How we evaluate your flying — transparent, data-driven, and based on real airline standards.
PilotLeague's scoring system is designed to help you become a better virtual pilot by measuring what matters. Our methodology is inspired by Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programs used by real airlines to improve safety and performance.
Every metric we track is objective and measurable — no subjective ratings, no guesswork. Your score reflects your actual performance based on data from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Your PilotLeague score is calculated from four weighted criteria:
PilotLeague connects to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 via SimConnect, the official API provided by Microsoft. This allows us to read flight data in real-time without modifying your simulator or affecting performance.
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Each of the four criteria is scored from 0 to 100, then weighted according to its importance:
Final Score = (Landing × 0.35) + (Safety × 0.30) + (SOP × 0.20) + (Fuel × 0.15)Your overall pilot score is a rolling average of your last 50 flights. This prevents a single bad flight from destroying your ranking while still reflecting recent performance.
Real airline performance monitoring uses trends, not single events. A rolling average shows your consistent skill level and rewards improvement over time.
Landing a Cessna 172 is different from landing an Airbus A380. We normalize scores based on aircraft category to ensure fair comparisons:
C172, SR22, TBM930
Butter: <100 fpm
A320, B737, B787
Butter: <100 fpm
A380, B747, B777
Butter: <150 fpm
Landing is the most visible and measurable phase of flight. A smooth landing requires proper energy management throughout the approach. The 35% weight reflects its importance while keeping other factors meaningful.
We track objective metrics: speed exceedances, altitude violations, stall warnings, bank angle limits, and overspeed events. These are the same parameters real airlines monitor in Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programs.
A butter landing is defined as a touchdown with vertical speed between 0 and -100 fpm. This is exceptionally smooth and difficult to achieve consistently.
Fuel efficiency rewards good airmanship: proper altitude selection, direct routing, and smooth flying. The 15% weight prevents it from dominating the score while still encouraging efficient operations.
Your score updates after each completed flight. The overall score is a rolling average of your last 50 flights, giving recent performance more weight.
Yes, every flight in your logbook shows a detailed breakdown of all 4 criteria with specific metrics and how they contributed to your final score.
PilotLeague is built by pilots, for pilots. Our founder Rodolphe is an active Airbus A320/A330 instructor who brings real-world expertise to the scoring system.
We believe in transparency. This methodology page explains exactly how your score is calculated — no black boxes, no hidden factors.
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