Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Pt. 60, App. A

12. Additional Qualifications for a Currently

Qualified FFS (§ 60.16).

13. Previously Qualified FFSs (§ 60.17).
14. Inspection, Continuing Qualification

Evaluation, and Maintenance Require-
ments (§ 60.19).

15. Logging FFS Discrepancies (§ 60.20).
16. Interim Qualification of FFSs for New

Airplane Types or Models (§ 60.21).

17. Modifications to FFSs (§ 60.23).
18. Operations With Missing, Malfunctioning,

or Inoperative Components (§ 60.25).

19. Automatic Loss of Qualification and Pro-

cedures for Restoration of Qualification
(§ 60.27).

20. Other Losses of Qualification and Proce-

dures for Restoration of Qualification
(§ 60.29).

21. Record Keeping and Reporting (§ 60.31).
22. Applications, Logbooks, Reports, and

Records: Fraud, Falsification, or Incor-
rect Statements (§ 60.33).

23. Specific FFS Compliance Requirements

(§ 60.35).

24. [Reserved]
25. FFS Qualification on the Basis of a Bilat-

eral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA)
(§ 60.37).

Attachment 1 to Appendix A to Part 60—

General Simulator Requirements.

Attachment 2 to Appendix A to Part 60—FFS

Objective Tests.

Attachment 3 to Appendix A to Part 60—

Simulator Subjective Evaluation.

Attachment 4 to Appendix A to Part 60—

Sample Documents.

Attachment 5 to Appendix A to Part 60—

Simulator Qualification Requirements
for Windshear Training Program Use.

Attachment 6 to Appendix A to Part 60—

FSTD Directives Applicable to Airplane
Flight Simulators.

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a. This appendix contains background in-

formation as well as regulatory and inform-
ative material as described later in this sec-
tion. To assist the reader in determining
what areas are required and what areas are
permissive, the text in this appendix is di-
vided into two sections: ‘‘QPS Require-
ments’’ and ‘‘Information.’’ The QPS Re-
quirements sections contain details regard-
ing compliance with the part 60 rule lan-
guage. These details are regulatory, but are
found only in this appendix. The Information
sections contain material that is advisory in
nature, and designed to give the user general
information about the regulation.

b. Questions regarding the contents of this

publication should be sent to the U.S. De-
partment of Transportation, Federal Avia-
tion Administration, Flight Standards Serv-
ice, National Simulator Program Staff,
AFS–205, 100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway,
Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Telephone
contact numbers for the NSP are: Phone,
404–832–4700; fax, 404–761–8906. The general e-
mail address for the NSP office is:

9-aso-avr-

sim-team@faa.gov. The NSP Internet Web site
address is:

http://www.faa.gov/safety/

programs

linitiatives/aircraftlaviation/nsp/. On

this Web site you will find an NSP personnel
list with telephone and e-mail contact infor-
mation for each NSP staff member, a list of
qualified flight simulation devices, advisory
circulars (ACs), a description of the quali-
fication process, NSP policy, and an NSP
‘‘In-Works’’ section. Also linked from this
site are additional information sources,
handbook bulletins, frequently asked ques-
tions, a listing and text of the Federal Avia-
tion Regulations, Flight Standards Inspec-
tor’s handbooks, and other FAA links.

c. The NSPM encourages the use of elec-

tronic media for all communication, includ-
ing any record, report, request, test, or
statement required by this appendix. The
electronic media used must have adequate
security provisions and be acceptable to the
NSPM. The NSPM recommends inquiries on
system compatibility, and minimum system
requirements are also included on the NSP
Web site.

d. Related Reading References.
(1) 14 CFR part 60.
(2) 14 CFR part 61.
(3) 14 CFR part 63.
(4) 14 CFR part 119.
(5) 14 CFR part 121.
(6) 14 CFR part 125.
(7) 14 CFR part 135.
(8) 14 CFR part 141.
(9) 14 CFR part 142.
(10) AC 120–28, as amended, Criteria for Ap-

proval of Category III Landing Weather
Minima.

(11) AC 120–29, as amended, Criteria for Ap-

proving Category I and Category II Landing
Minima for part 121 operators.

(12) AC 120–35, as amended, Line Oper-

ational Simulations: Line-Oriented Flight
Training, Special Purpose Operational
Training, Line Operational Evaluation.

(13) AC 120–40, as amended, Airplane Simu-

lator Qualification.

(14) AC 120–41, as amended, Criteria for

Operational Approval of Airborne Wind
Shear Alerting and Flight Guidance Sys-
tems.

(15) AC 120–57, as amended, Surface Move-

ment Guidance and Control System
(SMGCS).

(16) AC 150/5300–13, as amended, Airport De-

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