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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 60.20 

(2) Completes a functional preflight 

check within the preceding 24 hours. 

(b) 

Continuing qualification evaluation. 

(1) This evaluation consists of objec-
tive tests, and subjective tests, includ-
ing general FSTD requirements, as de-
scribed in the applicable QPS or as 
may be amended by an FSTD Direc-
tive. 

(2) The sponsor must contact the 

NSPM to schedule the FSTD for con-
tinuing qualification evaluations not 
later than 60 days before the evalua-
tion is due. 

(3) The sponsor must provide the 

NSPM access to the objective test re-
sults in the MQTG and access to the 
FSTD for the length of time necessary 
for the NSPM to complete the required 
continuing qualification evaluations. 

(4) The frequency of NSPM-conducted 

continuing qualification evaluations 
for each FSTD will be established by 
the NSPM and specified in the MQTG. 

(5) Continuing qualification evalua-

tions conducted in the calendar month 
before or after the calendar month in 
which these continuing qualification 
evaluations are required will be consid-
ered to have been conducted in the cal-
endar month in which they were re-
quired. 

(6) No sponsor may use or allow the 

use of or offer the use of an FSTD for 
flight crewmember training or evalua-
tion or for obtaining flight experience 
for the flight crewmember to meet any 
requirement of this chapter unless the 
FSTD has passed an NSPM-conducted 
continuing qualification evaluation 
within the time frame specified in the 
MQTG or within the grace period as de-
scribed in paragraph (b)(5) of this sec-
tion. 

(c) 

Maintenance.  The sponsor is re-

sponsible for continuing corrective and 
preventive maintenance on the FSTD 
to ensure that it continues to meet the 
requirements of this part and the appli-
cable QPS appendix. No sponsor may 
use or allow the use of or offer the use 
of an FSTD for flight crewmember 
training, evaluation, or flight experi-
ence to meet any of the requirements 
of this chapter unless the sponsor does 
the following: 

(1) Maintains a discrepancy log. 

(2) Ensures that, when a discrepancy 

is discovered, the following require-
ments are met: 

(i) A description of each discrepancy 

is entered in the log and remains in the 
log until the discrepancy is corrected 
as specified in § 60.25(b). 

(ii) A description of the corrective 

action taken for each discrepancy, the 
identity of the individual taking the 
action, and the date that action is 
taken is entered in the log. 

(iii) The discrepancy log is kept in a 

form and manner acceptable to the Ad-
ministrator and is kept in or adjacent 
to the FSTD. An electronic log that 
may be accessed by an appropriate ter-
minal or display in or adjacent to the 
FSTD is satisfactory. 

§ 60.20

Logging FSTD discrepancies. 

Each instructor, check airman, or 

representative of the Administrator 
conducting training, evaluation, or 
flight experience, and each person con-
ducting the preflight inspection who 
discovers a discrepancy, including any 
missing, malfunctioning, or inoper-
ative components in the FSTD, must 
write or cause to be written a descrip-
tion of that discrepancy into the dis-
crepancy log at the end of the FSTD 
preflight or FSTD use session. 

§ 60.21

Interim qualification of FSTDs 

for new aircraft types or models. 

(a) A sponsor may apply for and the 

NSPM may issue an interim qualifica-
tion level for an FSTD for a new type 
or model of aircraft, even though the 
aircraft manufacturer’s aircraft data 
package is preliminary, if the sponsor 
provides the following to the satisfac-
tion of the NSPM— 

(1) The aircraft manufacturer’s data, 

which consists of at least predicted 
data, validated by a limited set of 
flight test data; 

(2) The aircraft manufacturer’s de-

scription of the prediction method-
ology used to develop the predicted 
data; and 

(3) The QTG test results. 
(b) An FSTD that has been issued in-

terim qualification is deemed to have 
been issued initial qualification unless 
the NSPM rescinds the qualification. 
Interim qualification terminates two 
years after its issuance, unless the 

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