Purpose: This Report sets forth general philosophy, basic guidance and specific recommendations concerning the design and integration of aircraft avionics equipment in simulators, as well as for the implementation of special simulator functions. It represents the consensus of airline simulator users, airframe manufacturers, avionics equipment designers and simulator manufacturers. It is intended that this Report will promote mutual understanding among those parties in the use of aircraft avionics equipment in flight simulators in order that simulator training can be optimized.

When airborne equipment is useù in full flight simulators, it is desirable for the airlines that the equipment be compatible and identical to the aircraft fleet equipment. This ensures an identical normal equipment response in the aircraft or a simulator, adequate adapted version of the operational softwarelhardware and a single point of availability of spares.

Airframe manufacturers and avionics equipment designers are encouraged to take advantage of this guidance information starting with the earliest phases in the design of aircraft avionics equipment.