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ACVacars

(Last update: 14 September 2024, 12:59:56)

Own ACARS/PIREP system "ACVacars"

1. General

2. Development status

3. Main Features

4. The following NoGo-erros are detected and penalized (denial of flight-acceptance) by ACVavars:
Piloting NoGo-Errors

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 GS;
- 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;


5. The following Small(er)-erros are detected and penalized by ACVavars:
Piloting Small(er)-Errors

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;
- Takeoff with tailwind > 10 kts;

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 GS;
- Touch-down with autopilots/autothrottle ON while visibility more than 3 nm;
- Touch-down with negative pitch, less than 0 degrees;
- Landing with tailwind > 10 kts;

Taxiing, Deboarding:
- Beacon lights not OFF when no engines are running;


6. The following general VA-settings are considered by ACVacars:
VA flight settings

Settings/Permissions General:
- Max nbr of pauses per flight: 5 x
- Max nbr of savegame loadings per flight: 2 x
- Max nbr of CTD-savegame loadings per flight: 2 x
- Rank-Aircraft Type restriction activated: ON

Settings/Permissions Flight:
- Min creditable flight-time for flight approval: 60 %
- Pauses min altitude: 5000 ft
- FSim time-acceleration min altitude: 11000 ft
- FSim min time-rate: 1 x
- FSim max time-rate: 4 x
- Departure delay, chance: 25 %
- Minimum time cockpit preparation: 3 min
- Departure time, min deviation: +0 min
- Departure time, max deviation: +15 min
- Arrival delay, chance: 50 %
- Arrival time, min deviation: +0 min
- Arrival time, max deviation: +28 min