"Barry" wrote in message ...

It seems to me that these notes are intended to RESTRICT FTD use, by
preventing someone with a Level 1 FTD from doing something that wasn't
originally approved. I don't see how it would grandfather in all FTDs for
any
original acceptable use.

Yes, but per the FAA Inspector's Handbook one of the original acceptable
uses is a complete IPC so now an FTD will remain "restricted" to this use.
So for example an IPC will remain possible in a Level 1 FTD but for the
purpose of an IFR checkride the FTD will not be usable for a circling
approach because a circling approach was not originally an explicitly
approved maneuver. This is the text from the Inspector's handbook:


B. For use under 14 CFR§ 61.57(d)(1)(ii). Regulatory authorization for pilot
use of a level 1 FTD to conduct all or part of an instrument competency
check, consisting of a representative number of tasks required for the
instrument rating practical test when given by an authorized instructor:
. Aviation Simulation Technology, Inc.: AST 201 and 300 Models
. ATC Flight Simulator Company: ATC 112H, 610, 710, 810, and 920 Models
. Frasca International, Inc.: 121, 122, 131, 132, 141, 142, 241, 242,
242T, and 342 Models
. Pacer Systems Corporation: MK II Models



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Richard Kaplan, CFII

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