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Bombardier Dash 8 Q400

Dash 8 / Q400 family FAA approach category B Freeware (RTomas)

Target for the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400

60 to 120fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 120 fpm; under 60 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.

Vref reference
119ktat 28,123 kg
Tail-strike limit
7°this aircraft's own
Ideal touchdown zone
120 to 380mpast the threshold
G-force
1.10Gfull marks, its own curve

Stretched Dash 8 twin-turboprop airliner for up to 90 passengers, with 4,850 shp PW150A engines and a 360-knot cruise, in service since 2000.

Roundout scores this aircraft with the Twin-Engine Turboprop category's curves and touchdown-zone window, and its own G-force curve. The figures it uses are below.

How its touchdown is scored.

The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown (fpm)30 of the 100 points.
100≤ 120fpm
90≤ 173fpm
75≤ 253fpm
55≤ 360fpm
35≤ 467fpm
10≤ 600fpm
G-force at touchdown (g)20 of the 100 points.
100≤ 1.10g
90≤ 1.22g
75≤ 1.41g
55≤ 1.65g
35≤ 1.89g
10≤ 2.20g

No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.

For reference.

Aircraft data

Manufacturer
Bombardier
Model
Dash 8
Variant
Q400
FAA approach category
B
MTOW
29,574 kg (65,199 lbs)
Vref in flight
Adjusted to the weight you land at
MSFS source
Freeware (RTomas)

Roundout recognizes it in a title that contains

  • Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
  • Dash 8 Q400
  • Dash 8Q400
  • DH8D

$23.99 once.

Every landing in the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, graded against these numbers. Every update included, and tax or VAT in most countries.