I know that this has been discussed before, but I am pulling out my hair. I have been stuck at 95% now for multiple flights. I have redone all 20 aircraft within the last two weeks as shown below:
Aircraft
Departure
Arrival
Time
Distance (NM)
%
Date Flown
A320neo
KELD
KLIT
0:54:14
335.0292
9/4/2025 23:29
Pitts Special
KGTU
KPRS
2:26:05
394.5518
8/22/2025 22:50
Boeing 747-8
KPAM
KMLB
0:58:49
343.0753
9/9/2025 2:13
NXcub
KOMA
KICT
2:53:24
368.1422
9/5/2025 21:05
Xcub
KCEA
KGTU
3:37:29
432.6793
9/8/2025 1:28
TBM 930
KMLB
KNEW
2:21:31
587.0711
9/9/2025 15:50
DA-62
KANJ
KMUT
3:02:08
452.4824
9/3/2025 23:43
DA-40 NG
CYQB
KANJ
4:17:55
539.2611
9/3/2025 19:12
Extra 330LT
CYQI
KBID
1:56:16
318.0602
9/1/2025 16:59
Flight Design CTSL
KBID
1B2
2:45:59
310.3395
9/1/2025 20:24
ICON A5
CYHU
CYBC
3:18:07
357.2394
9/2/2025 13:28
VLS
1B2
CYHU
2:49:23
353.6432
9/1/2025 23:30
Robin Cap10
CYGP
CYQI
3:16:43
392.2151
9/1/2025 12:57
Robin DR400
CYBC
CYQB
3:27:58
335.4828
9/2/2025 17:05
Beechcraft G36
KRIC
KBDR
1:48:13
308.2061
8/30/2025 0:17
Beechcraft King Air 350
KMUT
KELD
1:52:54
533.0928
9/4/2025 13:33
Cessna 152
KBDR
KBHB
4:14:36
425.7878
8/31/2025 14:16
Cessna 172 (G1000)
KTRI
KRIC
3:06:17
389.3041
8/29/2025 17:22
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
KCEA
KGTU
3:52:12
428.4274
9/7/2025 1:48
Cessna 208B
KBHB
CYGP
2:26:20
395.4899
8/31/2025 21:44
Cessna Citation CJ4
KCEA
KGTU
1:12:40
464.4525
9/6/2025 20:41
Savage Cub
KSSF
KASD
5:04:57
460.1468
8/23/2025 21:08
I even did both 172s (G1000 and standard) and still haven’t gotten the credit. Some things that I have pondered:
Does it matter if it’s the Airbus A320neo V1 or V2? I’ve only done it on the V2.
I had a fresh install of MSFS2020 (so no liveries or other add-ons except for the ones that it installs with like Emerald Harbor or Test Pilot) and have not installed any liveries.
I had more but I answered them myself as I reflew everything.
In case you’re wondering where I got the exact distances and times, it’s courtesy of Flight Log Analyzer (https://www.flightloganalyzer.com/) - A piece of software that I bought to help me figure this out and I love it! (Shameless Plug)
The achievement was created long before the V2 became a thing, and I’m probably confident in saying they didn’t spend any time changing the achievement goals when new planes were added.
I finally knocked this one out recently, so it’s still possible. And yeah, definitely go with the v1 A320.
Another great tip that helped massively…for anything slow you have to refly, use manual weather with a tail wind, and gradually increase it over time so the plane can adjust. You’ll get most stuff rocking along at 300+ kts ground speed after ten minutes or so
Just do the achievement where you have to fly from the Airbus factory in France to Seattle. You get two achievements in one flight! Only takes a tiny bit more time!
I had to do this one twice also.
Looked up all the ac needed, wrote them down and checked after every flight for increase in %…Somehow I was still missing one (95%). Second time through, I was at #8 and it popped completed. In my case, early in 2020 release, it was mods in the community folder that caused the issue.
It is a tricky (glitchy?) one but can be done.
I still had a bunch of saved info from this one.
Not all of the tips are correct, some are just coincidental.
One thing I was thinking of - even though my logbook counts it as a takeoff and landing, I wonder if some of the grass strips I landed at caused it not to count.
Thank you to all who have provided suggestions. While I may not have used all of them, They became one of the tools in the toolbox and I am now a proud member of the exclusive club known as the ‘Jacks’
Could be that or water ( thinking Icon A5 )
Try controlled airport to controlled airport for the ones you originally did on grass/water.
Probably only a couple right?
2nd time around, I did all ac to/from the same controlled default airports
GPS/Direct, Hilo to Lihue, 284 nm (326 miles) to be sure it met the 300 mile requirement.
…it’s a long haul in the cubs & Icon but my favorite area to fly.
The Zlin Savage. I did a flight from KSFO to KLAX with unlimited fuel and all assists on (shivering the entire time) and let the AI Pilot fly, except he never went down… so came in this morning to find that I had flown all the way down to Baja California. Turned right and landed in La Paz, Mexico.
. The post headline has been updated to reflect the achievement I am pursuing accurately.
