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Flight Mechanics
Performance Metrics
Understanding how your flights are scored and analyzed
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Last updated: Oct 6, 2025
Performance Overview
How your flights are evaluated
⭐
0-100
Overall Score
📊
A-F
Grade System
🌟
1-5
Star Rating
🎯
+XP
Experience
Landing Quality (40%)
The most important metric - how smooth was your touchdown?
📉
Touchdown Rate
-200 to -500 ft/min
Weight: 50%
⚖️
G-Force
< 2.0 G
Weight: 30%
🎯
Centerline
< 5m deviation
Weight: 20%
Scoring Breakdown
Perfect (-300 ft/min)100 points
Excellent (-200 to -400)90-99 points
Good (-400 to -600)70-89 points
Fair (-600 to -800)50-69 points
Poor (< -800 or > -100)0-49 points
Flight Accuracy (30%)
How well did you follow your flight plan?
🗺️
Route Adherence
40%Stay within 5nm of planned route
📏
Altitude Control
30%Maintain ±200ft of assigned altitude
🏃
Speed Control
20%Stay within ±10kts of assigned speed
📍
Waypoint Precision
10%Pass waypoints within 2nm
Fuel Efficiency (30%)
How economically did you manage fuel?
⛽
Fuel Score Formula
Score = (Planned Fuel / Actual Fuel) × 100
🏆
Excellent
95-105% of planned
Score: 90-100
👍
Good
85-94% or 106-115%
Score: 70-89
👌
Fair
75-84% or 116-125%
Score: 50-69
😐
Poor
Outside 75-125%
Score: 0-49
Quick Reference Chart
A
90-100 points
150% Credits
B
80-89 points
125% Credits
C
70-79 points
100% Credits
D
60-69 points
75% Credits
F
0-59 points
50% Credits