Scoring

Scoring Parameters

The score is primarily calculated by a number of tests - which (if failed) reduce your score by a ratio.

The tests are as follows:

• Landing rate was over 200 ft/min - score reduced by 5%
• Landing rate was over 250 ft/min - score reduced by 7%
• Landing rate was over 500 ft/min - score reduced by 10%
• Crash detected - score is set to 0
• Landing lights on above 10,000ft - score reduced by 1%
• Landing lights off below 10,000ft - score reduced by 1%
• Aircraft overspeed detected - score reduced by 10%
• Slew detected - score reduced by 20%
• Taxi overspeed detected - score reduced by 5%
• Overspeed above 250kt below 10,000ft - score reduced by 5%
• Beacon Off, Engine On - no affect on score
• Stall detected - score reduced by 25%

Notes

• The landing rate failures are cumulative - i.e. if you land at 280ft/min, your score will be downgraded by 12% (5% + 7%)
• Due to incompatibility with some of the 3rd party aircraft in Flight Simulator, we have lowered the penalty for the Beacon Off / Engine On test - because false positives were being reported.
• We have lowered penalty for the landing light test because it is unfair on GA aircraft (ACARS cannot differentiate between GA and commercial aircraft).

And finally...

• When recording flights either with ACARS, or manual PIREPs, you will be expected to record fair, accurate, and representative information. This is based on trust.
• You will not manipulate time (through acceleration or deceleration) within the simulator
• You will not use SLEW, teleportation, or any other method of artificially moving your aircraft
• If filing a manual PIREP your report will be as accurate, fair, and as representative as reasonably possible