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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

AchievementHow to earn itBronzeSilverGold
Crosswind AceLand 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 crosswind25 kt crosswind35 kt crosswind
De-crab MasterKick out the crab: touch down in at least 15 kt of crosswind with less than 1.5° of crab, cleanly.1 landing10 landings25 landings
ButterTouch down between 0 and −60 fpm, under 1.15 G, wings level (under 2° of bank), without a bounce.1 landing10 landings50 landings
TextbookEverything 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 landing10 landings25 landings
ConsistencyLand 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 row25 in a row50 in a row
Greaser StreakString together landings between 0 and −150 fpm, under 1.3 G. A firmer one ends the streak.5 in a row10 in a row25 in a row

Airmanship

AchievementHow to earn itBronzeSilverGold
Clean SheetFly at least 30 minutes with no stall or overspeed warnings, no crash, and no time acceleration.10 flights50 flights100 flights
By the BookLanding lights and strobes on for takeoff and landing, gear down by 1,000 ft above the ground, and no overspeed.10 flights50 flights100 flights
No PauseFly a long flight without pausing (Pause at TOD doesn't count against you).3 h6 h10 h
Fuel PlannerLand with fuel within 10% of your SimBrief plan's planned landing fuel.5 flights25 flights100 flights
Diversion Done RightDivert to an airport other than your planned arrival and still make a clean landing.1 diversion5 diversions10 diversions

Exploration

AchievementHow to earn itBronzeSilverGold
Airport CollectorFly to and from different airports. Every departure and arrival airport counts once.25 airports100 airports250 airports
Continent HopperLand on different continents.3 continents5 continents6 continents
Type RatedFly at least 10 hours in each of several aircraft types.3 types5 types10 types
Short FieldLand at some of the world's most challenging airports, from Lukla to Saba.1 airport5 airports10 airports
Night OwlTake off or land in the dark (the sun more than 6° below the horizon).10 flights50 flights100 flights
Dawn PatrolTake off or land around sunrise (the sun within 6° of the horizon, in the morning).5 flights25 flights50 flights
Weather WarriorLand in rain or snow, or with visibility under 3 statute miles.5 landings25 landings50 landings

Community

AchievementHow to earn itBronzeSilverGold
Group FlightComplete an open flight that at least three pilots (host included) finished.1 group flight10 group flights50 group flights
On the NetworkFly online on VATSIM or IVAO. Add your VATSIM or IVAO ID to your profile so we can see you there.1 flight25 flights100 flights
RegularFly at least once every week. Weeks run Monday to Sunday; missing one starts the count again.4 weeks in a row12 weeks in a row52 weeks in a row
MarathonFly a single very long flight.10 h13 h???

Short Field airports

These 20 airports count toward Short Field. Each one counts once, however often you land there.

ICAOAirport
VNLKLukla (Tenzing-Hillary)
TNCSSaba (Juancho E. Yrausquin)
LFLJCourchevel
TFFJSt. Barthélemy (Gustaf III)
LXGBGibraltar
MHTGTegucigalpa (Toncontín)
VQPRParo
LPMAMadeira (Cristiano Ronaldo)
TNCMSt. Maarten (Princess Juliana)
LOWIInnsbruck
NZQNQueenstown
SBRJRio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont)
EGPRBarra (beach runway)
KASEAspen
LSZALugano
CYTZToronto (Billy Bishop)
PAJNJuneau
LFMNNice
TQPFAnguilla (Clayton J. Lloyd)
SPZOCusco