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Carrier Grades

A landing sequence will be graded with points, according to tactical paddles discord bot grade of your trap:

  • cut | 0 pts
  • — (no-grade) | 2pts
  • (OK) (fair) | 3pts
  • OK (good) | 4pts
  • OK (excellent) | 5pts

In the unlikely case that a landing was attempted but ended up in a crash, 0 pts will be applied, unless the pilot was not at fault, in which case the landing will not be graded.

A point must be subtracted if at any point during the landing sequence, due to pilot error:

  • The airframe was damaged.
  • The pilot had a bolter.
  • The pilot ignored a LSO wave-off call with enough time to react.
  • The abeam distance was more than 1.5 nm or less than 0.9 nm (5460ft).
  • The pilot impeded traffic.

NO points are deducted for wave-offs!

A point must be added if:

  • The headwind component over deck (compared to final bearing) is less then 15 knots or greater then 30 knots
  • The crosswind component over deck (compared to final bearing) exceeds 4 knots.

Only one point may be subtracted for each attempted final.

Using the average score taken from the best 4 out of the last 5 landings, pilots get a grade, namely:

  • Grade D - 1 pts average. (expected from ensign)
  • Grade C - 2 pts average. (expected from lieutenant)
  • Grade B - 3 pts average. (expected from commander)
  • Grade A - 4 pts average.

You go down a grade if your average drops to 1pts or more below the required average for your grade.

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