Your landing scorecard
Every flight you file with CAVacars 2 gets a landing scorecard: an image of your touchdown with a score out of 100, ready to save or share.
Where you'll see it
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In CAVacars 2, in the summary that pops up after you file (CAVacars 2
0.331.0 and later). Click the card to open it full size, or Save image to download it. - On the website, at the top of the Touchdown section on the PIREP details page, with a Download scorecard link.
- In Discord, in the arrival post for your flight, together with your score.
Anyone with the link can open your scorecard, so you can paste it anywhere. The link only works for that one flight.
The scorecard uses the touchdown data that CAVacars 2 records. Flights filed with other ACARS apps, and manual PIREPs, don't have one. See Achievements: Your Landing Data for how each number is measured.
What's on the card
- Score and grade, in the ring on the left.
- Rate (fpm) and G-force, the two numbers that count most.
- Notes: short tags for what went well, such as Butter, or what cost you points, such as Bounced or Wing low.
- Pitch, bank, crab, bounces, crosswind and speed at touchdown. Next to the crosswind is the headwind or tailwind, and next to your airspeed is your ground speed.
- Weather at touchdown, if it was raining or snowing or the visibility was low, and the wind.
- Your flight number, route, aircraft, sim and network, if you flew on VATSIM or IVAO.
How the score works
You start with 100 points and lose some for each thing that wasn't ideal. Nothing below the "free" limit costs anything. Above it, the penalty grows steadily up to the maximum.
| What | Free up to | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Rate | 120 fpm | Up to −10 at 300 fpm, −40 at 600 fpm, and −60 at 1,000 fpm or more |
| G-force | 1.3 G | Up to −20 at 2.0 G |
| Bounces | none | −10 per bounce, −20 at most |
| Bank | 2° | Up to −15 at 7° |
| Crab | 3° | Up to −10 at 8° |
| Pitch | 0 to 9° nose up | −10 for touching down nose low (below 0°). Up to −15 at 12° nose up, where tail strikes start |
A crash scores 0.
| Score | Grade |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | Excellent |
| 75–89 | Good |
| 60–74 | Firm |
| 40–59 | Hard |
| 0–39 | Very hard |
A normal landing scores well. An airline-style touchdown of 150–250 fpm with the wings level and the nose lined up lands in the 90s. You don't need a greaser for a top score, so don't float down the runway chasing one.
The score is for fun and bragging rights. It doesn't decide whether your PIREP is approved (see Filing your PIREP), and it doesn't count toward achievements on its own.
The notes
| Note | When |
|---|---|
| Butter | 0 to −60 fpm, 1.15 G or less, under 2° of bank and no bounce (the same as the Butter achievement) |
| Smooth landing | A score of 90 or more with nothing to flag |
| Firm touchdown / Hard touchdown | Harder than 300 fpm / harder than 600 fpm |
| High G | Over 1.3 G |
| Bounced | One or more bounces |
| Wing low | Over 2° of bank |
| Not de-crabbed | Over 3° of crab |
| Nose wheel first / Tail strike risk | Pitch below 0° / above 9° |
At most three notes are shown, worst first.