A FAA Circular Consultiva 61-136 contém a orientação para Dispositivos de Treinamento em Aviação, incluindo os BATD's.

A AC afirma que, desde que o sistema tenha sido aprovado pela FAA pelo fabricante (e no seu caso você diz que "atende aos requisitos da FAA"), não é necessária aprovação específica para treinamento realizado sob 14 CFR 61. Para uso sob 14 CFR 141 no entanto, você precisaria de aprovação específica da FAA (veja abaixo).

14 CFR 61 Aprovação

Você deve simplesmente seguir as condições especificadas no AC:

5. APPROVAL OF BATD FOR USE UNDER PART 61. To be approved for use for pilot training and certification under part 61, a BATD should:

a. Be capable of providing procedural training in all elements for which it is to be used. Those elements should be specified in an acceptable training curriculum or as specifically authorized by the FAA and meet the description and suggested criteria outlined in this appendix.

b. Have the following documents available for inspection by the student and instructor:

• The list of ATD components as required by paragraph 3c,
• A copy of AFS-800’s letter of approval and authorized use of the ATD, and
• A copy of the QAG for the ATD being used.

c. Successfully pass the start-up self-test described in paragraph 8c(2). If the device is being used in a course of training for a pilot certificate or rating, a person authorized by the FAA to provide ground or flight instruction should observe this test. After the ATD self-test is complete, no other software of any kind may be started on the computer running the ATD software.

d. Remain in the approved configuration during the training session. Authorized ATD instruction may not proceed after a malfunction of the ATD system has occurred. The operator must correct the ATD malfunction and repeat the start-up test described in paragraph c of this section before resuming authorized instruction. In addition, a BATD may be used in a training curriculum that provides for:

• A similar scope and content of a syllabus that is used under part 141;
• Instructional materials for flight events;
• A means of showing progress, such as an outline of stage (phase) checks and criterion levels of performance; and
• The authorized use as approved in the AFS-800 letter of approval.

14 CFR 141 Aprovação

141 A aprovação é quase a mesma, mas deve ser aprovada pelo POI (principal inspetor de operações) da escola:

6. APPROVAL OF BATD FOR USE UNDER PART 141. Local FSDO may approve BATDs as part of an overall part 141 curriculum approval and certification process. Pilot schools that want to use a BATD as part of their training curriculum must notify their principal operations inspector (POI). The POI is responsible for approving how the BATD is to be used in the certificate holder’s part 141 curriculum. To be approved for use under part 141, a BATD should:

a. Be capable of providing training in all elements in which it will be used, as specified in the syllabus, and meet the description and suggested criteria outlined in this appendix. b. Have the following documents available for inspection by the student and instructor:

• The list of ATD components required in paragraph 3c,
• A copy of AFS-800’s letter of approval and authorized use of the ATD, and
• A copy of the QAG for the ATD being used.

c. Successfully pass the start-up self-test described in paragraph 8c of this appendix. A person authorized by the FAA to provide ground or flight instruction should observe this test. After the ATD self-test is complete, no other software of any kind may be started on the computer running the ATD software.

d. Remain in the approved configuration during the training session. Authorized ATD instruction may not proceed after a malfunction of the ATD system has occurred. The operator must correct the ATD malfunction and repeat the start-up test described in paragraph c of this section before resuming authorized instruction.

e. Be used in an integrated ground and flight training curriculum which provides for:

• The scope and content of a curriculum in compliance with part 141,
• The authorized use as approved in the AFS-800 letter of approval,
• Instructional materials for flight events, and
• An outline of stage (phase) checks and criterion levels of performance.

Cuidado! A resposta acima e 'aprovada' não está correta! A aprovação da FAA é necessária para um BATD! Como a Circular Consultiva diz:

Manufacturers of devices meeting the guidance and standards in this AC will receive a document from the FAA Flight Standards Service’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS-800, approving them as either a BATD or AATD with an accompanying authorized use statement.

Você precisa obter a aprovação do AFS-800 após uma extensa revisão do QAG. Isso pode levar de 6 meses a um ano atualmente em minha experiência até mesmo para uma escola construindo um simulador. Eu ainda não conheci alguém que realmente certificou um sistema de construção doméstica.

O Apêndice 2 diz:

b. To request FAA approval of a BATD, manufacturers should send approval requests to: (1) By regular mail: FAA Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and Commercial Division, Certification and General Aviation Operations Branch, AFS-810, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591. (2) By e-mail: (call (202) 267-8212 for e-mail instructions). NOTE: E-mail, with attached text format documents, is the preferred correspondence method.
c. The request for approval must include a QAG

Aqui está um link de exemplo para um dos documentos de aprovação mais antigos que expiram em 2019:

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