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FNPT II / MCC simulators: what a flight school should check

An FNPT II is an EASA flight and navigation procedures trainer qualified under CS-FSTD(A); an FNPT II MCC adds the features needed for multi-crew cooperation courses. Before buying one, a flight school should check configuration, qualification documents, compliance monitoring and long-term support.

1. Configuration matches the course

Decide which courses the device must support — for example IR, multi-engine, MCC or APS MCC — and which aircraft class it represents (single-engine, multi-engine piston or a generic multi-crew jet). An FNPT II MCC needs multi-crew features and an appropriate visual system for MCC exercises.

2. QTG and validation data

Ask the manufacturer what validation data the qualification test guide (QTG) is built on and which tests it contains; EASA publishes FNPT validation data requirements. Under UK CAA Standards Document 18, the operator submits the QTG and must have a compliance monitoring system in place for the device.

3. Evidence of previous evaluations

Ask for a list of devices of the same configuration that authorities have already evaluated, and check public lists such as the EASA qualified FSTD database. Remember that qualification is granted per device by the competent authority; a previous qualification is evidence, not a guarantee.

4. Support and total cost of ownership

  • Warranty, remote diagnostics and on-site engineering response.
  • Spare parts list and stock location.
  • Software, navigation database and visual database updates.
  • Support for recurrent evaluations and any re-qualification after changes.

5. Site and delivery

Room size, power and air conditioning; a written schedule for factory acceptance (FAT), shipping, installation, site acceptance (SAT) and the authority evaluation.

Sourcing an FNPT II from China

AeroOrigin sources FNPT II-class devices (for example DA42 and PA-44) and A320/B737 IPTs from UE (U-Wing), designed to EASA FNPT II requirements, and coordinates these checks in writing.

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