CLOSED!

Make a plane that can land on land and water!

Credit to @Beggans for the Grumman Goose in the thumbnail and to @mikoyanster for the Aeroclub Map in the thumbnail.

Rules:

• No infinite fuel - To provide a strict definition for this, any empty weight that is less than -1 times the loaded weight is not allowed*. As an example, if the loaded weight is 100lb and the empty weight is -110lb, then the plane will be disqualified because -110<-100
• Must be a successor
• 3 entries per user
• Max 2000 parts
• The plane must be able to successfully take off from both land and water.
• The plane must NOT be a re-upload - it will count as long as you can prove there is a new feature to an existing build, or a brand-new one. A new livery does not count.
• The use of Fine Tuner, XML, and Funky Trees is encouraged, though all other mods are not allowed (I play mostly on iOS)
• No copying descriptions (or a template of one) from someone else; copying stuff you wrote is fine
• I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY ANY AIRPLANE if it is copying another plane without credit or for any other reason pertaining to point farming or dishonesty.
• Rules are subject to change. Check back often!
• Have fun!

Violation of any rules will result in instant disqualification.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. People have already asked some questions, so be sure to read the comments.

*In planes with 400+ part count, the empty weight can be as low as -2 times the loaded weight to take into account the parts used for extra detail

Submission Categories:

Gold and Platinum - Submissions from those with 10k points or above as of 12 October will be compared with each other.
Gold and silver - Submissions from those with 1k or more points but less than 10k as of 12 October will be compared with each other.
Bronze - all other users as of 12 October will be compared with each other.
If a category has fewer than 5 submissions as of 12 October, it will be merged with another category.

Point guidelines:

Plane - 100pts
1. Performance - Does your airplane fly realistically? Does it just feel like a real plane?
X/40pts
2. Innovation - how creative and innovative is it? Does the plane have unique design solutions to common problems? What unexpected features are there (e.g. autopilot, doors, complex custom landing gear, the extensive use of Funky Trees, etc)?
X/30pts
3. Design - Is the design of the plane practical? Is it realistic? If your plane is a replica, how similar is it compared to the real plane? If it is fictional, how does it compare to its real-world competition?
X/25pts
4. Livery - how good does it look?
X/5pts
Description - 50pts
Are there detailed and accurate specs? Are limitations, V-speeds, and warnings given for the most enjoyable and realistic experience? Are short tutorials given for critical flight phases? Are controls given, if any, detailed and accurate?

TOTAL: 150pts

• Extra credit of 20 points will be given for the best first impression
• Extra credit of 0.01 points will be given for each part over
  500 that does not constitute spamming parts, rounded up to the nearest point
• Ten (10) points will be deducted if a gyro is required for normal operation - vertical take-off aircraft exempt if gyro is used for VTOL only
  

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First place - 35 upvotes (if possible) and 2 spotlights if you have less than 3889 points
Second Place - 20 upvotes (if possible) and 1 spotlight if you have less than 3889 points
Third Place - 10 upvotes (if possible)
Runners up (4th and 5th) - 5 upvotes
Plus, an upvote for every 25 points, if possible

Challenge ends on 12 October at 12pm UTC

You will be able to vote on all submissions!

By entering, you agree to be tagged and thus notified in matters related to this challenge. You also agree to not report when tagged.

There is no need to download to make a successor if you have access to a desktop or laptop computer. In the xml file, near the top, there is the attribute

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Edit this and place the 6 character code found in the url (Ek0114 in this case) and put it inside the quotes. Save the file and you're all set.