Attachment 3- FY24 Flight Test Technical Training Courses for FTP.FTE PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSES FOR FLIGHT TEST PILOTS AND FLIGHT TEST

ENGINEERS EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

Section 1 - General

1.1 Scope of work

For the nine (9) courses listed in Section 6.4 and below:

1. BASIC PERFORMANCE (14 CFR 23 & 25)

2. PERFORMANCE (14 CFR 25)

3. ROTORCRAFT PERFORMANCE (14 CFR 27)

4. ROTORCRAFT PERFORMANCE (14 CFR 29)

5. AIRPLANE STABILITY AND CONTROL (14 CFR 23 & 25)

6. ROTORCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL (14 CFR 27 & 29)

7. HUMAN FACTORS EVALUATIONS (14 CFR 23, 25, 27 & 29)

8. ENGINE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & RELIGHT (14 CFR 25)

9. ENGINE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & RELIGHT (14 CFR 29)

The contractor(s) shall develop and present flight test pilot/flight test engineer technical training consisting of one or more courses detailed in this PWS, and as ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

All students, including Flight Test Pilots, Flight Test Engineers, who attend these courses will be pre-approved by the FAA Aircraft Certification Service (AIR); this includes any attendees not initiated by

AIR.

A typical class is composed of six (6) students as follows: (2) flight test pilots and up to four (4) flight test engineers, with deviation at the discretion of AIR. The length of each course should not exceed 6 days. Instruction must accomplish the training outcomes listed in section 6, Specific Tasks.

1.2 Quality Assurance

1.2.1 Each individual course’s material will be reviewed at least one time during the base year of the contract plus at least once during each option year by FAA technical experts selected by the FAA course manager when requested by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The FAA shall advise the contractor of specific changes required within 15 working days after each review.

The contractor shall incorporate the changes prior to the next review. Deviations from this procedure will be by mutual agreement with all parties involved. Any changes must remain within the scope of the contract.

1.2.2 Class Monitoring

An FAA technical representative shall be permitted to monitor classroom and laboratory sessions to assure that all training outcomes and contract specifications are met.

1.2.3 Student Completion Reports

Upon completion of all training, the contractor shall issue a Certificate of Training (Appendix A) and a course/instructor critique. The FAA student and the instructor shall sign the certificate certifying the type of training provided, the dates of training, and the hours of instruction completed. The FAA student must complete the course/instructor critique. A copy of the

Certificate of Training and course critique for each student will be forwarded to the COR by the contractor within five (5) working days. The results of all student surveys/feedback/critiques must be provided to the FAA.

1.3 Operations

Prior to conducting the first class of any course, the contractor shall have in place an operations policy. This written policy must include at a minimum weather minima, wind, and heat index.

1.4 Safety Program, Reporting, and Accident Investigation System.

Prior to conducting the first class of any course, the contractor shall have in place a safety program approved by the FAA course manager or his/her designee. The safety program must encompass both maintenance and operations and shall include an accident/incident reporting system and a Risk Management-System in compliance with FAA Order 4040.26. The reporting system must notify the course manager, the course mentor, and the Aircraft Certification Service Flight Test Program Flight Safety Officer (FTPFSO), the Contracting Officer (CO) and the COR immediately upon the occurrence of an accident or incident during class sessions. The FTPFSO retains the right to order an aircraft accident/incident investigation as deemed necessary in accordance with FAA Order 4040.26.

Section 2 - Definitions

Contracting Officer (CO): The person authorized to act on behalf of the Government to negotiate and award contracts and modifications thereto, and to administer contracts through completion or termination. Except for certain limited authority delegated by the CO to a technical representative, the CO is the only individual with the authority to direct the work of the contractor.

FAA Course Manager: An authorized representative acting as technical advisor to the COR.

The FAA Course Manager gives instructions, advice and directions concerning course content and scheduling to the COR.

DOT: United States Department of Transportation

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration, a component agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): The authorized Government representative(s) acting within the limits of their delegated authority for management of specific projects or functional activities.

Quality Assurance: Actions taken by the Government to ensure contractor compliance with the provisions of the Performance Work Statement.

Quality Control: Action taken by the contractor to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Performance Work Statement.

Training Materials: Course materials, equipment and supplies used by the contractor in the development, presentation, practice and evaluation of training.

Training Outcomes: The total combination of skills and knowledge that the learner must acquire to perform a job assignment.

Section 3 - Contractor Furnished Property and Facilities

3.1 Training Facilities. The following elements shall apply to contractor furnished facilities:

a. Classrooms must be large enough to accommodate the entire class plus two observers, with either desks or tables large enough to allow the students to take notes and keep their reference books open. Student chairs must be ergonomically appropriate for eight hour occupancy.

b. Sufficient presentation boards for effective teaching shall be provided.

c. The classroom shall be well-lighted. There shall be not less than 30 foot-candles of illumination at the student's desk or table.

d. All training aids and devices, including audio-visuals, mockups and charts must be accurate and appropriate to the course. The classroom shall be kept clean and trash emptied regularly.

e. Sanitary restroom facilities shall be available within convenient distance of the classroom.

f. The classroom facilities shall be adequately ventilated; heated in winter and cooled in summer. Temperature limits shall range between 68 and 74 degrees, Fahrenheit.

g. Ambient noise shall be below the distraction point. At any position in the classroom, normal instructor voice levels should be audible to all students or the use of a microphone will be required.

h. The contractor shall comply with safety standards specified by the National Electrical Code, the National Fire Code, and the United States of America Standards Institute in conducting contract training.

i. Any distraction adversely affecting student learning shall be eliminated.

j. Adequate free student parking shall be available near the training site.

k. The contractor shall have reasonable access from the main training facility to adequate airspace so as to help prevent mid-airs/conflicts with other aircraft during flight training exercises.

l. A copy of the course syllabus, training schedule and description of all procedures/maneuvers to be conducted in the course will be provided to each student on the first day of training.

Section 4 – Contractor Furnished Equipment

4.1 The contractor(s) must have the equipment listed in Table 4.1, as applicable to the course proposals being submitted, and be in compliance with the requirements specified.

These are minimum requirements and should not be treated as a goal. Simulators may be used to supplement the training, provided that they are approved at Level D of a CFR Part 25 or 29 aircraft as applicable. The number of flight hours in simulators, however, must NOT exceed the flight hours of actual aircraft in the training program, unless specifically noted in section 6.3.

Table 4.1: Aircraft & Equipment Requirements for Training

Testing -> Perf S&C HF Eng Ops

Aircraft

Single Engine Airplane (14 CFR 23) R R

Multi-engine airplane less than 12,500 lbs. (14 CFR 23) R R

Multi-engine airplane greater than 12,500 lbs. (14 CFR 25) R R R Turbojet/Turbofan multi-engine airplane with OR without reverse thrust capability (14 CFR 25)

R

Single and/or Multi-engine helicopter (14 CFR 27)* R R

Multi-engine helicopter (14 CFR 29)* R R R R

Equipment

Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) R R R R

Flight Director (FD) D R D

Autopilot (AP) R D

Flight Management System (FMS) R D

Heads Up Display (HUD) D

Area Navigation (R-NAV) R D

Stability Augmentation System (SAS) R

Engine-Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) D R R

Test Instrumentation R R D R R – Required D – Desired *Note: One helicopter must have a Stability Augmentation System (SAS) system.

a. The above-listed aircraft must include instrumentation appropriate to the test technique being trained and all proposals should justify the proposed instrumentation packages to be used.

b. The contractor must possess or have access to a modern, approved, level D simulator of a CFR Part 25 or 29 aircraft as applicable.

c. All civil aircraft utilized in the training program must be maintained in accordance with CFR Part 91.165 (or equivalent).

d. All public aircraft utilized in the training program must be maintained in accordance with 100 hour/annual inspections as outlined in CFR Part 43, Appendix D (or equivalent).

e. All experimental aircraft operating on waivers in the training program must be maintained in accordance with 100 hours/annual inspections as outlined in CFR Part 43, Appendix D and CFR Part 91.42, or equivalent.

f. Any military aircraft shall be maintained under an accepted military maintenance program.

g. If hard copy classroom reference materials are provided, the contractor shall make provisions to have each student’s reference materials and notebooks mailed to his/her home base within two weeks upon completion of the training. Distribution of electronic versions of the classroom materials is also acceptable.

Section 5 – Qualifications

Contractors utilized as instructors in this course must be flight test professionals with a minimum of five years of industry/military experience in flight test and a minimum of one year of teaching experience as a civilian flight instructor or military Instructor Pilot (IP). Flight test pilot instructors must have, as a minimum, a Commercial Pilot certificate. The contractor must also have at least one qualified pilot-in-command with a minimum of one year of instructional experience in each aircraft utilized in the course. Reference: Table 5.1

Table 5.1: Instructor Requirements for Training

Requirement Certification Requirement

Minimum Experience

Requirement Flight Test Experience - 5 years

Commercial Pilot certificate Required -

Certified Flight Instructor (or military IP) Required 1 year

Pilot in Command - 1 year

Section 6 - Specific Tasks

6.1 Daily Sessions

Training shall be conducted on a one-shift basis, eight hours per day, five days per week, Monday through Friday. Training is to be continuous during these days except for federally established holidays. Local or state holidays shall not interrupt the training period. Training shall not begin on a Monday for classes less than five days, or a day following a federal holiday. Daily classes should begin no later than 8:00 a.m. No training shall occur between midnight and 0600.

Should a requirement exist to change either the hours or days of training indicated, the change must be coordinated in advance with the FAA COR. If travel exceeding 30 minutes is required to an external training facility, such as a simulator, such travel will not be required during classroom time or that would knowingly result in the employees being in a duty status in excess of 8 hours.

Training at external facilities shall, to the extent possible, be scheduled so that travel occurs on a non-training day, such as a weekend, so that learning time is not impacted.

6.2 Student Grade and Reports

Each student's performance shall be graded on a pass/fail basis. The contractor shall, within 14 working days after class completion, furnish a report to the COR reflecting each student’s final grade, attendance records, and any additional comments deemed necessary concerning his/her attitude and ability. Each student shall receive a certificate of completion, pending conclusion of required testing. Testing may be conducted with open textbook for reference.

FAA personnel are expected to perform at a level compatible with the highest standards of the specialty. Accordingly, each course of instruction will be offered at a level consistent with this philosophy.

6.3 The course syllabus must be focused on the following objectives and graduates must be able to:

a. Understand the primary subjects relating to aircraft flight testing and compliance with Title 14 CFR and technical guidance relating to FAA Aircraft Certification.

b. Apply Civil Air Regulations (CAR’s), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR’s), and technical guidance relating to FAA Aircraft Certification.

c. Understand current FAA standard practices and procedures used for aircraft certification flight test tasks including but not limited to hands on flight test pilot skills, test conducting, and data analysis.

d. Understand current FAA accepted and approved safety requirements for flight test projects.

e. Understand FAA regulations, technical orders, advisory circulars and other material applicable to aircraft certification flight testing.

f. Understand the applicable FAA flight test procedures and maneuvers used for aircraft certification flight testing. This will be accomplished through the use of aircraft or aircraft simulators.

g. Reinforce the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan and conduct an FAA aircraft certification flight test program.

FAA FLIGHT TEST TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSE SYLLABUS

Training courses will be provided in each of the subject areas listed in Section 6.4 (nine courses).

Each of these nine courses should not exceed 6 days in length and include all of the parts detailed in Section 6.5. These courses shall be used as continuing education, flight test technical training.

6.4 INIDIVIDUAL COURSES REQUIRED 14CFR23 14CFR25 14CFR27 14CFR29

(1)

BASIC PERFORMANCE:

-AIRSPEED CALIBRATIONS

-STALL SPEEDS / CHARACTERISTICS

-CLIMBS

X

(2)

PERFORMANCE:

-TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE

-LANDING PERFORMANCE

X*

(3)

ROTORCRAFT PERFORMANCE

-H-V PERFORMANCE

-CAT A PERFORMANCE (14 CFR 27 ONLY)

(4)

ROTORCRAFT PERFORMANCE

-H-V PERFORMANCE

-CAT A PERFORMANCE (14 CFR 29 ONLY)

(5)

AIRPLANE STABILITY AND CONTROL:

-STATIC (LONGITUDINAL, LATERAL &

DIRECTIONAL)

-DYNAMIC (LONGITUDINAL, LATERAL &

DIRECTIONAL)

(6)

ROTORCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL:

-STATIC (LONGITUDINAL, LATERAL &

DIRECTIONAL)

-DYNAMIC (LONGITUDINAL, LATERAL &

DIRECTIONAL)

(7) HUMAN FACTORS EVALUATIONS X*

(8) ENGINE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & RELIGHT X*

(9) ENGINE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & RELIGHT X*

* Primary use of simulators for this test is acceptable.

6.5 COURSE REQUIREMENTS

(S) – SIMULATOR OR AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION

(A) – AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION

(C) – CLASSROOM LECTURE

6.6 COURSE SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS

(C) TEST PLAN SCOPE & OBJECTIVES

(C) STEPS TO DEMONSTRATE / FIND COMPLIANCE

(C) DOCUMENTING REQUIREMENTS

(C) Applicable Regulations for Testing (including preamble, modern amendment and historical amendment differences)

(C) Aircraft Requirements

(C) Configuration

(C) Instrumentation / Test Equipment

(C) Conformity

(C) (A)\(S) METHOD(S) OF COMPLIANCE (MOC) – (accepted methods per Order, AC or standard issue papers)

(C) (A)\(S) Flight Test Techniques – classroom instruction and real aircraft or sim practice of the techniques

(C) (A)\(S) Test Point Matrix – What is required to make a finding of compliance?, Organization of test points, translating this to test cards for execution

(C) (A)\(S) Success Criteria – What data is required for the finding? Hand recorded?

Data “tapes”, “What does good look like?”

(C) RISK MANAGEMENT – Application of FAA Order 4040.26

(C) DATA MANAGEMENT

(C) Data Reduction

(C) Data Expansion

Section 7 - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING COURSES

As part of the proposal, the contractor must submit:

a. A training syllabus for each course proposed, which meet the requirements specified in Section 1, Section 4 and Section 6 of this performance work statement (PWS).

b. A description of the training aids and facilities for each course proposed which meet the requirements specified in Section 3 and Section 4 of this

PWS.

c. Evidence of contractor furnished equipment available to complete the required training for each course proposed as specified in section 4 of this PWS.

d. Proposed training hours required to complete courses proposed as outlined in Section 1 and Section 6 of this PWS.

e. The proposed number of training days expected to be required to complete all training and testing for each course proposed as specified in Section 1 and Section 6 of the PWS.

f. Resumes for all instructors to be utilized for each course proposed, which meet the requirements of Section 5 of the PWS.

Section 8 - DELIVERABLES

The contractor must:

a. At least 14 working days prior to any course, provide each registered student with the training site address, map and/or directions to the training site, a local point of contact and telephone number, and commercially available lodging near the training site.

b. Provide training as specified in their submitted training syllabus.

c. Commence training upon the student’s arrival at the contractor’s facility on the date and time agreed upon.

d. Provide a copy of the syllabus, training schedule and course description, course reference book and any other needed course materials to each student on the first training day of each training course.

e. Complete the training within the proposed number of training days barring unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the contractor.

f. Provide the COR with a completed certificate of training signed by both the student and the contractor’s instructor and the course critique (Appendix A) within 5 calendar days of the completion of the training.

g. Within 90 days of completion of an offering present the FAA with any course changes that will be made based on course feedback, critiques or lessons learned.