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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 60.3 

(b) A situation in which paragraph 

(a) of this section would not apply to a 
person would be when each of the fol-
lowing conditions are met: 

(1) The person sold or leased the 

FSTD and merely represented to the 
purchaser or lessee that the FSTD is in 
a condition in which it should be able 
to obtain FAA approval and qualifica-
tion under this part; 

(2) The person does not falsely claim 

to be the FAA-approved sponsor for the 
FSTD; 

(3) The person does not falsely make 

representations that someone else is 
the FAA-approved sponsor of the FSTD 
at a time when that other person is not 
the FAA-approved sponsor of the 
FSTD; and 

(4) The person’s acts or omissions do 

not cause another person to detrimen-
tally rely on such acts or omissions for 
the mistaken conclusion that the 
FSTD is FAA-approved and qualified 
under this part at the time the FSTD 
is sold or leased. 

§ 60.3

Definitions. 

In addition to the definitions in part 

1 of this chapter, other terms and defi-
nitions applicable to this part are 
found in appendix F of this part. 

§ 60.4

Qualification Performance 

Standards. 

The Qualification Performance 

Standards (QPS) are published in ap-
pendices to this part as follows: 

(a) Appendix A contains the QPS for 

Airplane Flight Simulators. 

(b) Appendix B contains the QPS for 

Airplane Flight Training Devices. 

(c) Appendix C contains the QPS for 

Helicopter Flight Simulators. 

(d) Appendix D contains the QPS for 

Helicopter Flight Training Devices. 

(e) Appendix E contains the QPS for 

Quality Management Systems for 
FSTDs. 

(f) Appendix F contains the QPS for 

Definitions and Abbreviations for 
FSTDs. 

§ 60.5

Quality management system. 

(a) After May 30, 2010, no sponsor 

may use or allow the use of or offer the 
use of an FSTD for flight crewmember 
training or evaluation or for obtaining 
flight experience to meet any require-

ment of this chapter unless the sponsor 
has established and follows a quality 
management system (QMS), currently 
approved by the responsible Flight 
Standards office, for the continuing 
surveillance and analysis of the spon-
sor’s performance and effectiveness in 
providing a satisfactory FSTD for use 
on a regular basis as described in QPS 
appendix E of this part. 

(b) The QMS program must provide a 

process for identifying deficiencies in 
the program and for documenting how 
the program will be changed to address 
these deficiencies. 

(c) Whenever the responsible Flight 

Standards office finds that the QMS 
program does not adequately address 
the procedures necessary to meet the 
requirements of this part, the sponsor 
must, after notification by the respon-
sible Flight Standards office, change 
the program so the procedures meet 
the requirements of this part. Each 
such change must be approved by the 
responsible Flight Standards office 
prior to implementation. 

(d) Within 30 days after the sponsor 

receives a notice described in para-
graph (c) of this section, the sponsor 
may file a petition with the Executive 
Director of Flight Standards Service 
(the Executive Director) for reconsider-
ation of the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office finding. The sponsor must 
address its petition to the Executive 
Director, Flight Standards Service, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 
DC 20591. The filing of such a petition 
to reconsider stays the notice pending 
a decision by the Executive Director. 
However, if the Executive Director 
finds that there is a situation that re-
quires immediate action in the interest 
of safety in air commerce, he may, 
upon a statement of the reasons, re-
quire a change effective without stay. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct. 
30, 2006; Amdt. 60–2, 72 FR 59599, Oct. 22, 2007, 
as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
60–5, 83 FR 9170, Mar. 5, 2018; Docket No. 
FAA–2022–1355; Amdt. No. 60–7, 87 FR 75711, 
Dec. 9, 2022] 

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