- •Volume I
- •1.1 Glossary of terms
- •1.2 Abbreviations and units
- •2.1 Purpose
- •Introduction
- •2.2 Background
- •2.3 Related reading material
- •2.4 Flight simulation training device qualification
- •2.5 Testing for flight simulation training device qualification
- •2.6 Qualification test guide (qtg)
- •2.7 Master qualification test guide (mqtg)
- •2.8 Electronic qualification test guide (eQtg)
- •2.9 Quality management system and configuration management
- •2.10 Types of evaluations
- •2.11 Conduct of evaluations
- •2.11.1 Initial fstd evaluations
- •2.11.2 Modification of an fstd
- •2.11.3 Temporary deactivation of a currently qualified fstd
- •2.11.4 Moving an fstd to a new location
- •2.11.5 Composition of an evaluation team
- •2.11.6FstDqualification basis
- •2.12 Adoption of this manual into the regulatory framework
- •2.13 Future updates of this manual
- •2.14 Evaluation handbooks
- •0. Introduction
- •8. Requirement - motion cues
- •8.R.1 Pilot receives an effective and
- •Variety of methods which are specifically
- •Validation tests for feature fidelity levels
2.3 Related reading material
2.3.1 Applicants seeking FSTD evaluation, qualification and approval for use of aeroplane FSTDs should
consult references contained in related documents published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),
the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) referring to and/or
dealing with the use of FSTDs and technical and operational requirements relevant to FSTD data and design.
Applicable rules and regulations pertaining to the use of FSTDs in the State for which the FSTD qualification and
approval is requested should also be consulted.
2.3.2 The related national and international documents which form the basis of the criteria set out in this
manual are:
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Manual of Criteria for the Qualification
of Flight Simulation Training Devices
ICAO Doc 9625-AN/938, Manual of Criteria for the Qualification of Flight Simulators, first edition –
1995;
Doc 9625-AN/938, Manual of Criteria for the Qualification of Flight Simulators, second edition –
2003;
Annex 1 – Personnel Licensing, amendment 167;
Doc 4444, Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM); and
Doc 9868, Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Training (PANS-TRG).
Australia
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) Part 60, Synthetic Training Devices;
Civil Aviation Order 45.0;
FSD 1, Operational Standards and Requirements, Approved Flight Simulators; and
FSD 2, Operational Standards and Requirements Approved Flight Training Devices.
Canada TP9685, Aeroplane and Rotorcraft Simulator Manual.
France
JAA
Projet d’arrкtй relatif а l’agrйment des simulateurs de vol, 1988.
JAR-FSTD A, Aeroplane Flight Simulation Training Devices;
JAR-FSTD H, Helicopter Flight Simulation Training Devices;
JAR-STD 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A: Aeroplane Flight Simulators, Flight Training Devices, Flight &
Navigation Procedure Trainers and Basic Instrument Training Devices;
JAR-STD 1H, 2H, 3H: Helicopter Flight Simulators, Flight Training Devices, Flight &
Navigational Procedure Trainers; and
FCL TGL #7, Multi-crew Pilot Licence Training – Air Traffic Control Environment Simulation.
United Kingdom CAP 453, Aeroplane Flight Simulators: Approval Requirements.
United States
14 CFR FAR Part 60, Requirements for the Evaluation, Qualification & Maintenance of Flight
Simulation Training Devices;
Advisory Circular 120-40B, Aeroplane Simulator Qualification;
Advisory Circular 120-40B, (International) Aeroplane Simulator Qualification;
Advisory Circular 120-45A, Aeroplane Flight Training Device Qualification;
Advisory Circular 120-63, Helicopter Simulator Qualification; and
FAA, Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating Practical Test Standards, FAA-S-8081-5F, US
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, July 2008.
2.3.3 Additional related documents are:
International Air Transport Association (IATA):
Flight Simulator Design and Performance Data Requirements, 6th Edition, 2000; and
The document, Simulated Air and Ground Traffic Environment for Flight Training, Rev. 2, June
2002.
Royal Aeronautical Society publications:
Aeroplane Flight Simulator Evaluation Handbook, Volume I, Third Edition, January 2005; and
Aeroplane Flight Simulator Evaluation Handbook, Volume II, First Edition, July 1996.
2.3.4 It is important to regularly monitor Regulatory Guidance Material on the NAA web sites to understand
the latest regulatory opinion on new technology or practices.
Part III, Chapter 2. Introduction
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