Detected Pilot mistakes

Pilot errors/mistakes detectable/penalizable by ACVacars

General

Some pilot errors/mistakes are detected by ACVacars and result in a reduction of the creditable flight time. NoGo pilot errors/mistakes result in a complete denial of flight acceptance. Small(er) pilot errors/mistakes result in different amounts of reduction of the creditable flight time (depending on the criticality of the error). The overall flight time reduction shall not exceed 40%, else the whole flight will not be accepted anymore (a minimum of 60% creditable flight time is required (100 - 40 = 60)).

Detecting of FPM while touch-down, technical explanation

ACVacars detects the vertical-speed FPM (feet per minute) at the moment of touch-down by simply reading out the FPM value of FSUIPC or XPUIPC. Different methods exist but this one has proved to be the most reliable. Be aware, FPM values of other tools may vary to this one. But tests have shown that the FPM of other detecting tools are overall less reliable.

The following FSUIPC/XPUIPC offset is being readout and transformed:

• _intOffset_FlzVerticalSpeedTouchDown As Offset(Of Integer) = New FSUIPC.Offset(Of Integer)(&H30C)
• strVerticalSpeedValue = Split(CStr(_intOffset_FlzVerticalSpeedTouchDown.Value * 60 * 3.28084 / 256), ".")

NoGo-erros/mistakes

The following NoGo pilot-errors/mistakes are being detected by ACVacars while logging an ACV-flight. Each NoGo error results in a penalty of 100%.

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General

• Activating SLEW mode;
• Cheating, change aircraft type during flight;
• Damaging the aircraft in general;

Boarding, Taxiing, Takeoff

• Rolling / flying with excess of maximum gross-weight (GW);
• Taking-off with excess of maximum take-off weight;
• Taking-off at an incorrect departure airport;
• Taking-off with slats and flaps both at zero degrees;
• Not all doors closed at speed faster than 99 kts TAS;
• Pitch degree at take-off more than 20 degrees;
• Take-off with exceeding max. payload (only cargo);
• Take-off with spoilers/speedbrakes extended;

Flight

• Gear not fully retracted at speed faster than 250 kts IAS;
• Pitch degree during whole flight more than +/- 60 degrees;
• Bank angle during flight more than +/- 85 degrees;
• Running out of fuel (< 2 %);
• Exceeding maximum speed in general;
• Speed faster than 290 kts IAS below 9500 ft;
• Activating reverse-thrust in the air;
• Exceeding max. service ceiling altitude (e.g. 43000 ft);
• Cutting-off all engines while being in the air;
• Flaps not retracted at very high speed (>285 kts IAS);

Landing

• Pitch degree at touch-down more than 20 degrees;
• Vertical-speed at touch-down more than -600 ft/min;
• Exceeding maximum landing-weight at touch-down;
• Landing at an incorrect destination airport;
• Activating parking brakes at speed faster than 80 kts IAS;

Small(er)-erros/mistakes

The following small(er) pilot-errors/mistakes are being detected by ACVacars while logging an ACV-flight. Each small(er) pilot-error/mistake results in a time penalty of a small (e.g. -3%) up to a significant (e.g. -20%) reduction of creditable flight time.

Boarding, Taxiing, Takeoff

• Unpunctual departure. Difference of more than 15 min. (pushback, first engine started);
• Open doors during rolling/taxiing;
• Beacon lights not ON when an engine is running;
• Thrust more than 40% while parking brakes are ON;
• Position lights not ON during whole flight (as soon as the aircraft moves);
• Rolling/Taxiing with exceeding max. payload (only cargo);
• Strobe lights not ON while being airborne or faster than 60 kts IAS;
• Pitch degree at take-off more than 15 degrees;
• While taking-off baro settings mismatch;
• Taxiing but taxi-lights not ON;
• Takeoff with tailwind > 10 kts;

Flight

• Landing-lights not OFF above 10500 ft;
• Above transition level baro settings mismatch;
• Pitch degree during whole flight more than +/- 45 degrees;
• Bank angle during flight more than +/- 60 degrees;
• Thrust more than 99% (wearing engines);
• Never reaching bid flight-level (TOC);
• Flaps not retracted at higher speed (>265 kts IAS);

Landing

• Landing-lights not ON below 9500 ft;
• Faster than 260 kts IAS below 10000 ft;
• Gear down at speed faster than 230 kts IAS;
• Pitch degree at touch-down more than 15 degrees;
• Less than 30 minutes of fuel reserves at touch-down;
• Vertical-speed at touch-down more than -300 ft/min;
• Reverse-thrust at speed slower than 60 kts IAS;
• Activating parking brakes at speed faster than 10 kts TAS;
• Touch-down with autopilots/autothrottle ON while visibility more than 3 nm;
• Touch-down with negative pitch, less than 0 degrees;
• Taxiing, Deboarding:
• Beacon lights not OFF when no engines are running;
• Landing with tailwind > 10 kts;