Mid-Size Business Jet
FAA Approach Category C
Typical Vref 100–130 kt
13 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 |
| ≤ 1.27 g | 90 |
| ≤ 1.52 g | 75 |
| ≤ 1.85 g | 55 |
| ≤ 2.18 g | 35 |
| ≤ 2.60 g | 10 |
Aircraft in this category
The 13 named MSFS aircraft FLARE recognizes in this category. ★ = hand-curated detail page available; others use category defaults.
| Aircraft | Vref |
|---|---|
| Bombardier Challenger 350 | 125 kt |
| Bombardier Learjet 25 | 137 kt |
| Bombardier Learjet 35A | 125 kt |
| Cessna Citation CJ3+ | 108 kt |
| Cessna Citation CJ4 ★ | 112 kt |
| Cessna Citation Latitude | 108 kt |
| Cessna Citation Longitude | 120 kt |
| Cessna Citation Sovereign | 113 kt |
| Cessna Citation X | 132 kt |
| Embraer Phenom 300E | 111 kt |
| Lockheed Jetstar | 132 kt |
| Piaggio P-180 Avanti | 120 kt |
| Pilatus PC-24 | 98 kt |
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