Consultation has opened for proposed changes to the qualification standards of Australia’s flight training simulators and other flight training devices. These changes proposed by the country’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) would replace the detailed unique Australian standards with standards set by ICAO, FAA, and EASA. The FAA’s updated simulator qualification standards were adopted in 2016 and became effective last month.
The updated standards include increasing fidelity to support stall and upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) requirements; increasing the fidelity of the simulation of engine and airframe icing effects; and upgrading the capabilities of the instructor operating station to ensure adequate feedback to the instructor in UPRT sequences.
In connection with the amended standards, CASA has published a draft of a manual detailing how the new standards would be incorporated in the operation of flight training devices. Comments on the proposed amendments are due April 10.