Saba landing challenge failing with 'you did not land on designated runway'

Anyone tell me what I did wrong here: Saba Landing FS2020, nailed it but no credit. - YouTube (skip to 4 minutes in), I started some s-bends at the end to stop me going over the edge but that shouldn’t disqualify me surely?

Try land on runway and not touch grass.

Why you simply don’t try that?

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My own experience with this challenge is that running past the end of the runway (even on to the hard standing tarmac area) generates this response in the game. Stopping before the end of the runway threshold seems to be a requirement.

It is a tough challenge!

thanks, I’d have thought landing at stall speed and immediately applying brakes and reverse thrust should be enough, wondering if I’m missing something.

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Yes, runway excursion results in failing the challenge, most of the time

Managed to pull this off last night. Barely stopped before the far runway threshold.

The required landing distance for a King Air 350 is 3300 feet. This particular “challenge” seems almost impossible. Their targeted landing point (blue square) is already like 1/4 of the way down the runway.

The way I was able to stop in time was to ignore the blue point and touchdown early.

I am not a real life pilot…but If I had to land under duress here in this plane I think ditching near the island might be a safer option than trying to land a non-STOL aircraft on this runway.

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Got there in the end! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTVZ_lkq884

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It is definitely an achievement to complete that one.

Glad you managed to pull it off :+1:t2:

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Every time i get a decent landing and get back onto the runway even after a little deviation from the beginning of the runway it tells me i didn’t land on the designated runway.

Could someone please test this for me and see if its not broken since the new update?

Apparently, you’re also not allowed to use reverse prop. I checked control mapping from inside the challenge, and all reverse thrust mapping was empty. After exiting the challenge, all was restored.