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Update on EASA Flight Testing

Regulations and ETPS’s

Response to Flight Test Training

Presentation for RAeS

Flight Test Group

Thursday 24 May 2012

by

Capt Steve Daniels RN (Retd), FRAeS

RW Tutor ETPS

(Member of the EASA Flight Testing Review Group)


SECURITY STATEMENT

The content of this presentations is:

UNCLASSIFIED


PRESENTER’S BACKGROUND

Captain Steve Daniels Royal Navy (Retired) • Royal Navy flying training 1976

• Royal Navy Commando (Support Helicopter) pilot 1978 • US Navy Test Pilots’ School 1981

• UK MoD Helicopter Test Pilot

− D Sqn Boscombe Down test pilot 1982 - 85

− Australian Navy ‘loan service’ test pilot 1987 - 89

− ETPS Tutor 1990-93

− CO RW Test Sqn Boscombe Down 2002 - 05

− Director Flying MoD (PE) Boscombe Down 2005 - 08

• Joined ETPS in civilian flying tutor role 2008

• ETPS Chief Instructor 2009 - 2011 • Co-opted onto EASA Flight Test Review Group since Jan 2010


Slide clarification

Presenter is a QinetiQ employee, not an EASA employee and therefore I am representing EASA today as a member of the EASA Flight Test Review Group

A QinetiQ/AWC slide background ………. represents my input to this brief and is therefore a

personal slide and not necessarily an EASA-endorsed statement

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Slide clarification

An EASA slide background ……….

represents an EASA source slide and is therefore an EASA-endorsed statement/view

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Scope of today’s presentation:

EASA Part 21 (Relates to Design and Production Organisations DOA/POA)

• Definition of flight test

• All the requirements for flight test engineers but some requirements

for test pilots

• Flight Test Operational Manual (FTOM)

EASA Part FCL

• Pilot flight test rating

• Flight test instructor

EASA Part OR : Approved flight test training school

Applicability / Grandfather / conversion rules

How will ETPS change to meet the new EASA regulations?


EASA Introduction

As Flight testing is a very specific activity and is a key issue for aircraft development and certification, EASA decided to initiate a regulatory task MDM.003.

EASA proposed flight testing requirements in the relevant NPAs (NPAs 2008 - 17/20/22)

EASA received via the CRD process, comments specially related to flight test:

A flight testing review group including industry and Flight test schools was created to review the comments and to propose modifications to regulations

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List of Flight Test Review Group members

Name EASA staff……… ……or Company represented

Mr Andrew Eldred EASA Hd of Flt Test Section (now retired)

Mr Didier Nicolle EASA Flt Test Pilot (Chairman of FTRG)

Mr Yves Morier EASA (Secretary of FTRG)

Ms Micaela Verissimo EASA (FCL – legal)

Mr Harald Knes Austro-control

Mr Karlheinz Juenemann Lufthansa Technik

Mr Herve Jammayrac Eurocopter

Mr Herve Laverne Dassault Aviation

Mr Hugues van der Stichel Airbus

Mr Marc Prunel EPNER

Mr Steve Daniels ETPS

Mr Francesco Paolucci ENAC (Italian CAA)

Mr Charles Prophet UK CAA (Flight Test Section)

Mr Philip Adrian Boeing (Ops Regulatory Affairs)

Mr Bernardino Paggi AgustaWestland


EASA Summary

Part 21 (flight test CRD):

Definition of Categories of Flight Test : CAT1/2/3/4

Definition and Qualifications for Lead flight test engineer for all categories of flight tests for aircraft above 2000kg

Qualifications for pilots for flight tests CAT 3 and CAT 4 for aircraft above 2000kg

Flight Test Operational Manual

Part FCL (opinion 04-2010)

Ratings for pilots for CAT 1 and CAT 2 flight tests only for aircraft above 2000kg

Flight test instructor

Part OR (CRD 2008-22)

Flight test training organisations

Operations requirements (NPA 2009-02) : flight test operations not yet taken into account

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EASA Introduction: Caution

A very important point to be aware of:

Opinions of PART FCL and Part OR have been published. As a consequence, the corresponding texts are now fixed and can be found on EASA web site.

The Appendix XII of PART-21 which will contain other flight test requirements is still subject to EASA discussions and is not yet available.

As a consequence, the corresponding texts are not on the EASA web site yet, but are being prepared for an EASA opinion to be promulgated by ….May 2012?

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TP and FTE Clarification

Two different cases and as a consequence two legal bases:

Pilots engaged in CAT1/CAT2 flight tests :

Flight test ratings endorsed on their licences (Part FCL Subpart H and I) and therefore Europe recognized.

Flight test ratings will be delivered after having completed successfully a flight test rating course in an approved flight test training organisation (PART OR)

Lead flight test engineers engaged in CAT 1/2/3/4 and pilots in CAT3/4 must be trained under approved Design and production organisations responsibilities (PART 21 subpart B)

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AGENDA

Part 21

Definition of flight test

All the requirements for flight test engineers but some requirements for pilots

Flight test operational manual

Part FCL

Pilot flight test rating


Part OR : Approved flight test training school

Applicability / Grandfather rights / Conversion rules

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Part 21:Definition of flight test

What Flight tests are:

Flights for the development phase of a new design (aircraft, propulsion systems, parts and appliances)

Flights to demonstrate compliance to certification basis or type design

Flights intended to experiment new design concepts, requiring unconventional manoeuvres or profiles for which it could be possible to exit the already approved envelope of the aircraft

Flight test training flights.

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Other flights

Any flight which does not fulfil the definition is not a flight test

As examples, following flights are not flight tests:

Maintenance flights

Check flights

Test flights (renewal of licence rating)

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Part 21 Definition of categories of

flight tests

Flight test Category 1

Initial flight(s) of a new type of aircraft or of an aircraft of which flight and/or handling characteristics may have been significantly modified;

Flights during which it can be envisaged to potentially encounter flight characteristics significantly different from those already known;

Flights to investigate novel or unusual aircraft design features or techniques;

Flights to determine or expand the flight envelope;

Flights to determine the regulatory performances, flight characteristics and handling qualities when flight envelope limits are approached;

Flight test training for Category 1 flight tests

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Part 21 Definition of categories of

flight tests


Flights not classified as Category 1 on an aircraft whose type is not yet certified

Flights which are not classified Category 1 on an aircraft of an already certified type, after embodiment of a not yet approved modification and which:

require an assessment of the general behaviour of the aircraft; or

require an assessment of basic crew procedures, when a new or modified system is operating or is needed; or

are required to intentionally fly outside of the limitations of the currently approved operational envelope, but within the investigated flight envelope.

Flight test training for Category 2 flight tests.

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PART21 :Definition of categories of

flight test


Flights performed for the issuance of statement of conformity for a new-built aircraft which do not require flying outside of the limitations of the type certificate (TC)/ aircraft flight manual


Flight not classified Category 1 or 2 on an aircraft of an already certified type, in case of embodiment of a not yet approved design change

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PART21: Definition of categories of

flight test engineers

Flight test engineer

Any engineer involved in flight test operation either on the ground or in flight

Lead Flight test engineer

A flight test engineer assigned for duties in an aircraft for the purpose of conducting flight tests or assisting the pilot in the operation of the aircraft and its systems during flight test activities

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PART21: Remarks on

flight test engineers It is up to the DOA/POA organisation to decide whether:

….A flight test engineer is necessary or not. If yes, they must have appropriate experience and training commensurate with the tasks assigned to them, in accordance with the Flight Test Operational Manual (FTOM)

….A lead flight test engineer is necessarily on board or not. If yes then, he needs to fulfil conditions detailed further

Lead flight test engineer:

Is not mandatory either on board or on ground

The presence of flight test engineers on board does not generate a requirement for having a Lead FTE on board

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PART21:

Lead flight test engineers

An FTE to be qualified as Lead FTE must:

Receive appropriate training commensurate with the category of test and the complexity of aircraft

(e.g. level 1 training course for CAT1 flight on CS25 aircraft). The training course needs not to be completed in an Approved Flight Test Training Organisation (AFTTO)

Example of an acceptable syllabus is given in Part-21 Appendix XII

Have accumulated a minimum of flight experience

(e.g. 100hours for CAT1 flight on CS25 aircraft)

Be medically flight fit to discharge assigned duties

An A-NPA will be published soon to ask if licensing scheme for Lead FTE is warranted/necessary

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If Flight tests are conducted, a FTOM defining the organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to flight test is required. It shall include:

Description of the organisation

Crew policy (composition, competency, currency, duty time, etc )

Procedures for the carriage of persons other than crew member

A policy for risk and safety management

Procedures for instruments and equipment to be carried

Operational procedures

Documents list that need to be produced for flight test

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Part 21 Flight Test Operational Manual


AGENDA

Part 21


All the requirements for flight test engineer but some requirements for pilots


Part FCL




Applicability/ Grand father/ conversion rules

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PART FCL

Pilot flight test rating 1/2

Part FCL : Test pilots

To Be PIC on Category 1 and 2 flight tests, flight test rating CAT 1/2 is necessary.

Ratings are applied to CPL(min)/IR Cat 1 – AFTTO (TPS) ‘Long’ course Cat 2 – AFTTO (TPS) ‘Short’ course

Note: there will be a dedicated flight test instructor rating

Mandated training syllabi Perf/HQ/Systems for separate FW/RW courses Cat 1 Rating: 350hr ground/100hr flying Cat 2 Rating: 150hr ground/50hr flying Previous experience to count for credits Bridging courses for Cat 2 to Cat 1

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EASA TEST PILOT TRAINING

CAT 1 (min 10 months) CAT 2 (min 5 months)

Aeroplanes Helicopters Aeroplanes Helicopters

Ground Training (hours) 350 350 150 150

Flight Training (hours) 100 100 50 50

Solo ‘flights’ without TP

tutor (sorties) 15 20 8 8

Min a/c types 10 8 7 4

a/c CS-types

(or equivalent) Incl. 1 x CS25 Incl. 1 x CS29 Incl. 1 x CS25 Incl. 1 x CS29

‘Substantial’ Flight Test

Reports 5 5 3 3

EASA FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER TRAINING

CAT 1 (min 10 months) CAT 2 (min 5 months)

Aeroplanes Helicopters Aeroplanes Helicopters

Ground Training (hours) 350 350 150 150

Flight Training (hours) 60 60 30 30

Solo ‘flights’ without

FTE tutor (sorties) 10 15 6 6

Min a/c types 6 6 5 4

a/c CS-types

(or equivalent) Incl. 1 x CS25 Incl. 1 x CS29 Incl. 1 x CS25 Incl. 1 x CS29

‘Substantial’ Flight Test

Reports 5 5 3 3


Part FCL Test pilot privileges

Holder of Category 1 flight test rating

Conduct all categories of flight tests as a PIC

Conduct flights related to DOA/POA

Can obtain a type rating if 10 hours as a PIC; 50 hours as co-pilot on flight tests on the type

Holder of Category 2 flight test rating

As above except not allowed to conduct Category 1 flight test as a PIC (except for small CS23

aircraft where a CAT2 PIC is allowed to be PIC on CAT1 flight

tests)

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PART FCL Flight Test Instructor

Privileges

Facilitate issue of CAT1/CAT2 ratings Facilitate issue of FTI certificate

Prerequisites

Hold a flight test rating Have completed at least CAT1 or CAT2 flight tests

Specific FTI training course (possible credits if instructor certificate held)

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AGENDA

Part 21




Part FCL




Applicability/ Grand father/ conversion rules

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PART-OR Approved Flight Test

Training Organisations

Approved Flight Test Training Organisations (AFTTOs)

EASA Part FCL-regulated (e.g. not military schools)

Approval given by National Authorities

Civil-licensed flight test instructors (FT and FTI ratings)

May sub-contract to non-EASA companies E.g. Calspan VSS, Qualeval providers, Military

Usual TPS-type facilities are listed as requirements

More later on how ETPS plans to comply with EASA

requirements

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AGENDA

Part 21




Part FCL




Applicability / Grandfather / Conversion rules

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PART 21

Appendix XII: day of publication (mid 2012) + transition period of 36 months

FTE Derogation possible until 31 December 2015 for countries having FTE licences.

FTOM day of publication

PART FCL : 8 April 2012

NAA OPT out possible until April 2015

PART OR : 8 April 2012

NAA opt-out possible (likely!) until April 2015

PART OPS: Flight test operation exemption until flight test operational requirements are defined

Grandfather rules will facilitate the regulation changes

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Applicability Flight Tests


Lead flight test engineer (grandfather rule)

LFTE having conducted flight test activities before entry into force of Appendix XII will be considered as having complied with Appendix XII and therefore may continue to exercise their present scope of functions. Present scope of function established normally by EASA for DOA and NAA for POA and based on a report

Test pilot CAT 3 and CAT 4 (grandfather rule)

As above for LFTE

Test pilot CAT 1 and CAT 2 (conversion)

Flight test qualifications and Flight test instructor converted in Part FCL flight test ratings and FTI conversion report necessary (privileges could be restricted)

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Grandfather/conversion rules


MY CONCLUSIONS SO FAR

• FTEs – Grandfather rules – Keep doing what you have done before

• TPs Cat 3 and 4 – Grandfather Rules - Keep doing what you have

done before

• TPs Cat 1 and 2 – Conversion Report

− Exposition to NAA

− Prove your qualifications, experience and competence

− NAA will assess and ‘convert’ your (non existent?) rating to a

new Flight Test Rating


SO HOW WILL ETPS CHANGE TO MEET THE NEW EASA REGULATIONS?

• Update/reminder of pre-2012 legacy ETPS graduate course

• ETPS approach to changes

• Revised course structure

• Revised ETPS training organisation structure

• Future ETPS portfolio of training courses

European Aviation Safety Agency

Part OR including Approved Training

Organisations (ATO)

Approved Flight Test Training Organisations (AFTTOs) EASA-regulated (e.g. not military schools) Therefore European military schools must become EASA-regulated!

Civil-licensed flight test instructors (who hold Flight Test Ratings) Nominated civil licensed post holders (e.g. Hd of Training)

Meet EASA audit requirements ETPS, EPNER and others will need to be audited by EASA

May sub-contract to non-EASA companies E.g. Calspan VSS, Qualeval providers, military, other TP schools


ETPS TODAY

• Managed by QinetiQ as part of the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA)

with UK MOD since 2001

• Staffed by a balanced mix of military and QinetiQ staff

− All three services represented

• QinetiQ Air Fleet consists entirely of military registered aircraft, regulated by

the Military Aviation Authority

• Face the market as a Military flying training school but one which is

accessible to the civil market

The military and commercial partnership is vital to the success of ETPS


ETPS 1-minute VIDEO


ETPS 2011 ‘GRADUATE’ (TB1) COURSE OUTLINE

The previous ETPS ‘graduate’ course:

12 month course January through December each year

Approx 115 hrs, 20 + types

‘Advanced’ flight test instruction, split into 3 terms

Term 1 – Ground school intensive for the initial part then onto first exercises

Term 2 - More advanced HQ and Performance exercises and simulator work

Term 3 - Advanced flight testing and then end of course (Preview) exercise


ETPS 2011 ‘DIPLOMA’ (TB2) COURSE OUTLINE

The ETPS previous ‘diploma’ course:

13 week/3 month course during spring/autumn each year

Approx 25 hrs, 3 types, no student ‘solo’ flying

‘Basic’ flight test instruction

Focused on a ‘cut down’ version of the graduate course with no envelope

expansion training

• Basic performance testing

• Basic handling/stability & control

• Limited systems assessments

• Groundschool limited to meet learning objectives of a ‘basic’ course


ASSETS? ETPS ROTARY WING CORE FLEET


ASSETS? ETPS FIXED WING CORE FLEET


ASSETS? VARIABLE STABILITY CAPABILITY

ASTRA Hawk

Basset


SUB-CONTRACTED CAPABILITIES? HELICOPTER VSS CAPABILITY - BELL 205 / 412 – NRC CANADA


SUB-CONTRACTED CAPABILITIES? FULLY INCORPORATED GRIPEN – FOURTH GENERATION FIGHTER

Leased through an agreement with SAAB and provided by the Swedish Air

Force

Flown in Sweden with ETPS tutors as aircraft captain

Significant utilization of Gripen flight simulator

A single ETPS ‘campaign’ in 2nd half of course


SUB-CONTRACTED CAPABILITIES? QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS (QUALEVAL) AND PREVIEW

Aerobatic Trainer

Glass cockpit / FMS

Raw aircraft

Tandem Rotor

NOTAR

Piston Engine

Eastern Block

Modern (System Rich)


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INTRODUCED IN 2010 – ETPS BOSCOMBE DOWN MOTION SIMULATOR

Old Royal Aircraft Establishment

(RAE) Bedford Location

New Boscombe Down Location


BOSCOMBE DOWN MOTION SIMULATOR

Fixed wing fast jet cockpit and

helicopter cockpit

(slide in/slide out)


BOSCOMBE DOWN MOTION SIMULATOR

Telemetry simulation capability


PREVIOUS ETPS PORTFOLIO OF ROTARY WING COURSES

Graduate course ‘Experimental’ (TP & FTE ) 12 months Jan – Dec

Diploma course ‘Development’ (TP & FTE) 3 months Spring/Autumn

Plus ‘Short’ courses’:

− Helicopter Ship Interface Testing Course (TP & FTE) 2 weeks as required

− Civil Airworthiness Flight Test (TP & FTE) 2 days (including sim)

− Post Maintenance Flight Test Course (TP & FTE) 3 days


ETPS FROM 2012……

Fully integrate our advanced motion simulator (BMS) into the course

Improve the Fleet aircraft – replacement programmes under way:

• Second fully instrumented A109 helicopter

• Introduction of King Air for FW Multi-engine TP/FTE stream

• Replacement Heavy Aircraft (RJ70 and RJ100)

Comply with EASA civil requirements for European Flight Test Training (Cat 1

and Cat 2 Test Pilots and FTEs) – Apr 2012……………

……………..whilst ensuring we meet current/future UK MoD/other

customers’ flight test training requirements


ETPS APPROACH TO CHANGES

• FIRSTLY – Ensure that an EASA-compliant course meets the UK MoD/other non-

European customers’ requirements!

• No major change to legacy ETPS content but restructured to meet EASA

requirements

• Combined Course Structure:

− EASA Cat 1 and Cat 2 / UK MoD Class A and Class B

• Streaming of Fixed Wing syllabi into Fast Jet and Heavy (Multi-engine) Aircraft

− Fast Jet: Hawk/AJ, Tucano, Gripen, plus RJ70

− Heavy Aircraft: Tucano, King Air, RJ70


THE FUTURE ETPS FROM 2012

12-month CAT 1 / Class A (Experimental) TP/FTE

6-month CAT 1 / Class A (Experimental)

TP/FTE

6-month CAT 2 / Class B (Development)

TP/FTE

Jan Jun Dec

First 6-months Cat 2 Second 6-months completes Cat 1

(Basic flight test) (Advanced flight test)

EASA ‘Bridging Course’

Fast Jet Stream

Heavy a/c Stream

Rotary Stream


HOW WILL ETPS ADAPT?

100% ETPS (Mil)

Regulated by UK Military Aviation Authority (MAA)

Operating as a military TP School

Mix of Mil/Civ staff as currently

Military aircraft (except for QVs)

Empire Test Pilots’ School (pre-2012)

Military CO


HOW WILL ETPS ADAPT?

80% ETPS (Mil)

Regulated by UK Military Aviation Authority (MAA)

Operating as a military TP School

Mix of Mil/Civ staff as currently

Military aircraft (except for QVs) 20% ETPS (Civ)

Regulated by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Operating as an EASA AFTTO

Civil-licensed staff & some civil (G-reg) aircraft

Empire Test Pilots’ School (post-2012)

Sub-contracting arrangements to be generated

Military CO

Civil Head of Training


FUTURE ETPS PORTFOLIO OF ROTARY WING COURSES

EASA Cat 1 ‘Experimental’ (TP & FTE) 12 months Jan – Dec (UK MoD Class A TP and FTE)

EASA Cat 2 ‘Development’ (TP & FTE) 6 months Jan – Jun (UK MoD Class B TP and FTE)

EASA Cat 2 to Cat 1 ‘Bridging Course’ (TP & FTE) 6 months Jul – Dec (UK MoD Class B to Class A)

Plus short courses:

− Helicopter Ship Interface Testing Course (TP & FTE) 2 weeks as required

− Civil Airworthiness Flight Test (TP & FTE) 2 days (including sim)

− Post Maintenance Flight Test Course (TP & FTE) 3 days


Summary of today’s presentation:

EASA Part 21 (Relates to Design and Production Organisations DOA/POA)

• Definition of flight test

• All the requirements for flight test engineers but some requirements

for test pilots

• Flight Test Operational Manual (FTOM)

EASA Part FCL

• Pilot flight test rating

• Flight test instructor

EASA Part OR : Approved flight test training school

Applicability / Grandfather / conversion rules

How will ETPS change to meet the new EASA regulations?


Help in navigating the EASA website


Update on EASA Flight Testing

Regulations and ETPS’s

Response to Flight Test Training

Presentation for RAeS

Flight Test Group

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