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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 60.15 

and handling qualities during evalua-
tion for qualification, the data made 
available to the responsible Flight 
Standards office (the validation data 
package) must include the aircraft 
manufacturer’s flight test data and all 
relevant data developed after the type 
certificate was issued (

e.g., data devel-

oped in response to an airworthiness 
directive) if such data results from a 
change in performance, handling quali-
ties, functions, or other characteristics 
of the aircraft that must be considered 
for flight crewmember training, eval-
uation, or for meeting experience re-
quirements of this chapter. 

(b) The validation data package may 

contain flight test data from a source 
in addition to or independent of the 
aircraft manufacturer’s data in support 
of an FSTD qualification, but only if 
this data is gathered and developed by 
that source in accordance with flight 
test methods, including a flight test 
plan, as described in the applicable 
QPS. 

(c) The validation data package may 

also contain predicted data, engineer-
ing simulation data, data from pilot 
owner or pilot operating manuals, or 
data from public domain sources, pro-
vided this data is acceptable to the re-
sponsible Flight Standards office. If 
found acceptable the data may then be 
used in particular applications for 
FSTD qualification. 

(d) Data or other material or ele-

ments must be submitted in a form and 
manner acceptable to the responsible 
Flight Standards office. 

(e) The responsible Flight Standards 

office may require additional objective 
data, which may include flight testing 
if necessary, if the validation data 
package does not support FSTD quali-
fication requirements as described in 
this part and the applicable QPS ap-
pendix. 

(f) When an FSTD sponsor learns, or 

is advised by an aircraft manufacturer 
or other data provider, that an addi-
tion to, an amendment to, or a revision 
of data that may relate to FSTD per-
formance or handling characteristics is 
available, the sponsor must notify the 

responsible Flight Standards office as 
described in the applicable QPS. 

[Docket No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct. 
30, 2006, as amended by Docket No. FAA– 
2022–1355, Amdt. No. 60–7, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9, 
2022] 

§ 60.14

Special equipment and per-

sonnel requirements for qualifica-
tion of the FSTD. 

When notified by the responsible 

Flight Standards office, the sponsor 
must make available all special equip-
ment and qualified personnel needed to 
accomplish or assist in the accomplish-
ment of tests during initial qualifica-
tion, continuing qualification, or spe-
cial evaluations. 

[Docket No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct. 
30, 2006, as amended by Docket No. FAA– 
2022–1355, Amdt. No. 60–7, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9, 
2022] 

§ 60.15

Initial qualification require-

ments. 

(a) For each FSTD, the sponsor must 

submit a request to the responsible 
Flight Standards office to evaluate the 
FSTD for initial qualification at a spe-
cific level and simultaneously request 
the Training Program Approval Au-
thority (TPAA) forward a concurring 
letter to the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office. The request must be sub-
mitted in the form and manner de-
scribed in the applicable QPS. 

(b) The management representative 

described in § 60.9(c) must sign a state-
ment (electronic signature is accept-
able for electronic transmissions) after 
confirming the following: 

(1) The performance and handling 

qualities of the FSTD represent those 
of the aircraft or set of aircraft within 
the normal operating envelope. This 
determination must be made by a 
pilot(s) meeting the requirements of 
paragraph (d) of this section after hav-
ing flown all of the Operations Tasks 
listed in the applicable QPS appendix 
relevant to the qualification level of 
the FSTD. Exceptions, if any, must be 
noted. The name of the person(s) mak-
ing this determination must be avail-
able to the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office upon request. 

(2) The FSTD systems and sub-sys-

tems (including the simulated aircraft 
systems) functionally represent those 

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