced in paragraph 
(f) of this section must be accom-
plished at the sponsor’s training facil-
ity or other sponsor designated loca-
tion where training will take place, ex-
cept as provided for in the applicable 
QPS. 

(f) The person seeking to qualify the 

FSTD must provide the NSPM access 
to the FSTD for the length of time nec-
essary for the NSPM to complete the 
required evaluation of the FSTD for 
initial qualification, which includes 
the conduct and evaluation of objective 
and subjective tests, including general 
FSTD requirements, as described in the 
applicable QPS, to determine that the 
FSTD meets the standards in that 
QPS. 

(g) When the FSTD passes an evalua-

tion for initial qualification, the NSPM 
issues a Statement of Qualification 
that includes all of the following: 

(1) Identification of the sponsor. 
(2) Identification of the make, model, 

and series of the aircraft or set of air-
craft being simulated. 

(3) Identification of the configuration 

of the aircraft or set of aircraft being 
simulated (

e.g.

, engine model or mod-

els, flight instruments, or navigation 
or other systems). 

(4) A statement that the FSTD is 

qualified as either a full flight simu-
lator or a flight training device. 

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