Tool to measure landing smoothness

[kjjj11223344 48]

Does anyone know about a tool which shows you your fpm upon touchdown?

[cianpars 1,231]

Run a replay and you will be able to see what your VSI is reading just as you touch down.IAN

[Squishy 0]

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[kjjj11223344 48]

But do you guys know of a more specific tool which tells you for example -11fpm? I have done the replay thing but I want something more specific.

[Chock 17,769]

I do know Air Hauler can do that with its after-flight reports, FSFK can as well, as can MCE, but none of those are freeware. You could use the real world technique I've found helpful: If the aeroplane is still in one piece after you've towed it into the hangar and is not on fire or anything, and if nobody is asking you to go and have a quiet word with the CFI in the airfield office, or taking the mickey out of you on the flight line by making jokes about kangaroos, or saying stuff like 'nice landing... all three of them' etc, then it was probably an okay touchdown.Al

[Guest veeray]

Best thing to do is pause it right before touchdown... I don't think a tool would necessarily be that much more accurate.

[RudiJG1 172]

FS Flight Keeper

[Pete Dowson 558]

If you have a registered FSUIPC you can use a little Lua plug-in, like this:

function onground(off, val)   if val ~= 0 then      landvs = -math.floor( (ipc.readSD(0x030C) * 60 * 3.28084 / 256) + 0.5)      ipc.display("Touchdown fpm = \n     " .. landvs, 10)   endendevent.offset(0x0366, "UW", "onground")

Save that in your FS Modules folder as ipcReady.lua, then run FS, and it will display your touchdown fpm for 10 seconds after touchdown. You can choose a different time by changing the 10 in the ipc.display line.Note that if you bounce then each touchdown will show a different value, of course. ;-)RegardsPete

[kjjj11223344 48]

I do know Air Hauler can do that with its after-flight reports, FSFK can as well, as can MCE, but none of those are freeware. You could use the real world technique I've found helpful: If the aeroplane is still in one piece after you've towed it into the hangar and is not on fire or anything, and if nobody is asking you to go and have a quiet word with the CFI in the airfield office, or taking the mickey out of you on the flight line by making jokes about kangaroos, or saying stuff like 'nice landing... all three of them' etc, then it was probably an okay touchdown.Al

I chuckled while reading this.Anyways, thanks all for your help. Unfortunately, I do not have a registered fsuipc. If any of you know of one, please tell me what it is because, for example, I use the replay method suggested by veeray but I would like a way of actually seeing my fpm. That way I can try to beat my previous landings in terms of smoothness each time I fly.

[dazz 69]

Don't worry about smooth landings. You should just try your best to land like this:

[bojote 23]

If you have a registered FSUIPC you can use a little Lua plug-in, like this:

function onground(off, val)   if val ~= 0 then      landvs = -math.floor( (ipc.readSD(0x030C) * 60 * 3.28084 / 256) + 0.5)      ipc.display("Touchdown fpm = \n     " .. landvs, 10)   endendevent.offset(0x0366, "UW", "onground")

Now, THAT is amazing!! ;) I should start playing with Lua ;) great piece of info Pete!

[BIGSKY 317]

On speed in the touchdown zone,with no flat spotted tires is a good landing.