- Assigned FSTD capability signature (assigned FCS)
means the information that is endorsed on the FSTD qualification certificate, indicating the features and the fidelity levels as well as the aircraft simulated by that FSTD, where that FSTD has not been qualified in accordance with CS-FSTD Issue 1;
- Engineering report
means a document produced by the FSTD manufacturer to describe the data and methods used to design and verify an FSTD against the applicable qualification basis;
- equipment specification list (ESL)
means a list which is part of the FSTD qualification and provides accurate and comprehensive information regarding the device qualification and its qualification basis, installed equipment, capabilities and specifications.’.
- Flight simulation training device (FSTD)
means a device for pilot training, testing and checking whose qualification certificate includes an FSTD capability signature or an assigned FSTD capability signature, or a legacy FSTD;’;
- Fly-out
means a simulated flight performed during the conduct of the function and subjective tests of an FSTD contained in the master QTG (MQTG) by a suitably qualified pilot.’;
- Group of aircraft
means, in the context of FSTDs, aircraft that have similar handling and operational characteristics;
- Initial evaluation
means the first assessment by the competent authority to determine whether an FSTD performs to the standard of the relevant qualification basis;
- Item
means, in the context of FSTDs, non-compliance of an FSTD with respect to the applicable requirements of its qualification basis;
- Legacy FSTD
means an FSTD whose qualification certificate does not include an FCS or assigned FCS and is either of the following:
- Modification
means, in the context of FSTDs, a change to an FSTD;
- Primary reference document (PRD)
means the technical specification or set of technical specifications used to establish the qualification basis for an FSTD;
- Qualification test guide (QTG)
means a document established to demonstrate that the FSTD complies with the prescribed tolerances and applicable requirements of the primary reference document(s) for the simulated aircraft type or group of aircraft;’;
- Recurrent evaluation
means the periodic assessment by the competent authority subsequent to the initial evaluation to establish whether an FSTD continues to perform to the standard of the relevant qualification basis;
- Special evaluation
means any assessment by the competent authority of an FSTD other than the initial and recurrent evaluations;
- stall event
means either an approach-to-stall or a stall.
- Validation data
means the ground and flight test data, engineering data and other applicable sources used to objectively confirm that the FSTD reflects the static as well as the dynamic handling and performance characteristics of the simulated aircraft and its relevant systems;
- Validation data roadmap
means a document that identifies, in a matrix format, the source or sources of data for all required objective tests of an FSTD together with the applicable rationales or explanations;
- Verification
means, in the context of FSTDs, the process to ensure that an FSTD meets the applicable technical qualification requirements;