FAA 8110.41 : 2005

CHAPTER 1 FLIGHT TEST PILOT/ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES,
          PROCEDURES, AND TRAINING OVERVIEW
        100 Purpose
        101 Distribution
        102 Who This Order Applies To
        103 Background
        104 General Responsibilities
        105 Records Management
CHAPTER 2 GENERAL FLIGHT TEST PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION
          POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS
        200 Initial Training and Qualification of Flight
            Test Personnel
        201 Initial Flight Training
        202 Recurrent Training of Flight Test Personnel
        203 Recurrent Flight Training
        204 Currency
        205 Cockpit Pass
        206 Five-Year Flight Training Plan
        207 Failure to Meet Training Requirements
        208 Drug Screening (Testing Designated Positions)
CHAPTER 3 SPECIFIC PILOT QUALIFICATION POLICY
        300 Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) Flight Test
            Pilots
        301 Flight Test Managers
        302 Imported Transport Category Aircraft
        303 Production Surveillance
        304 Qualification on Test Aircraft
        305 Familiarization Flight Time on New Models
        306 Airman Rating Qualification During Type
            Certificate (TC)/Supplemental Type Certificate
            (STC)
        307 Initial Type Rating
CHAPTER 4 RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUALIFICATIONS
        400 Skills and Knowledge
        401 Determination of Qualifications for Flight Testing
CHAPTER 5 FLIGHT TEST RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES
        500 Flight Test Planning
        501 Type Inspection Authorization (TIA)
        502 Letters of Authorization
        503 Concurrent Testing
        504 Flight Equipment
        505 Ballast Requirements
        506 Spin Tests
        507 Official Flight Tests
        508 Non-certification/Developmental Flight Testing
        509 Pilot Relationships
CHAPTER 6 INTER-ACO COOPERATION
        600 Short Duration Projects
CHAPTER 7 TRAINING REQUESTS
        700 Flight Test Training
APPENDIX 1 FLIGHT PROGRAM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (FPOC) CHARTER
APPENDIX 2 SAMPLE LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION (LOA)
APPENDIX 3 SPIN TEST/RECOVERY DEVICE REQUIREMENT DECISION TREE
APPENDIX 4 SAMPLE LETTER, FAA FLIGHT TEST PILOT SEAT POSITION
APPENDIX 5 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR FAA FLIGHT TEST ENGINEERS
DIRECTIVE FEEDBACK INFORMATION

Establishes responsibilities, procedures and guidance pertaining to FAA flight-testing. Outlines certain training and type rating requirements.