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 16 knots or greater then 32 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. (minimum for ensign)
• Grade C - 2 pts average. (minimum for lieutenant)
• Grade B - 3 pts average. (minimum for 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.