Post by EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency

#EASA has launched a new set of rules for Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs), marking the most significant evolution of flight simulation qualification in #Europe in decades. The new #FSTD framework presents: ✔️ A capability-based qualification system for FSTDs; ✔️ The FSTD Capability Signature (FCS); ✔️ Qualification provisions for touchscreen-based flight deck interfaces; ✔️ Qualification provisions and guidance for extended reality (XR) technologies; ✔️ The optional task-to-tool training methodology; ✔️ A scalable framework capable of supporting future simulation technologies. This new regulatory framework also introduces the optional task-to-tool training methodology, enabling Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) and operators to select the most appropriate simulation device for specific training objectives, providing greater flexibility in the design of training programmes while maintaining high #safety standards. The new rules replace the traditional qualification approach based on fixed simulator types and levels with a more flexible capability-based system. This allows training devices to be assessed according to their actual technical capabilities within a framework that can evolve alongside the simulation technology advances. Read the full Press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebHbQ4Sk More information about the new regulation, its background and implementation support activities 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_yTGrWV