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2008-01-18: ProPilot FAC reset

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EHM-1749 Hector:
Last June I wrote:
"The FAC should have a way to reward the online flying as well as the PP events participation. The actual algorithm recognises only the number of online flights but does not take into account its duration as the total PP flights does.
Regarding the events, it should be recognised the high level of commitment that the pilot acquires due to the time constrains involved."

Two weeks ago I wrote:
"Due to the length of this issue I would like to wrap up my suggestions:
1.- Put more weigth on both the on-line flights and PP events in the FAC algorithm. No doubt that both activities need much more attention to the pilot.
2.- Make compulsory for the pilot to fly the return trip allowing for a reasonable time for doing it. This will avoid the high number of planes left on the airports all over the world, If the plane is not flown back and not an explanation is sent to the hub's manager, a penalty should be applied.
3.- Fuel management should also be part of the FAC
4.- Allow ProPilot for stop overs in long range fligths no longer than 24 hrs."

Today I write:
Eventhough the actual FAC algorithm takes into account 90% of online flights, it disregards the lenght of it and as a result,  there is no difference between a flight between London and Manchester and another between London and Sydney. That's not fair.
On the other hand, I don't understand why the algorithm takes only 50% of the PP flights and
90% of the online flights while applies 100% of the total penalties and 70% of crashes. I do believe that penalties should be applied in full, as the table shows although some of them should be reviewed.

Here is what I propose for the actual FAC:
(Total PP flts)+(Total PP minutes*0.3)-(Total Penalties)-(Total Extra Penalties)+(Total PP O/L Flts *1.5)+(Total PP O/L minutes *0.3)
This should reward the online fligths taking also the lenght of it into account. Still it doesn't take the events into account.

Anyhow, I would like to propose to think about the FAC not in points but in money on the following grounds:
1.- Each plane could have an hourly rate to be earned by the pilot according to its class.
2.- For online fligths there is a 25% bonus
3.- For events there is a 25% bonus
4.- Convert penalty points to a money value. A direct conversion could be considered.
5.- Crashes are no revenue situations. Zero. Nothing. Nada. Nil. But EHM must indemnify the families of the victims and must write the plane off so to help the VA and to pay for the cost involved in bringring him/she back to life, the pilot will contribute with 50% of his/her MMR.
6.- The algorithm could be:
MMR = MMRp + (ACFT Hourly Rate * Fligth Time (hrs)) - Penalty Total

MMRp = Money Making Rank, previous
MMR= Money Maker Rank, actual
ACFT Hourly Rate to be multiplied by 1.25 for online fligthts
For crashes, the Penalty Total will equal the ACFT Hourly Rate*Fligth Time result.

Hope this will be considered

EHM-1570 Bruce:
I do not look on the FAC as a competition, which it seems to be looked upon by many pilots, I look upon it as an indication of your flying skills. When I started flying using ProPilot I also crashed quite a few aircraft, but you persevere, the danger that I see is that in the future when new pilots arrive we will have a similar scenario, where they could accumulate a large negative FAC and want it reset to zero.

EHM-1001 Robert:
Hi mates !

Basically I like the FAC-reset idea because we had too much giant negative scores already.

For example in my case I started from ~ -6000 after resetting, which should be a bug in the calculation. I think I have -6000 points because I crashed 6 airplanes so far which means -1000 per loss. I do not mind really because I do not fight for PP pole position... but maybe this small bug causes complains ? ;)

EHM-1749 Hector:
I have not said it yet but I am against FAC resetting. Instead, as mentioned in previous posts I am for a re-arrangement of the algorithm to give more weight to online and events flights in both number and flying time.
While I agree with Bruce's appreciation I do consider the FAC as a way to stimulate competition among us. Competition make us perform better as long as we keep it fair.
All of us have seen how Bruce is far ahead of us but he has worked his tail, no pun intended, very hard. Nobody gave it to him for free.
What we need to do? Work as hard as he has worked.
What kind of challenges are we offering the pilots to be better if we just wipe their mistakes out? As Bruce said, do it today, will again do it tomorrow in such a way that the FAC  will never reach the original intention of its creators.
We should improve our FAC by being better pilots. Period.

EHM-2155 Mariano:
We just need a FAC that rewards good flights and not only punishes for a bad flight.
That said, yes the scores should be reset, but something has to be done for pilots with positive FAC at the moment. Specially Bruce, give him like a super legend badge :P

I think what the scores should be calculated as was discussed before in other threads. There were many good ideas there for our management to pick the best and bring us a new and wonderful, enjoyable, rewarding system that we can all enjoy. Cos they make wonderful things. Some day I'll discover where they keep the fairy dust :@

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