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Schleicher AS 33 Me

FAA approach category A Payware (Got Friends)

Target for the Schleicher AS 33 Me

Up to 100fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 100 fpm, and no note for a soft touchdown: a feather-light arrival is the right technique here.

Vref reference
54ktat 525 kg
Tail-strike limit
14°the category's
Ideal touchdown zone
50 to 200mpast the threshold
G-force
1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve

Single-seat 15- and 18-meter class sailplane from Germany's Alexander Schleicher, first flown in 2020, the Me being its electric self-launching version.

Roundout scores this aircraft with the Glider / Sailplane 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≤ 100fpm
90≤ 156fpm
75≤ 239fpm
55≤ 350fpm
35≤ 461fpm
10≤ 600fpm
G-force at touchdown (g)20 of the 100 points.
100≤ 1.10g
90≤ 1.18g
75≤ 1.29g
55≤ 1.45g
35≤ 1.61g
10≤ 1.80g

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
Schleicher
Model
AS 33 Me
Variant
AS 33 Me (15 m and 18 m)
FAA approach category
A
MTOW
600 kg (1,323 lbs)
Vref in flight
Adjusted to the weight you land at
MSFS source
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  • AS 33 Me

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Every landing in the Schleicher AS 33 Me, graded against these numbers. Every update included, and tax or VAT in most countries.