Detected Pilot mistakes

(Last update: 29 February 2024)

Pilot errors/mistakes detectable/penalizable by ACVacars while an ACV-flight-logging

NoGo-erros/mistakes (-> denial of ACV flight acceptance)

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 (-> reduction of creditable flight duration)

• 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;

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;