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Section 1.3: Abbreviations and Units....................................1-10

1.3.1 Abbreviations and Units...........................................1-10

Chapter 2: Requirements...................................................2-1

Section 2.1: General Requirements.......................................2-1

2.1.1 Synthetic Training Device Qualification...............................2-1

2.1.2 Testing for STD Qualification.......................................2-1

2.1.3 Qualification Test Guide............................................2-2

2.1.4 Master Qualification Test Guide.....................................2-4

Chapter 3: Aeroplane Flight Simulator Standards............................3-1

Section 3.1: Criteria.....................................................3-1

3.1.1 Introduction......................................................3-1

Section 3.2: Validation Tests............................................3-15

3.2.1 Introduction.....................................................3-15

3.2.2 Test Requirements...............................................3-16

Section 3.3: Information for Validation Tests.............................3-59

3.3.1 Control Dynamics................................................3-59

3.3.2 Ground Effect...................................................3-63

3.3.3 Engineering Simulator–Validation Data..............................3-64

3.3.4 Motion System...................................................3-65

3.3.5 Visual System...................................................3-69

3.3.6 Sound System...................................................3-70

3.3.7 Additional Guidance Material for Validation Tests.....................3-73

Section 3.4: Functions and Subjective Tests.............................3-75

3.4.1 Introduction.....................................................3-75

3.4.2 Test Requirements...............................................3-75

Chapter 4: Helicopter Fight Simulators......................................4-1

Section 4.1: Standards..................................................4-1

4.1.1 Introduction......................................................4-1

Chapter 5: flight training devices...........................................5-1

Section 5.1: Standards..................................................5-1

5.1.1 Aeroplane Flight Training Devices...................................5-1

5.1.2 Helicopter Flight Training Devices...................................5-1

Revision History.........................................................RH-1

Chapter 1:   Introduction

Section 1.1:   General

1.1.1                   Background

1.1.1.1              The standards applicable to aeroplane flight simulators were initially described by the following documents:

Australia FSD-1, Operational Standards and Requirements, Approved Flight Simulators

Canada TP9685, Aeroplane and Rotorcraft Simulator Manual

France Projet d’arrêté relatif à l’agrément des simulateurs de vol 1988

United Kingdom CAP 453, Aeroplane Flight Simulators: Approval Requirements

United States Advisory Circular 120-40B Airplane Simulator Qualification

1.1.1.2              A specially convened international working group under the sponsorship of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) held several meetings from 1989 to 1992 with the stated purpose of establishing common test criteria that would be recognised internationally. The final RAeS document, entitled International Standards For The Qualification Of Airplane Flight Simulators dated January 1992 was the core document used to establish the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Manual of Criteria for the Qualification of Flight Simulators (MCQFS) Document 9625-AN/938 First Edition 1995.

1.1.1.3              During 2001, a working group under the joint chairmanship of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) held two meetings to review and modernise the standards contained within MCQFS. The proposed second edition of MCQFS was forwarded to ICAO in October 2001.

1.1.1.4              This Manual aligns Australia’s requirements for aeroplane flight simulators with the proposed second edition of MCQFS with the following changes:

(a)         replacement of generic regulatory information by specific CASR Part 60 material;

(b)         addition of criteria and tests for lower level devices;

(c)          definitions broadened to cover synthetic training devices; and

(d)         use of Australian spelling.

1.1.1.5              The second edition of MCQFS is expected to be effective 1 July 2004. The first edition of MCQFS may be used as an alternative to the aeroplane flight simulator requirements stated in this MOS until 1 July 2004.

1.1.2                   Document Set

1.1.2.1              The document hierarchy consists of:

(a)         relevant Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs);

(b)         the Manual of Standards (MOS); and

(c)          Advisory Circulars (ACs).

1.1.2.2              The regulatory documents establish, for service providers, a comprehensive description of system requirements and the means of meeting them.

1.1.2.3              CASRs establish the regulatory framework (Regulations) within which all service providers must operate.

1.1.2.4              The MOS comprises specifications (Standards) prescribed by CASA, of uniform application, determined to be necessary for the safety of air navigation. In those parts of the MOS where it is necessary to establish the context of standards to assist in their comprehension, the sense of parent regulations has been reiterated.

1.1.2.5              Readers should understand that in the circumstance of any perceived disparity of meaning between MOS and CASRs, primacy of intent rests with the regulations.

1.1.2.6              Service providers must document internal actions (Rules) in their own operational manuals, to ensure the maintenance of and compliance with standards.

1.1.2.7              ACs are intended to provide recommendations and guidance to illustrate a means, but not necessarily the only means of complying with the Regulations. ACs may explain certain regulatory requirements by providing interpretive and explanatory materials. It is expected that service providers will document internal actions in their own operational manuals, to put into effect those, or similarly adequate, practices.

1.1.3                   Differences between ICAO Standards and those in MOS

1.1.3.1              Notwithstanding the above, where there is a difference between a standard prescribed in ICAO documents and the Manual of Standards (MOS), the MOS standard shall prevail.

1.1.4                   Differences Published in AIP

1.1.4.1              Differences from ICAO Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures are published in AIP Gen 1.7.

1.1.5                   MOS Documentation Change Management

1.1.5.1              Responsibility for the approval of the publication and amendment of the Manual of Standards (MOS) resides with the Branch Head, Operational and Flight Crew Licensing Standards Branch, of Aviation Safety Standards, Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

1.1.5.2              This document is issued and amended under the authority of the Branch Head, Operational and Flight Crew Licensing Standards Branch.

1.1.5.3              Requests for any change to the content of the MOS may be initiated by:

(a)         Technical areas within CASA;

(b)         Synthetic training device operators;

(c)          Synthetic training device users.

1.1.5.4              The need to change standards in the MOS may be generated by a number of causes. These may be to:

(a)         ensure safety;

(b)         ensure standardisation;

(c)          respond to changed CASA standards;

(d)         respond to ICAO prescription;

(e)         accommodate new initiatives or technologies.

1.1.6                   Related documents

1.1.6.1              These standards should be read in conjunction with:

(a)         RAeS Airplane Flight Simulator Evaluation Handbooks Volume I (Second Edition) and Volume II (First Edition), or as amended, and

(b)         The International Air Transport Association (IATA) document entitled Flight Simulator Design and Performance Data Requirements 6th Edition 2000 or as amended.

Section 1.2:   Glossary

This is an opening excerpt, not the complete document.