Detected Pilot mistakes

(Last update: 29 February 2024)

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

NoGo-erros/mistakes

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

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;