Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)

Pt. 60, App. B

was gathered and applied), data presen-
tations, and the applicable tolerances for
each test.

q. In addition to the scheduled continuing

qualification evaluation, each FTD is subject
to evaluations conducted by the NSPM at
any time without prior notification to the
sponsor. Such evaluations would be accom-
plished in a normal manner (i.e., requiring
exclusive use of the FTD for the conduct of
objective and subjective tests and an exam-
ination of functions) if the FTD is not being
used for flight crewmember training, testing,
or checking. However, if the FTD were being
used, the evaluation would be conducted in a
non-exclusive manner. This non-exclusive
evaluation will be conducted by the FTD
evaluator accompanying the check airman,
instructor, Aircrew Program Designee
(APD), or FAA inspector aboard the FTD
along with the student(s) and observing the
operation of the FTD during the training,
testing, or checking activities.

r. Problems with objective test results are

handled as follows:

(1) If a problem with an objective test re-

sult is detected by the NSP evaluation team
during an evaluation, the test may be re-
peated or the QTG may be amended.

(2) If it is determined that the results of an

objective test do not support the qualifica-
tion level requested but do support a lower
level, the NSPM may qualify the FTD at a
lower level. For example, if a Level 6 evalua-
tion is requested, but the FTD fails to meet
the spiral stability test tolerances, it could
be qualified at Level 5.

s. After an FTD is successfully evaluated,

the NSPM issues an SOQ to the sponsor, the
NSPM recommends the FTD to the TPAA,
who will approve the FTD for use in a flight
training program. The SOQ will be issued at
the satisfactory conclusion of the initial or
continuing qualification evaluation and will
list the tasks for which the FTD is qualified,
referencing the tasks described in Table B1B
in Attachment 1 of this appendix. However,
it is the sponsor’s responsibility to obtain
TPAA approval prior to using the FTD in an
FAA-approved flight training program.

t. Under normal circumstances, the NSPM

establishes a date for the initial or upgrade
evaluation within ten (10) working days after
determining that a complete QTG is accept-
able. Unusual circumstances may warrant
establishing an evaluation date before this
determination is made. A sponsor may
schedule an evaluation date as early as 6
months in advance. However, there may be a
delay of 45 days or more in rescheduling and
completing the evaluation if the sponsor is
unable to meet the scheduled date. See At-
tachment 4, Figure B4A, Sample Request for
Initial, Upgrade, or Reinstatement Evalua-
tion, of this appendix.

u. The numbering system used for objec-

tive test results in the QTG should closely

follow the numbering system set out in At-
tachment 2, FTD Objective Tests, Table B2A,
of this appendix.

v. Contact the NSPM or visit the NSPM

Web site for additional information regard-
ing the preferred qualifications of pilots used
to meet the requirements of § 60.15(d).

w. Examples of the exclusions for which

the FTD might not have been subjectively
tested by the sponsor or the NSPM and for
which qualification might not be sought or
granted, as described in § 60.15(g)(6), include
engine out maneuvers or circling approaches.

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DDITIONAL

UALIFICATIONS FOR

URRENTLY

UALIFIED

FTD

(§ 60.16).

No additional regulatory or informational

material applies to § 60.16, Additional Quali-
fications for a Currently Qualified FTD.

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EQUIREMENTS

a. In instances where a sponsor plans to re-

move an FTD from active status for a period
of less than two years, the following proce-
dures apply:

(1) The NSPM must be notified in writing

and the notification must include an esti-
mate of the period that the FTD will be inac-
tive;

(2) Continuing Qualification evaluations

will not be scheduled during the inactive pe-
riod;

(3) The NSPM will remove the FTD from

the list of qualified FTDs on a mutually es-
tablished date not later than the date on
which the first missed continuing qualifica-
tion evaluation would have been scheduled;

(4) Before the FTD is restored to qualified

status, it must be evaluated by the NSPM.
The evaluation content and the time re-
quired to accomplish the evaluation is based
on the number of continuing qualification
evaluations and sponsor-conducted quarterly
inspections missed during the period of inac-
tivity.

(5) The sponsor must notify the NSPM of

any changes to the original scheduled time
out of service;

b. FTDs qualified prior to May 30, 2008, and

replacement FTD systems, are not required
to meet the general FTD requirements, the
objective test requirements, and the subjec-
tive test requirements of Attachments 1, 2,
and 3 of this appendix as long as the FTD
continues to meet the test requirements con-
tained in the MQTG developed under the
original qualification basis.

c. [Reserved]
d. FTDs qualified prior to May 30, 2008,

may be updated. If an evaluation is deemed

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