Rank & Points

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Rank

Walker Air Transport utilizes the Stratos (Windows/MacOS/Linux), smartCARS 3 (Windows/MacOS/Linux) or FlightTrackerXP (Mac) ACARS systems and the company’s proprietary, fully-automated Flight Data System (FDS) to log data produced and transmitted to us by your Simulator.

Once you’ve completed your flight and submitted the PIREP, our FDS goes to work reviewing it and making a decision on its acceptability. And it’s all done very quickly. Within seconds, you’ll have all of your flight’s data to review, including, though not limited to, these major items:

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Aircraft Type Flown	Flight Time	Flight Distance	Landing Rate	Points Awarded	Flight Status (Approved; Rejected; Diverted)

We're pleased and excited to have this system in place because we think it:

• adds more value to the total experience; and,
• by analyzing their performance and applying what they learn from it, our Pilots are challenged to continually improve their flying skills and proficiency.

In order to be promoted to the next rank, you must meet both of the requirements noted below for minimum hours and minimum points.

Hours and points do not reset on promotion. They carry over as you progress towards your next rank.

Rank | Title	Insignia	Minimum Hours	Minimum Points	Pay Rate (Hourly)
Flight Student		0	0	$15.00
First Officer		25	400350	$35.00
Senior First Officer		75	1,200050	$45.00
Captain		100	1,600400	$65.00
Flight Captain		300	4,800200	$85.00
Senior Flight Captain		500	8,7,000	$105.00
Chief Pilot I		1,000	16,14,000	$115.00
Chief Pilot II		2,500	40,35,000	$135.00
Chief Pilot III		5,000	80,70,000	$165.00
Senior Chief Pilot I		7,500	120,105,000	$195.00
Senior Chief Pilot II		10,000	160,140,000	$225.00
Senior Chief Pilot III		15,000	240,210,000	$255.00
Walker Emeritus		50,000	300,700,000	$300.00

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Points

Points are awarded for each completed flight receiving an ‘Approved’ designation.

The number of points you earn will depend on several factors – as you can see from the categories and points awards in the chart below.

Approved	Rejected	Diverted
The criteria for an Approved flight are: You completed a flight from your planned departure airport to your planned arrival airport; and, The Company’s Landing Rate Standard – a landing rate equal to or softer than -800 fpm was achieved.  All points, flight hours and pay are awarded.   The PIREP is posted to your Logbook as being Completed | Approved.	The criteria for a Rejected flight are: The Company’s Landing Rate Standard – a landing rate equal to or softer than -801 fpm was exceeded; and/or, The total points awarded for your flight equals -15 or more. Your flight time was 00:00 hours (premature landing); and/or, You used more fuel than you left the airport with (in-flight refueling); and/or, You did not fly with a Walker Air Transport livery. No points, flight hours or pay are awarded.   The PIREP is posted to the your Logbook as being Completed | Rejected.	The criteria for a Diverted flight are: You completed a flight from your planned departure airport to an unplanned arrival airport; The Company’s Landing Rate Standard – a landing rate equal to or softer than -800 fpm was achieved. All points, flight hours and pay are awarded.   If this occurs when flying a Tour leg, you will not be advanced to the next leg. The leg will have to be reflown.   The PIREP is posted to your Logbook as being Completed | Diverted.

Points are calculated based on log entries from the ACARS client. If your client fails to record all the entries we require you may lose out on points. Flight Operations is unable to modify your log file.

How Points Work

At Walker Air Transport, points measure how well you fly, not how long your route was or which aircraft you happened to pick. Every hour in the air is worth the same fair rate, and how well you fly that hour is what sets pilots apart.

One fair rate, every flight

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PointsYour are awarded when all engines are properly warmed up prior to departure. Each engine must be started and allowed to runpoints for a minimumflight ofstart 3 minutes before takeoff. All engines that were started must individually meet this requirement — if any engine was started less than 3 minutes before wheels-up, no points will be awarded.

Engine Cooldown 3-Minutes +1 Points are awarded when all engines are properly cooled down after landing. Every engine that was running duringfrom the flight must be shut down after touchdown, and each individual engine must remain running for a minimum of 3 minutes after landing before being switched off. If any engine is shut down too early or is not shut down after landing, no points will be awarded. Flaps Position Set – Takeoff
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Exceed 250kts under 10,000 ft for more than 2 minutes

Only applicable when aircraft MTOW is less than 300,000lbs (136,077kgs).

-5 Aircraft that have an MTOW less than 300,000lbs (136,077kgs). You can view the MTOW of our fleet by visiting Company > Fleet in CrewOps and viewing the MTOW column.

Overspeed 

Only deducted once regardless of number of instances of overspeeding

-2 Log indicates 'Overspeed'.

Time Compression

 

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Country Discovery

+1 First flight into a country

Airline Discovery (Patreon Subscribers Only)

+1 First flight for an airline

Type Rated

+1 First flight on an aircraft type

Manufacturer Discovery

+1 First flight with an aircraft manufacturer

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You don’t need to be perfect. A normal, competently flown flight earns the standard rate. The adjustments are flyingthere canto reward genuine skill and to gently discourage careless flying.

Landings are judged for your aircraft

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Helicopters are graded on their own curve and are never penalised for things that don’t apply to them.

And yes, the valueBUTTER welanding tradition lives on. Grease it on and you still earn the bonus and the badge. Some things are sacred.

Time compression

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reflect the time you genuinely put in — which is fair and consistent for everyone, whether you fly a leg in real time or speed it up.

What still earns extra

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If you happen to be lucky enough to land the illustrious -150fpm. You will be awarded with our super special "BUTTER!" badge and 100 points! Now, we must state for legal reasons that a -150fpm is not the holy grail landing you need to aim for in every single aircraft. Doing this can result in gear breakage, spoilers not activating, autobrakes sitting around, and well, the plane not working right. We warned you!

What no longer awards points

To keep progression fair and consistent, some things that used to hand out bonus points no longer do:

Tours, awards, and exploration (new airports, aircraft, countries, and so on) are now collectible badges on your profile. Keep flying them, they’re there for the fun and the flex, not to shortcut your rank. Historical event bonuses that inflated certain flights have been retired.

None of this takes anything away from your flying. It stops over-rewarding particular styles of it, so every pilot earns the same honest rate for the real flying they do.

A note on the fine print

We don’t publish the exact scoring formula, partly to keep it simple, and partly so the system stays fair and can’t be gamed. What matters is the principle above: fly, fly well, and it counts; any route, any aircraft, any time.

Here are some examples illustrating how these category points factor into each completed flight.

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If you think your flight was graded incorrectly – or – you'd like to ask a question, submit a Help Ticket.

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Bonus Points

Module Type

Details

Assignments Points

When an assignment is completed, the pilot will receive bonus points equal to 1 point x total flight hours flown during the assignment.

If you complete an assignment with 42 total flight hours, the completion bonus would be 42 bonus points.

Events Points

When you fly in a Walker Air event, using our callsign, and livery, You will receive a 2x bonus on your total flight points received for an approved PIREP.

Tours Points

When a tour is completed and the award is granted; the Pilot will receive bonus points that equal 5 points x # of legs in the tour.

 

If you complete a tour with 80 legs, the completion bonus points will be 5 points x 80 = 400 points.

 

You do receive the completion bonus points when you've purchased a Tour Pass and completed that tour again. (You can stack these bonus points for tours.)