Detected Pilot mistakes

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

Detecting of FPM while touch-down, technical explanation

ACVacars detects the vertical-speed FPM at the moment of touch-down by simply reading out the FPM value of FSUIPC or XPUIPC. Different methods exist but this one proved the be pretty reliable. Be aware, FPM values of other tools may vary to this one. But tests have shown that the FPM of other values are overall not more reliable.

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

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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 (-> reduction of creditable flight duration)

General

• 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;