Landing Rate

Touchdown analysis for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Every landing is measured at the moment of contact and graded for the conditions it was flown in.

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PC and VR. Six languages. No internet needed.

Vertical speed at contact

−182fpm

Butter

At contact

Touchdown box

The vertical speed at the moment the wheels touch, marked green, amber or red. It stays a few seconds, then fades. Nothing of Landing Rate is on screen during the flight.

After the rollout

Landing report

Vertical speed, G-force and bank with a star grade. The touchdown point on the runway, the approach, the wind and your last ten landings. It opens by itself and stays one click away in the toolbar.

The Landing details window: −182 fpm, 1.18 G, 2° of bank, five stars and Butter, the touchdown 412 m past the threshold of runway 17R at SBSP, the approach, the wind and the landing speed.

In the report

Graded for the conditions

The runway surface and its state, rain, visibility, light, gusts and crosswind set what a good landing is. A very soft touch on a wet runway costs a star, as do a long float, a balloon or a missing flare. Simple grading keeps only the measurements.

The same rate, two grades
Conditions	Grade	Reason
Dry asphalt, day		Clean flare, touchdown zone.
Wet runway, heavy rain, night		Too soft for a wet runway. Long landing.

Two touchdowns at −70 fpm, realistic grading.

A landing report on a wet runway at night in heavy rain: −70 fpm, three stars out of five, the conditions rated Extreme, two stars taken off for the technique.

Measurements

Recorded for every landing, frame by frame, from the simulator itself.

Vertical speed: fpm; At contact
G-force: G; At contact
Bank: °; At contact
Ground speed: kt; At contact
Touchdown point: m; Past the threshold and from the centreline
Runway remaining: m; Ahead of the touchdown point
Threshold height: ft; Crossing the threshold
Glide path: ft; Above or below 3° at 1 NM
Flare: s, ft; Float from 10 ft, balloon height
Wind: kt; Headwind, tailwind and crosswind
Bounces: Each one placed on the runway
Full stop: s; From contact to standstill

Settings

Six languages, a blue or black theme, text from 80 to 150 % and the opacity of every window. Where the box sits, how long it stays and when the report opens.

VR: Larger type, a wide scroll bar and scrolling with the controller's stick.
Offline: No internet connection, nothing sent anywhere.
History: Your last ten landings, best, average and smooth streak, kept on your PC.

The Settings: language, theme, text size, opacity, the touchdown box, the landing details and help.

Marketplace

Landing Rate is coming soon to the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace.

Coming soon to the Marketplace Read the guide