Achievements: The Full List
Every achievement you can earn by flying with CAVacars 2, and what each tier needs. Only approved PIREPs filed with CAVacars 2 since achievements launched count.
Each tier is worth points toward your achievement score: Bronze 10, Silver 25, Gold 50. There are also hidden achievements that aren't listed here. You'll find out what they are when you earn one.
Landing skill
| Achievement |
How to earn it |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
| Crosswind Ace |
Land smoothly in a strong crosswind: no bounce, between 0 and −300 fpm, under 1.5 G, with less than 5° of bank and crab at touchdown. |
15 kt crosswind |
25 kt crosswind |
35 kt crosswind |
| De-crab Master |
Kick out the crab: touch down in at least 15 kt of crosswind with less than 1.5° of crab, cleanly. |
1 landing |
10 landings |
25 landings |
| Butter |
Touch down between 0 and −60 fpm, under 1.15 G, wings level (under 2° of bank), without a bounce. |
1 landing |
10 landings |
50 landings |
| Textbook |
Everything by the book at once: −60 to −180 fpm, under 1.25 G, 0–8° of pitch, under 2° of bank and crab, no bounce. |
1 landing |
10 landings |
25 landings |
| Consistency |
Land in the −60 to −250 fpm band, under 1.4 G, flight after flight. Any landing outside it starts the count again. |
10 in a row |
25 in a row |
50 in a row |
| Greaser Streak |
String together landings between 0 and −150 fpm, under 1.3 G. A firmer one ends the streak. |
5 in a row |
10 in a row |
25 in a row |
Airmanship
| Achievement |
How to earn it |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
| Clean Sheet |
Fly at least 30 minutes with no stall or overspeed warnings, no crash, and no time acceleration. |
10 flights |
50 flights |
100 flights |
| By the Book |
Landing lights and strobes on for takeoff and landing, gear down by 1,000 ft above the ground, and no overspeed. |
10 flights |
50 flights |
100 flights |
| No Pause |
Fly a long flight without pausing (Pause at TOD doesn't count against you). |
3 h |
6 h |
10 h |
| Fuel Planner |
Land with fuel within 10% of your SimBrief plan's planned landing fuel. |
5 flights |
25 flights |
100 flights |
| Diversion Done Right |
Divert to an airport other than your planned arrival and still make a clean landing. |
1 diversion |
5 diversions |
10 diversions |
Exploration
| Achievement |
How to earn it |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
| Airport Collector |
Fly to and from different airports. Every departure and arrival airport counts once. |
25 airports |
100 airports |
250 airports |
| Continent Hopper |
Land on different continents. |
3 continents |
5 continents |
6 continents |
| Type Rated |
Fly at least 10 hours in each of several aircraft types. |
3 types |
5 types |
10 types |
| Short Field |
Land at some of the world's most challenging airports, from Lukla to Saba. |
1 airport |
5 airports |
10 airports |
| Night Owl |
Take off or land in the dark (the sun more than 6° below the horizon). |
10 flights |
50 flights |
100 flights |
| Dawn Patrol |
Take off or land around sunrise (the sun within 6° of the horizon, in the morning). |
5 flights |
25 flights |
50 flights |
| Weather Warrior |
Land in rain or snow, or with visibility under 3 statute miles. |
5 landings |
25 landings |
50 landings |
| Achievement |
How to earn it |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
| Group Flight |
Complete an open flight that at least three pilots (host included) finished. |
1 group flight |
10 group flights |
50 group flights |
| On the Network |
Fly online on VATSIM or IVAO. Add your VATSIM or IVAO ID to your profile so we can see you there. |
1 flight |
25 flights |
100 flights |
| Regular |
Fly at least once every week. Weeks run Monday to Sunday; missing one starts the count again. |
4 weeks in a row |
12 weeks in a row |
52 weeks in a row |
| Marathon |
Fly a single very long flight. |
10 h |
13 h |
??? |
Short Field airports
These 20 airports count toward Short Field. Each one counts once, however often you land there.
| ICAO |
Airport |
| VNLK |
Lukla (Tenzing-Hillary) |
| TNCS |
Saba (Juancho E. Yrausquin) |
| LFLJ |
Courchevel |
| TFFJ |
St. Barthélemy (Gustaf III) |
| LXGB |
Gibraltar |
| MHTG |
Tegucigalpa (Toncontín) |
| VQPR |
Paro |
| LPMA |
Madeira (Cristiano Ronaldo) |
| TNCM |
St. Maarten (Princess Juliana) |
| LOWI |
Innsbruck |
| NZQN |
Queenstown |
| SBRJ |
Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont) |
| EGPR |
Barra (beach runway) |
| KASE |
Aspen |
| LSZA |
Lugano |
| CYTZ |
Toronto (Billy Bishop) |
| PAJN |
Juneau |
| LFMN |
Nice |
| TQPF |
Anguilla (Clayton J. Lloyd) |
| SPZO |
Cusco |