Hello everyone,
we would like to propose an idea that we believe could be very fun, interesting, and engaging for the entire community.
Of course, we will continue to create our own official Touch & Win missions, but we would also like to explore the possibility of allowing the community to propose personalized Touch & Win missions, created directly from your own ideas.
The goal is to open a creative space where users can suggest unique, fun, technical, or themed precision landing challenges.
The idea
We would like to understand if you would enjoy having the possibility to propose a Touch & Win mission by choosing the main details of the event.
For example, you could provide:
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the mission name
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the start date and time
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the end date and time
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the entry fee
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the airport or airports involved
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the valid landing runway or runways
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whether the challenge should use one runway or multiple runways
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the type of aircraft allowed
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the event image or banner
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a runway image showing the intended landing area
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any additional rules or specific mission details
Important clarification: Touch & Win is not based on landing exactly on a single GPS point.
Each mission defines one or more valid landing runways. The SimFly system then analyzes the pilot’s full-stop landing and calculates the score based on several technical factors, including landing precision, runway alignment, touchdown accuracy, landing rate, G-force, possible bounces, aircraft control after touchdown, and other simulator data.
So the objective is not simply to “touch one point”, but to perform the best and most precise landing possible on the valid runway defined for the event.
How it would be published
If a proposal is approved and published, on the SimFly event page we would like to also show the name of the user who created the mission, together with the main settings and the images provided.
This way, it will be clear that the Touch & Win was born from a community idea, while still keeping the official management and final review under SimFly.
Transparency for participants
We want every mission to be as transparent as possible.
On the event page, the goal will be to clearly show all the main mission data. In addition, for community proposals, and in the future also for missions created by SimFly, we will add further information, images, and specific details. If you have any ideas on how to make everything even more transparent, we are open to suggestions.
Each pilot will therefore be able to check in advance:
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where the mission takes place
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which airport is involved
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which runway or runways are valid
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which aircraft are allowed
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which entry fee has been set
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the main mission rules
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any additional details or images provided for the challenge
This way, every participant can freely evaluate the mission before deciding whether to join or not.
Final review by our team
Of course, before publication, every proposal will be reviewed by our team.
This will be necessary to verify that:
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the information is clear for everyone
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the mission is suitable for publication
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the provided data is complete
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the runway data can be correctly configured in the SimFly system
Most importantly, there will be maximum space for community creativity, including the possibility to create something new using the tools available.
How this idea could start
At the moment, there is not yet a dedicated dashboard where these missions can be created independently.
However, if you like the idea, we could start with a dedicated forum topic where we collect your mission proposals.
In that topic, we would include a complete guide explaining:
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which data is required
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how to correctly submit a proposal
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how runway information should be provided
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which images to attach and in which format
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how missions will be selected
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how many missions may be chosen and published
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what SimFly will review before publication
If we see that the community really appreciates this possibility, in the future we may also consider creating a dedicated dashboard, making the submission of new Touch & Win missions from the community much easier, more organized, and more automatic.
Let us know what you think
Before moving forward, we would like to understand if you really like this idea.
Would you like to have the possibility to propose Touch & Win missions for the community, with your name on the event page, your images, and your mission concept?
If the feedback is positive, we will open a dedicated forum topic in the next few days with all the information needed to get started.
I will also attach a few screenshots, so you can better understand both the type of data required and how the mission appears once published on the event page. With future updates, we may also add even more details directly inside the events.
We want to give you maximum creative freedom. Then it will be up to the users to freely decide whether they want to participate or not in the events and missions created by you.
Let us know what you think, and thank you all.
