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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
Pt. 60, App. A
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ABLE
A1A—M
INIMUM
S
IMULATOR
R
EQUIREMENTS
—Continued
QPS requirements
Simulator levels
Information
Entry No.
General simulator requirements
A
B
C
D
Notes
3. Equipment Operation.
3.a. ...........
All relevant instrument indications in-
volved in the simulation of the air-
plane must automatically respond to
control movement or external disturb-
ances to the simulated airplane; e.g.,
turbulence or windshear. Numerical
values must be presented in the ap-
propriate units.
X X X X
3.b. ...........
Communications, navigation, caution,
and warning equipment must be in-
stalled and operate within the toler-
ances applicable for the airplane.
X
X
X
X See Attachment 3 of this appendix for further infor-
mation regarding long-range navigation equip-
ment.
3.c. ............
Simulated airplane systems must oper-
ate as the airplane systems operate
under normal, abnormal, and emer-
gency operating conditions on the
ground and in flight.
X X X X
3.d. ...........
The simulator must provide pilot con-
trols with control forces and control
travel that correspond to the simu-
lated airplane. The simulator must
also react in the same manner as in
the airplane under the same flight
conditions.
X X X X
3.e. ...........
Simulator control feel dynamics must
replicate the airplane. This must be
determined by comparing a recording
of the control feel dynamics of the
simulator to airplane measurements.
For initial and upgrade qualification
evaluations, the control dynamic
characteristics must be measured
and recorded directly from the flight
deck controls, and must be accom-
plished in takeoff, cruise, and landing
flight conditions and configurations.
X X
4. Instructor or Evaluator Facilities.
4.a. ...........
In addition to the flight crewmember
stations, the simulator must have at
least two suitable seats for the in-
structor/check airman and FAA in-
spector. These seats must provide
adequate vision to the pilot’s panel
and forward windows. All seats other
than flight crew seats need not rep-
resent those found in the airplane,
but must be adequately secured to
the floor and equipped with similar
positive restraint devices.
X
X
X
X
The NSPM will consider alternatives to this standard
for additional seats based on unique flight deck
configurations.
4.b. ...........
The simulator must have controls that
enable the instructor/evaluator to
control all required system variables
and insert all abnormal or emergency
conditions into the simulated airplane
systems as described in the spon-
sor’s FAA-approved training program;
or as described in the relevant oper-
ating manual as appropriate.
X X X X
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