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§ 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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§ 60.15 

in the aircraft or set of aircraft. This 
determination must be made by the 
pilot(s) described in paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section, or by a person(s) trained 
on simulator systems/sub-systems and 
trained on the operation of the simu-
lated aircraft systems, after having ex-
ercised the operation of the FSTD and 
the pertinent functions available 
through the Instructor Operating Sta-
tion(s). 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. 

(3) The cockpit represents the con-

figuration of the specific type; or air-
craft make, model, and series aircraft 
being simulated, as appropriate. This 
determination must be made by the 
pilot(s) described in paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section, or by a person(s) trained 
on the configuration and operation of 
the aircraft simulated. Exceptions, if 
any, must be noted. The name of the 
person(s) making this determination 
must be available to the responsible 
Flight Standards office upon request. 

(c) Except for those FSTDs pre-

viously qualified and described in 
§ 60.17, each FSTD evaluated for initial 
qualification must meet the standard 
that is in effect at the time of the eval-
uation. However— 

(1) If the FAA publishes a change to 

the existing standard or publishes a 
new standard for the evaluation for ini-
tial qualification, a sponsor may re-
quest that the responsible Flight 
Standards office apply the standard 
that was in effect when an FSTD was 
ordered for delivery if the sponsor— 

(i) Within 30 days of the publication 

of the change to the existing standard 
or publication of the new standard, no-
tifies the responsible Flight Standards 
office that an FSTD has been ordered; 

(ii) Within 90 days of the responsible 

Flight Standards office notification de-
scribed in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this 
section, requests that the standard in 
effect at the time the order was placed 
be used for the evaluation for initial 
qualification; and 

(iii) The evaluation is conducted 

within 24 months following the publica-
tion of the change to the existing 
standard or publication of the new 
standard. 

(2) This notification must include a 

description of the FSTD; the antici-
pated qualification level of the FSTD; 
the make, model, and series of aircraft 
simulated; and any other pertinent in-
formation. 

(3) Any tests, tolerances, or other re-

quirements that are current at the 
time of the evaluation may be used 
during the initial evaluation, at the re-
quest of the sponsor, if the sponsor pro-
vides acceptable updates to the re-
quired qualification test guide. 

(4) The standards used for the evalua-

tion for initial qualification will be 
used for all subsequent evaluations of 
the FSTD. 

(5) An FSTD sponsor or FSTD manu-

facturer may submit a request to the 
Administrator for approval of a devi-
ation from the QPS requirements as 
defined in Appendix A through Appen-
dix D of this part. 

(i) Requests for deviation must be 

submitted in a form and manner ac-
ceptable to the Administrator and 
must provide sufficient justification 
that the deviation meets or exceeds the 
testing requirements and tolerances as 
specified in the part 60 QPS or will oth-
erwise not adversely affect the fidelity 
and capability of the FSTDs evaluated 
and qualified under the deviation. 

(ii) The Administrator may consider 

deviation from the minimum require-
ments tables, the objective testing ta-
bles, the functions and subjective test-
ing tables, and other supporting tables 
and requirements in the part 60 QPS. 

(iii) Deviations may be issued to an 

FSTD manufacturer for the initial 
qualification of multiple FSTDs, sub-
ject to terms and limitations as deter-
mined by Administrator. Approved de-
viations will become a part of the per-
manent qualification basis of the indi-
vidual FSTD and will be noted in the 
FSTD’s Statement of Qualification. 

(iv) If the FAA publishes a change to 

the existing part 60 standards as de-
scribed in paragraph (c)(1) of this sec-
tion or issues an FSTD Directive as de-
scribed in § 60.23(b), which conflicts 
with or supersedes an approved devi-
ation, the Administrator may termi-
nate or revise a grant of deviation au-
thority issued under this paragraph. 

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§ 60.16 

(d) The pilot(s) who contributes to 

the confirmation statement required 
by paragraph (b) of this section must— 

(1) Be designated by the sponsor; and 
(2) Be qualified in— 
(i) The aircraft or set of aircraft 

being simulated; or 

(ii) For aircraft not yet issued a type 

certificate, or aircraft not previously 
operated by the sponsor or not having 
previous FAA-approved training pro-
grams conducted by the sponsor, an 
aircraft similar in size and configura-
tion. 

(e) The subjective tests that form the 

basis for the statements described in 
paragraph (b) of this section and the 
objective tests referenced in paragraph 
(f) of this section must be accom-
plished at the sponsor’s training facil-
ity or other sponsor designated loca-
tion where training will take place, ex-
cept as provided for in the applicable 
QPS. 

(f) The person seeking to qualify the 

FSTD must provide the responsible 
Flight Standards office access to the 
FSTD for the length of time necessary 
for the responsible Flight Standards of-
fice to complete the required evalua-
tion of the FSTD for initial qualifica-
tion, which includes the conduct and 
evaluation of objective and subjective 
tests, including general FSTD require-
ments, as described in the applicable 
QPS, to determine that the FSTD 
meets the standards in that QPS. 

(g) When the FSTD passes an evalua-

tion for initial qualification, the re-
sponsible Flight Standards office issues 
a Statement of Qualification that in-
cludes all of the following: 

(1) Identification of the sponsor. 
(2) Identification of the make, model, 

and series of the aircraft or set of air-
craft being simulated. 

(3) Identification of the configuration 

of the aircraft or set of aircraft being 
simulated (

e.g., engine model or mod-

els, flight instruments, or navigation 
or other systems). 

(4) A statement that the FSTD is 

qualified as either a full flight simu-
lator or a flight training device. 

(5) Identification of the qualification 

level of the FSTD. 

(6) A statement that (with the excep-

tion of the noted exclusions for which 
the FSTD has not been subjectively 

tested by the sponsor or the respon-
sible Flight Standards office and for 
which qualification is not sought) the 
qualification of the FSTD includes the 
tasks set out in the applicable QPS ap-
pendix relevant to the qualification 
level of the FSTD. 

(7) A statement referencing any devi-

ations that have been granted and in-
cluded in the permanent qualification 
basis of the FSTD. 

(h) After the responsible Flight 

Standards office completes the evalua-
tion for initial qualification, the spon-
sor must update the Qualification Test 
Guide (QTG), with the results of the 
FAA-witnessed tests together with the 
results of all the objective tests de-
scribed in the applicable QPS. 

(i) Upon issuance of the Statement of 

Qualification the updated QTG be-
comes the Master Qualification Test 
Guide (MQTG). The MQTG must be 
made available to the responsible 
Flight Standards office upon request. 

[Docket No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct. 
30, 2006, as amended by Docket FAA–2014– 
0391, Amdt. 60–4, 81 FR 18217, Mar. 30, 2016; 
Docket No. FAA–2022–1355, Amdt. No. 60–7, 87 
FR 75711, Dec. 9, 2022] 

§ 60.16

Additional qualifications for a 

currently qualified FSTD. 

(a) A currently qualified FSTD is re-

quired to undergo an additional quali-
fication process if a user intends to use 
the FSTD for meeting training, evalua-
tion, or flight experience requirements 
of this chapter beyond the qualifica-
tion issued for that FSTD. This process 
consists of the following: 

(1) The sponsor: 
(i) Must submit to the responsible 

Flight Standards office all modifica-
tions to the MQTG that are required to 
support the additional qualification. 

(ii) Must describe to the responsible 

Flight Standards office all modifica-
tions to the FSTD that are required to 
support the additional qualification. 

(iii) Must submit to the responsible 

Flight Standards office a confirmation 
statement as described in § 60.15(c) that 
a pilot, designated by the sponsor in 
accordance with § 60.15(d), has subjec-
tively evaluated the FSTD in those 
areas not previously evaluated. 

(2) The FSTD must successfully pass 

an evaluation— 

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