Scoring

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Why we score flights

Scoring is not a tool for punishment or a criteria for pirep acceptance. Your pipeps may be rejected due to several reasons which are mainly technical and related to errors which may affect overall stability of the system. Please do not hesitate to ask if one of your pireps gets rejected - staff may also contact you if they find a technical fault in your pireps/logs to help improve the system for everybody.

How flights are scored

All flights start with 100 points and there are no differences for the type of flight (tours, charters, free flights, etc). The main purpose of scoring is to discover mistakes, learn from them, and improve piloting skills.

The Rules

• Beacon lights should be on while engines are running
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. No penalty due to MSFS aircraft inconsistencies.

• Strobe lights should be on while in flight
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. No penalty due to MSFS aircraft inconsistencies.

• Strobes should be off while taxiing
  There is a 30 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. No penalty due to MSFS aircraft inconsistencies.

• Landing lights should be off over 10,000ft
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. No penalty due to MSFS aircraft inconsistencies.

• Landing lights on under 10,000ft
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. No penalty due to MSFS aircraft inconsistencies.

• Taxi speed should not exceed 30 knots
  There is a 30 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds.  5 penalty points are incurred.

• G-Force should never exceed 2G
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again every 60 seconds. 5 penalty points are incurred.

• Fuel should not be re-filled while in flight
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 10 penalty points are incurred.

• Overspeed warnings should not occur
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• Bank angle should not exceed 60 degrees
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• Pitch angle should not exceed 30 degrees
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• The aircraft should not overrun the runway or taxiway
  The warning happens immediately, and only once. 10 penalty points are incurred.

• Simulation rate should not be manipulated
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• Slew should not be activated
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• Indicated airspeed should not exceeds 250 knots under 10,000ft
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• Gear and flaps should be configured before descending below 1500ft AGL (stabilised approach)
  The warning happens immediately, and only once. 5 penalty points are awarded.

• The stall warning should not be triggered
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 5 penalty points are incurred.

• Thrust reversers should not be used below 60 knots
  There is a 10 second period to react. The warning becomes possible again after 60 seconds. 2 penalty points are incurred.

• Landings should not exceed 500 ft/min (hard landing)
  20 penalty points are incurred immediately. Aircraft is grounded for checks. Pilot is charged based on aircraft weight.

• Landings should exceed 50 ft/min (soft landing)
  No penalty points are incurred. Aircraft is grounded for checks. Pilot is charged based on aircraft weight.

• Pitch should not exceed 15 degrees on landing (tail strike)
  No penalty points are incurred. Aircraft is grounded for checks. Pilot is charged based on aircraft weight.

• Roll should not exceed 10 degrees on the runway (wing strike)
  No penalty points are incurred. Aircraft is grounded for checks. Pilot is charged based on aircraft weight.

General Guidance

• Taxi Speed - Max 30 kts

• Roll - Max 60° (left/right)

• Pitch - Max 30° (up/down)

• G-Force - Max 3 m/s²

• Speed - Max 250 kts below 10k feet

• Overspeed - Not allowed

• Stall - Not allowed

• Hard Landing - Any landing above 500 ft/m will be considered as hard

• Reverser - Not allowed during flight. Should be OFF below 60 kts after landing

Lights Guidance

Entire Flight

• Navigation Lights - On as long as the crew is in cockpit and aircraft is electrically powered

• Logo Lights - At pilot's discretion

• Beacon Lights - On as long as any of the engines running (should be on before pushback, off after confirmed idle n2 / no fuel flow)

Apron / Taxi Out

• Taxi Lights - At pilot's discretion after Pushback

• Runway Lights - At pilot's discretion after Pushback

• Landing Lights - Off

• Strobe Lights - Off except runway crossings

Take Off and Departure

• Taxi Lights - On, prefably with Full Intensity, Off after take off

• Runway Lights - At pilot's discretion, Off after take off

• Landing Lights - On, At pilot's discretion after 1500 ft, Off after 10k feet during climb

• Strobe Lights - On (during the entire flight)

Descend and Landing

• Taxi Lights - On after Gear Down, prefably at Full Intensity during landing

• Runway Lights - At pilot's discretion after Gear Down

• Landing Lights - At pilot's discretion below 10k feet, On below 1500 ft (until leaving the runway)

• Strobe Lights - On until leaving the runway

Apron / Taxi In

• Taxi Lights - At pilot's discretion, Off after reaching the stand

• Runway Lights - At pilot's discretion, Off after reaching the stand

• Landing Lights - Off

• Strobe Lights - Off except runway crossings during taxi in

Checks done by the system but not affecting scoring

• Operational weights (Ramp Weight, TakeOff Weight, Landing Weight)

• Flap and Gear Retraction/Extraction speed limits

• Tire speed limits

• Operational fuel figures (Final Reserve, Extra Fuel vb)

• Aircraft type and registration vs flight plan

• Aircraft type vs flight/pirep

• Aircraft maintenance checks

• Crew duty time limits

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