14 CFR Part 60
24 sections · 6 appendices · Amended 2026-09-15
FLIGHT SIMULATION TRAINING DEVICE INITIAL AND CONTINUING QUALIFICATION AND USE
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Authority49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note).
SourceDocket FAA-2002-12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
- § 60.1 Applicability.
- § 60.2 Applicability of sponsor rules to persons who are not sponsors and who are engaged in certain unauthorized activities.
- § 60.3 Definitions.
- § 60.4 Qualification Performance Standards.
- § 60.5 Quality management system.
- § 60.7 Sponsor qualification requirements.
- § 60.9 Additional responsibilities of the sponsor.
- § 60.11 FSTD use.
- § 60.13 FSTD objective data requirements.
- § 60.14 Special equipment and personnel requirements for qualification of the FSTD.
- § 60.15 Initial qualification requirements.
- § 60.16 Additional qualifications for a currently qualified FSTD.
- § 60.17 Previously qualified FSTDs.
- § 60.19 Inspection, continuing qualification evaluation, and maintenance requirements.
- § 60.20 Logging FSTD discrepancies.
- § 60.21 Interim qualification of FSTDs for new aircraft types or models.
- § 60.23 Modifications to FSTDs.
- § 60.25 Operation with missing, malfunctioning, or inoperative components.
- § 60.27 Automatic loss of qualification and procedures for restoration of qualification.
- § 60.29 Other losses of qualification and procedures for restoration of qualification.
- § 60.31 Recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 60.33 [Reserved]
- § 60.35 Specific full flight simulator compliance requirements.
- § 60.37 FSTD qualification on the basis of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA).
Appendices & SFARs
- App Appendix A to Part 60—Qualification Performance Standards for Airplane Full Flight Simulators
- App Appendix B to Part 60—Qualification Performance Standards for Airplane Flight Training Devices
- App Appendix C to Part 60—Qualification Performance Standards for Helicopter Full Flight Simulators
- App Appendix D to Part 60—Qualification Performance Standards for Helicopter Flight Training Devices
- App Appendix E to Part 60—Qualification Performance Standards for Quality Management Systems for Flight Simulation Training Devices
- App Appendix F to Part 60—Definitions and Abbreviations for Flight Simulation Training Devices
Related Advisory Circulars 2 current · 11 cancelled
- AC 60-28BFAA English Language Standard for an FAA Certificate Issued Under 14 CFR Parts 61, 63, 65, and 107Current2017-06-02↗
- AC 60-22Aeronautical Decision MakingCurrent1991-12-13↗
- AC 60-28AEnglish Language Skill Standards Required by 14 CFR Parts 61,63, and 65Cancelled2013-12-11↗
- AC 60-28English Language Skill Standards Required by 14 CFR Parts 61, 63 and 65Cancelled2010-08-04↗
- AC 60-25EReference Materials and Subject Matter Knowledge Codes for Airman Knowledge TestingCancelled2004-06-08↗
- AC 60-25FReference Materials and Subject Matter Knowledge Codes for Airman Knowledge TestingCancelled2004-06-08↗
- AC 60-25DReference Materials and Subject Matter Knowledge Codes for Airmen Knowledge TestingCancelled2000-06-09↗
- AC 60-26BAnnouncement of Availability: Flight Standards Service Airman Training and Testing InformationCancelled2000-06-08↗
- AC 60-11CTest Aids and Materials that may be used by Airman Knowledge Testing ApplicantsCancelled1999-04-26↗
- AC 60-29Renumbering of Airmen Training and Testing PublicationsCancelled1999-02-01↗
- AC 60-27Changes to Practical Test StandardsCancelled1996-11-18↗
- AC 60-4APilot's Spatial DisorientationCancelled1983-02-09↗
- AC 60-6BAirplane Flight manuals (AFM), Approved Manual Materials, Markings, and Placards AirplanesCancelled1980-09-25↗
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