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Pt. 60, App. B 

from data requirements. The aircraft manu-
facturer may provide this document. 

h. There is no requirement for any flight 

test data supplier to submit a flight test 
plan or program prior to gathering flight 
test data. However, the NSPM notes that in-
experienced data gatherers often provide 
data that is irrelevant, improperly marked, 
or lacking adequate justification for selec-
tion. Other problems include inadequate in-
formation regarding initial conditions or 
test maneuvers. The NSPM has been forced 
to refuse these data submissions as valida-
tion data for an FTD evaluation. It is for 
this reason that the NSPM recommends that 
any data supplier not previously experienced 
in this area review the data necessary for 
programming and for validating the perform-
ance of the FTD and discuss the flight test 
plan anticipated for acquiring such data with 
the NSPM well in advance of commencing 
the flight tests. 

i. The NSPM will consider, on a case-by- 

case basis, whether to approve supplemental 
validation data derived from flight data re-
cording systems such as a Quick Access Re-
corder or Flight Data Recorder. 

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a. In the event that the NSPM determines 

that special equipment or specifically quali-
fied persons will be required to conduct an 
evaluation, the NSPM will make every at-
tempt to notify the sponsor at least one (1) 
week, but in no case less than 72 hours, in 
advance of the evaluation. Examples of spe-
cial equipment include flight control meas-
urement devices, accelerometers, or oscillo-
scopes. Examples of specially qualified per-
sonnel include individuals specifically quali-
fied to install or use any special equipment 
when its use is required. 

b. Examples of a special evaluation include 

an evaluation conducted after: An FTD is 
moved; at the request of the TPAA; or as a 
result of comments received from users of 
the FTD that raise questions about the con-
tinued qualification or use of the FTD. 

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a. In order to be qualified at a particular 

qualification level, the FTD must: 

(1) Meet the general requirements listed in 

Attachment 1 of this appendix; 

(2) Meet the objective testing requirements 

listed in Attachment 2 of this appendix 
(Level 4 FTDs do not require objective tests); 
and 

(3) Satisfactorily accomplish the subjec-

tive tests listed in Attachment 3 of this ap-
pendix. 

b. The request described in § 60.15(a) must 

include all of the following: 

(1) A statement that the FTD meets all of 

the applicable provisions of this part and all 
applicable provisions of the QPS. 

(2) A confirmation that the sponsor will 

forward to the NSPM the statement de-
scribed in § 60.15(b) in such time as to be re-
ceived no later than 5 business days prior to 
the scheduled evaluation and may be for-
warded to the NSPM via traditional or elec-
tronic means. 

(3) Except for a Level 4 FTD, a QTG, ac-

ceptable to the NSPM, that includes all of 
the following: 

(a) Objective data obtained from aircraft 

testing or another approved source. 

(b) Correlating objective test results ob-

tained from the performance of the FTD as 
prescribed in the appropriate QPS. 

(c) The result of FTD subjective tests pre-

scribed in the appropriate QPS. 

(d) A description of the equipment nec-

essary to perform the evaluation for initial 
qualification and the continuing qualifica-
tion evaluations. 

c. The QTG described in paragraph a(3) of 

this section, must provide the documented 
proof of compliance with the FTD objective 
tests in Attachment 2, Table B2A of this ap-
pendix. 

d. The QTG is prepared and submitted by 

the sponsor, or the sponsor?s agent on behalf 
of the sponsor, to the NSPM for review and 
approval, and must include, for each objec-
tive test: 

(1) Parameters, tolerances, and flight con-

ditions; 

(2) Pertinent and complete instructions for 

conducting automatic and manual tests; 

(3) A means of comparing the FTD test re-

sults to the objective data; 

(4) Any other information as necessary to 

assist in the evaluation of the test results; 

(5) Other information appropriate to the 

qualification level of the FTD. 

e. The QTG described in paragraphs (a)(3) 

and (b) of this section, must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) A QTG cover page with sponsor and 

FAA approval signature blocks (see Attach-
ment 4, Figure B4C, of this appendix, for a 
sample QTG cover page). 

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