2.6 Qualification test guide (qtg)

2.6.1 The QTG is the primary reference document used for the evaluation of an FSTD. It contains FSTD test

results, statements of compliance and other information to enable the evaluator to assess if the FSTD meets the test

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criteria described in this manual.

2.6.2 The applicant should submit a QTG which includes:

a) a title page including (as a minimum):

1) the FSTD operator’s name;

2) aeroplane model and series or class, as applicable, being simulated;

3) FSTD qualification level;

4) NAA FSTD identification number;

5) FSTD location;

6) FSTD manufacturer's unique identification or serial number; and

7) provision for dated signature blocks:

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i) one for the operator to attest that the FSTD has been tested using a documented acceptance testing

procedure covering cockpit layout, all simulated aeroplane systems and the Instructor Operating

Station, as well as the engineering facilities, the motion, visual and other systems, as applicable.

ii) one for the operator to attest that all manual validation tests have been conducted in a satisfactory

manner using only procedures as contained in the QTG manual test procedure;

iii) one for the operator to attest that the functions and subjective testing in accordance with

Appendix C have been conducted in a satisfactory manner; and

iv) one for the operator and the NAA indicating overall acceptance of the QTG;

b) an FSTD information page providing (as a minimum):

1) applicable regulatory qualification standards;

2) aeroplane model and series or class, as applicable, being simulated;

3) aerodynamic data revision;

4) engine model(s) and its data revision;

5) flight control data revision;

6) avionic equipment system identification and revision level where the revision level affects the training,

testing and checking capability of the FSTD;

7) FSTDmanufacturer;

8) date of FSTD manufacture;

9) FSTD computer identification;

10) visual system type and manufacturer;

11) motion system type and manufacturer;

12) a minimum of three designated qualification scenes; and

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13) any supplemental information for additional areas of simulation which are not sufficiently important for the

NAA to require a separate QTG;

c) table of contents to include a list of all QTG tests including all sub-cases, unless provided elsewhere in the QTG;

d) log of revisions and/or list of effective pages;

e) listing of reference and source data for simulator design and test;

f) glossary of terms and symbols used;

g) statement of compliance (SOC) with certain requirements; SOCs should refer to sources of information and

show compliance rationale to explain how the referenced material is used, applicable mathematical equations

and parameter values and conclusions reached. Refer to the “Comments” column of Appendices A and B of

this Part for SOC requirements;

h) recording procedures and required equipment for the validation tests;

i) the following items for each validation test designated in Appendix B of this Part:

1) Test number. This should include the test number, which follows the numbering system set out in Appendix

B;

2) Test title. This should be short and definitive, based on the test title referred to in Appendix B;

3) Test objective. This should be a brief summary of what the test is intended to demonstrate;

4) Demonstration procedure. This is a brief description of how the objective is to be met. It should describe

clearly and distinctly how the FSTD will be set up and operated for each test when flown manually by the

pilot and, when required, automatically tested;

5) References. These are references to the aeroplane data source documents including both the document

number and the page/ condition number and, if applicable, any data query references;

6) Initial conditions. A full and comprehensive list of the FSTD initial conditions is required;

7) Test parameters. Provide a list of all parameters driven or constrained during the automatic test;

8) Manual test procedures. Procedures should be self contained and sufficient to enable the test to be flown by

a qualified pilot, using reference to flight deck instrumentation. Reference to reference data or test results is

encouraged for complex tests, as applicable. Manual tests should be capable of being conducted from either

pilot seat, although the cockpit controller positions and forces may not necessarily be available from the

other seat;

9) Automatic test procedures. A test identification number for automatic tests should be provided;

10) Evaluation criteria. Specify the main parameter(s) under scrutiny during the test;

11) Expected result(s). The aeroplane result, including tolerances and, if necessary, a further definition of the

point at which the information was extracted from the source data;

12) Test result. FSTD validation test results obtained by the FSTD operator from the FSTD. Tests run on a

computer, which is independent of the FSTD, are not acceptable; the results should:

a) be computer generated;

b) be produced on an appropriate media acceptable to the authority conducting the test;

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c) be time histories unless otherwise indicated and:

i) should plot for each test the list of recommended parameters contained in the Aeroplane Flight

Simulator Evaluation Handbook, Volume I (see 2.3.2);

ii) be clearly marked with appropriate time reference points to ensure an accurate comparison between

FSTD and aeroplane;

iii) the FSTD result and validation data plotted should be clearly identified; and

iv) in those cases where a “snapshot” result in lieu of a time-history result is authorized, the FSTD

operator should ensure that a steady state condition exists at the instant of time captured by the

“snapshot”;

d) be clearly labelled as a product of the device being tested;

e) have each page reflect the date and time completed;

f) have each page reflect the test page number and the total number of pages in the test;

g) have parameters with specified tolerances identified, with tolerance criteria and units given. Automatic

flagging of “out-of-tolerance” situations is encouraged; and

h) have incremental scales on graphical presentations that provide the resolution necessary for evaluation of

the parameters shown in Appendix B of this Part.

13) Validation data.

a) Computer-generated displays of flight test data overplotted with FSTD data should be provided. To

ensure authenticity of the validation data, a copy of the original validation data, clearly marked with the

document name, page number, the issuing organization and the test number and title as specified in 1)

above, should also be provided;

b) Aeroplane data documents included in the QTG may be photographically reduced only if such reduction

will not cause distortions or difficulties in scale interpretation or resolution; and

c) Validation data variables should be defined in a nomenclature list along with sign convention. This list

should be included at some appropriate location in the QTG;

14) Comparison of results. The accepted means of comparing FSTD test results to the validation data is

overplotting;

j) a copy of the applicable regulatory qualification standards, or appropriate sections as applicable, used in the

initial evaluation, and

k) a copy of the VDR to clearly identify (in matrix format only) sources of data for all required tests including

sound and vibration data documents.

2.6.3 The QTG will provide the documented proof of compliance with the FSTD validation tests in Appendix B

of this Part. FSTD test results should be labelled using terminology common to aeroplane parameters as opposed to

computer software identifications. These results should be easily compared with the supporting data by employing

overplotting or other acceptable means. For tests involving time histories, the overplotting of the FSTD data to

aeroplane data is essential to verify FSTD performance in each test. The evaluation serves to validate the FSTD test

results given in the QTG.