Minimum Requirements - all for the prior rank plus:
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Rank
minimum 50000 points
Chief Captain
minimum 20000 points; Staff Trainer award
Training Captain
10000 to 19999
Commercial Captain
5000 to 9999
Senior Captain
2000 to 4999
Captain
1000 to 1999
First Officer
500 to 999
Second Officer
200 to 499
Flight Engineer
1 to 199
Trainee
0
New Hire
Point Acquisition
Points for each flight are the sum of the following point components:
Flight itself - 2 points per flight.
Hours component - 10 points per hour (based on tenths of hours) capped at 30. Examples: 1.1 hours = 11 points.
2.4 hours =24 points. 3.0 hours=30 points. 3.5 hours = 30 points. 5.3 hours =30 points.
Online component - 3 points per hour for flying online, capped at 9 points. Points rounded to nearest hour. Example 1.4 hours = 3 points. 1.7 hours = 6 points.
Official flight component - 2 points per hour flying an official route, capped at 6 points. Points rounded to nearest hour.
Official aircraft component - 1 point per hour for flying an official aircraft, capped at 3 points. Points rounded to nearest hour.
The highest point total possible for any single flight is 50.
In addition to flight points, there are/will be opportunities to earn bonus points, most notably participating in official group flights. Watch the forums for news on these items.
Awards
Over the next several months, we will be adding several award categories and several awards within these categories. As the requirements and programs
come "on-line" for these, added requirements for certain ranks will include certain awards. After complete implementation, no rank above Second Officer will be attainable through points only.
