Tailwheel / Aerobatic
FAA Approach Category A
Typical Vref 45–75 kt
33 aircraft
Scoring thresholds
FLARE applies these curves to any aircraft in this category that doesn't have an aircraft-specific override. Score values map 0–100 per criterion; the composite formula is documented in the scoring methodology.
Descent rate at touchdown
| fpm | Score |
|---|---|
| ≤ 30 fpm | 100 |
| ≤ 70 fpm | 90 |
| ≤ 150 fpm | 75 |
| ≤ 240 fpm | 55 |
| ≤ 360 fpm | 35 |
| ≤ 500 fpm | 10 |
G-force at touchdown
| Peak G | Score |
|---|---|
| ≤ 1.15 g | 100 |
| ≤ 1.30 g | 85 |
| ≤ 1.43 g | 65 |
| ≤ 1.50 g | 40 |
| ≤ 1.70 g | 10 |
Aircraft in this category
The 33 named MSFS aircraft FLARE recognizes in this category. ★ = hand-curated detail page available; others use category defaults.
| Aircraft | Vref |
|---|---|
| American Champion Scout | 55 kt |
| Aviat Pitts Special S1S | 65 kt |
| Aviat Pitts Special S2S | 70 kt |
| Bucker Bü-131 Jungmann | 50 kt |
| Cessna 140 | 50 kt |
| Cessna 170B | 60 kt |
| Cessna 185F Skywagon | 70 kt |
| Cessna L-19 Bird Dog | 55 kt |
| CubCrafters NX Cub | 55 kt |
| CubCrafters XCub ★ | 55 kt |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk | 65 kt |
| Decathlon Super (713) | 65 kt |
| EXTRA 330LT | 80 kt |
| Globe Swift | 60 kt |
| MX Aircraft MXS-R | 75 kt |
| Maule M7-235 | 50 kt |
| Maule MX-7-180 | 50 kt |
| Piper J-3 Cub | 45 kt |
| Piper L-4 Grasshopper | 45 kt |
| Piper PA-11 Cub Special | 45 kt |
| Piper Pacer | 50 kt |
| Robin CAP 10 | 70 kt |
| Ryan ST-A Special | 60 kt |
| Sbach 342 | 80 kt |
| Sukhoi Su-31 | 80 kt |
| Vans Aircraft RV-7/RV-7A | 70 kt |
| Vans Aircraft RV-8 | 70 kt |
| Wittman Tailwind W-8/W-10 | 60 kt |
| Yakovlev Yak-52 | 80 kt |
| Zivko Edge 540 | 75 kt |
| Zlin Aviation Savage Cub | 50 kt |
| Zlin Aviation Savage Norden | 50 kt |
| Zlin Aviation Shock Ultra | 50 kt |
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