Light Warbird

FAA Approach Category B Typical Vref 90–115 kt 25 aircraft

Scoring thresholds

FLARE applies these curves to every aircraft in this category, except where an aircraft carries its own G-force curve or tail-strike limit. Scores fall in a straight line between the points, from 0 to 100 per criterion; the composite formula is documented in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown

fpm	Score
≤ 75 fpm	100
≤ 144 fpm	90
≤ 249 fpm	75
≤ 388 fpm	55
≤ 526 fpm	35
≤ 700 fpm	10

G-force at touchdown

Peak G	Score
≤ 1.10 g	100
≤ 1.26 g	90
≤ 1.49 g	75
≤ 1.80 g	55
≤ 2.11 g	35
≤ 2.50 g	10

Other thresholds

Ideal touchdown zone: 50–250 m
Tail-strike limit: 13°
Approach-speed tolerance: ±5% of Vref, min 10 kt

Aircraft in this category

The 25 named aircraft FLARE recognizes in this category. ★ marks a hand-written landing guide. Vref is quoted at the aircraft's reference weight, usually its maximum landing weight, and FLARE adjusts it to the weight you land at.

Aircraft	Vref	MTOW	Source
Boeing P-26A Peashooter	84 kt	1366 kg	Payware (Aeroplane Heaven)
CAC Boomerang	95 kt	3742 kg	Payware (iniBuilds)
Curtiss P-40 B/F/N	98 kt	3955 kg	Payware (Big Radials/iniBuilds)
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch	49 kt	1320 kg	Freeware (Flyndive)
Focke-Wulf FW 190A-8 Würger	116 kt	4300 kg	Payware (FlyingIron)
Fokker Dr.I Triplane	50 kt	571 kg	Freeware (Got Friends)
Grumman F3F-2	75 kt	2096 kg	Payware (Aeroplane Heaven)
Grumman F4F Wildcat	90 kt	3617 kg	Payware (Got Friends)
Grumman F6F Hellcat	107 kt	6940 kg	Payware (FlyingIron)
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat	100 kt	11666 kg	Payware (Virtavia)
Grumman TBF Avenger	95 kt	7876 kg	Payware (Big Radials/Orbx)
Hawker Hurricane Mk1	74 kt	3081 kg	Payware (Aeroplane Heaven)
Hawker Nimrod / Fury	70 kt	1931 kg	Payware (Aeroplane Heaven)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6	103 kt	3200 kg	Payware (FlyingIron)
Mitsubishi A6M2/A6M5 Zero	74 kt	2733 kg	Payware (Aeroplane Heaven)
North American P-51 D Mustang ★	104 kt	5579 kg	Default Std
North American T-6 Texan	78 kt	2404 kg	Default Std
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt	102 kt	7938 kg	Payware (Aeroplane Heaven)
Saab 17B	81 kt	3870 kg	Default Aviator
Sopwith Camel F.1	54 kt	659 kg	Payware (Captain Sim)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc	82 kt	3379 kg	Payware (FlyingIron)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V	74 kt	3039 kg	Payware (Flight Replicas)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk1A / Mk2A	74 kt	2800 kg	Payware (Flight Replicas/AH)
Vought F4U/FG-1D Corsair	99 kt	6539 kg	Payware (Milviz)
Yakovlev Yak-9 Frank	99 kt	3095 kg	Payware (Deimos)

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