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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
Pt. 60, App. A
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A3B—F
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UBJECTIVE
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—Continued
QPS Requirements
Entry No.
For qualification at the stated level—Class I airport models
Simulator level
A B C D
(iv) Edge lights of correct color .........................................................................................
X
X
5.b.4. .......
Airport signage associated with each ‘‘in-use’’ runway must include the following:
(i) Distance remaining signs, if appropriate ......................................................................
X
X
X
X
(ii) Signs at intersecting runways and taxiways ................................................................
X
X
X
X
(iii) Signs described in entries 2.h. and 2.i. of this table ...................................................
X
X
X
X
5.b.5. .......
Required airport model correlation with other aspects of the airport environment simulation:
(i) The airport model must be properly aligned with the navigational aids that are asso-
ciated with operations at the runway ‘‘in-use’’.
X X X X
(ii) The simulation of runway contaminants must be correlated with the displayed run-
way surface and lighting where applicable.
X
6. ...........................
Correlation with airplane and associated equipment. The following are the minimum correlation compari-
sons that must be made for simulators at Levels A, B, C, and D.
6.a. .................
Visual system compatibility with aerodynamic programming ............................................
X
X
X
X
6.b. .................
Visual cues to assess sink rate and depth perception during landings ...........................
X
X
X
6.c. .................
Accurate portrayal of environment relating to flight simulator attitudes ............................
X
X
X
X
6.d. .................
The airport model and the generated visual scene must correlate with integrated air-
plane systems (e.g., terrain, traffic and weather avoidance systems and Head-up
Guidance System (HGS)).
X X
6.e. .................
Representative visual effects for each visible, own-ship, airplane external light(s)—taxi
and landing light lobes (including independent operation, if appropriate).
X X X X
6.f. ..................
The effect of rain removal devices ....................................................................................
X X
7. ....................
Scene quality. The following are the minimum scene quality tests that must be conducted for simulators at
Levels A, B, C, and D.
7.a. .................
Surfaces and textural cues must be free from apparent and distracting quantization
(aliasing).
X X
7.b. .................
System capable of portraying full color realistic textural cues ..........................................
X X
7.c. .................
The system light points must be free from distracting jitter, smearing or streaking .........
X
X
X
X
7.d. .................
Demonstration of occulting through each channel of the system in an operational
scene.
X X
7.e. .................
Demonstration of a minimum of ten levels of occulting through each channel of the
system in an operational scene.
X X
7.f. ..................
System capable of providing focus effects that simulate rain ..........................................
X
X
7.g. .................
System capable of providing focus effects that simulate light point perspective growth
X
X
7.h. .................
System capable of six discrete light step controls (0–5) ..................................................
X X X X
8. ...........................
Environmental effects. The following are the minimum environmental effects that must be available as indi-
cated.
8.a. .................
The displayed scene corresponding to the appropriate surface contaminants and in-
clude runway lighting reflections for wet, partially obscured lights for snow, or alter-
native effects.
X X
8.a.1. .......
Special weather representations which include:
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