Originally Posted by
Spooky 2
Got you ZFT. I understand perfectly well that the airplane has to be certified before the sim in this case. FWIW though there are cases where the sim is certified for training prior to the airplane having even flown. The 787 is but one example. Maybe you are not thinking along the lines of the FAA, but perhaps some other regulatory body? Or, mybe we just use different words to describe the same regulatory process?
Actually I meant that product ranges i.e aircraft are
certified. FSTDs (simulators) are individually tested (by FAA, EASA etc) and are
qualified and issued their own unique qualification certificate.