MSFS 2024 Landing Challenges - landing targets at the wrong end of the runway or missing

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:white_check_mark: SIM INFORMATION

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024:

  • Version Build Number: 1.1.7.0

  • Game Platform: MS Store

:white_check_mark: ISSUE DESCRIPTION

The blue box depicting the landing targets was initially at the wrong end of the runway, forcing you to perform a large detour to successfully complete the landing. This happened on Toronto and Mabuiag amongst others. These were present in MSFS 2020 where the landing targets were correctly positioned as per the route indicated on the loading page.

On 22nd Nov, I was not seeing any landing targets, making it impossible to successfully complete the landing challenge. This was resolved after a restart of the app.

No community mods/add-ons

:white_check_mark: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

Missing landing box: only once, fixed after restart
Landing box in the wrong place: when present, every time for most landing challenges.

:white_check_mark: REPRODUCTION STEPS

No specific steps.

:white_check_mark: YOUR SETTINGS

MSFS2024 on PC only, using PS5 Controller, no developer mode.

GPU: RTX 4080
CPU: Intel Core i5 13600KF
RAM: 32GB
Internet speed: 160Mbps

See attached example of Mabuiag Island.

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I did one landing challenge. But after completing it, all I got was a score but no breakup like in FS20. Also It doesn’t tell me if I’m the top, middle or bottom quartile.

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Yes, that’s also an issue, but was the landing target at the wrong end of the runway like I described here?

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I did the Kruger challenge… seemed fine. Need to check on the others.

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I don’t see Kruger, is that a landing challenge?

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I’m now not seeing any landing points on the runways!

I’ve checked Svalbard, Chagual, Toronto, Mabuiag and Saba now don’t have one at all.

See Mabuiag below compared to the screenshot in my original post:

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Can someone please check one of these challenges, surely I can’t be the only one experiencing this!

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• Challenges from 2020 have the touchdown zone on the wrong end

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Same issue on the Shell harbor landing challenge. No target zone.

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Same issue obviously. Surpised this topic hasn’t received more votes.

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Same here, I think a relatively small number of users do landing challenges.

Thanks all for confirming it’s not just me.

The missing landing zone issue was fixed after a reinstall.

A small number of challenges, like Lukla, have the landing zone in the right place.

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I am playing Windows 11, Game Pass version, there are no touchdown targets highlighted on any runways in precision landing challenges.

So for example, on the Saba weekly challenge, I have no idea where I’m trying to land for precision. I can hit the runway straight and level but still get a mediocre score because I don’t know where the target is.

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Tried Portimao landing challenge. Touchdown zone is on the opposite side of the runway than the path visualised in the UI. And it doesn’t give any breakup of points upon completion does it unlike FS20?

How did this pass quality control?

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Are you still having the issue with no landing zone? I was for a while and it went away either after restarting the game, or reinstalling which I did for a no engine sound problem.

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Thanks for con

Thanks for confirming. I actually like this one, so I do a 180 degree turn at the start so I can land in the direction it expects.

Crazy.

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There was a target zone for me, but not on the runway or direction you would have expected - it was on a runway heading back toward the water, you basically had to fly past the airport and do a left base. Very frustrating.

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I did the Entebbe challenge, and they drop you into clouds immediately. the altimeter in external view reads between 4,000-5000 feet. The internal altimeter, set to 29.92, shows you below sea level, and you have to dip beneath the clouds and fly around the city to find the airport and which runway has the target zone. Argh.

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Isafjordur Epic Landing Challenge has the target in the wrong end. Also, a few seconds after touchdown, even if silky smooth, you get a fail message.

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Yep, me too. Because it thinks you’ve approached in the ‘wrong’ direction :roll_eyes:

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Same here. But I avoid the challenges with the CJ4 - no matter what I do I can’t control it - in a couple of challenges I just couldn’t get the speed down slow enough to land. I presumed it was a bug with that aircraft but maybe it’s something I’m doing. Other planes seem fine.

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I have the problem with some challenges also, I cant get speed down.