Hot Air Balloon
FAA Approach Category —
Typical Vref 0–0 kt
4 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 |
|---|---|
| ≤ 100 fpm | 100 |
| ≤ 156 fpm | 90 |
| ≤ 239 fpm | 75 |
| ≤ 350 fpm | 55 |
| ≤ 461 fpm | 35 |
| ≤ 600 fpm | 10 |
G-force at touchdown
| Peak G | Score |
|---|---|
| ≤ 1.10 g | 100 |
| ≤ 1.20 g | 90 |
| ≤ 1.35 g | 75 |
| ≤ 1.55 g | 55 |
| ≤ 1.75 g | 35 |
| ≤ 2.00 g | 10 |
Aircraft in this category
The 4 named MSFS aircraft FLARE recognizes in this category. ★ = hand-curated detail page available; others use category defaults.
| Aircraft | Vref |
|---|---|
| Airship Industries Skyship 600 | 0 kt |
| Cameron Z-90 Hot Air Balloon | 0 kt |
| FlyDoo Hot Air Balloon | 0 kt |
| Lindstrand 90A Hot Air Balloon | 0 kt |
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