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Douglas DC-3

DC-3 family FAA approach category A Default Std

Target for the Douglas DC-3

Up to 60fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 60 fpm, and no note for a soft touchdown: a feather-light arrival is the right technique here.

Vref reference
68ktat 11,431 kg
Tail-strike limit
11°the category's
Ideal touchdown zone
50 to 250mpast the threshold
G-force
1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve

Twin-engine piston airliner first flown in 1935, one of the first able to profit from passengers alone, with over 16,000 built including military versions.

Roundout scores this aircraft with the Vintage / Pre-1950 category's curves and touchdown-zone window. 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≤ 60fpm
90≤ 120fpm
75≤ 210fpm
55≤ 330fpm
35≤ 450fpm
10≤ 600fpm
G-force at touchdown (g)20 of the 100 points.
100≤ 1.10g
90≤ 1.20g
75≤ 1.35g
55≤ 1.55g
35≤ 1.75g
10≤ 2.00g

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
Douglas
Model
DC-3
Variant
DC-3A (P&W R-1830 Twin Wasp)
FAA approach category
A
MTOW
11,431 kg (25,201 lbs)
Vref in flight
Adjusted to the weight you land at
MSFS source
Default Std

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