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In Orbiter 2016 using an XR5: I've sent out on EVA a UMMUCREW element with no problem. Focus on the character and Orbiter crashes. Apparently any attempt to load UMNU scenarios causes Orbiter 2016 to crash. I don't see the ADD on in the compatibility. I guess they are simply not compatible right?

I'm really sorry. I think I rushed in my question. I did that several times. What I meant was docking a vessel to another. Like a DeltaGlider with a ShuttleA, to make a simple example.

Do anyone attempted something like that? Do you know if it is possible?

Hi Reese. Despite I'm a total newbie I went through the same problem just yesterday and find out a solution so, maybe, I can help you. First have a look at the Addons working on 2016, section stations. http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=37446&highlight=Addons+working+orbiter+2016...

Well It's weird to me. I just completed a small flight around Deimos and back landed on Mars. I see the main fuel level going down quickly then, if I'm unloading and reloading the scenario, is rising up. I ended the flight with 12% fuel and I reloaded the scenario with 66%... I can't really say...

Hello everyone. I'm a begginner preparing my first trip to Jupiter (from Mars) I'm using a XR5 as vessel (Orbiter 2016). I already made several experiment with Oxigen payload (considering the trip duration it's quite an important factor) I assumed it would be the same with extra fuel but...

Exactly! It's kinda a nice glitch. Considering mars atmosphere being so thin the speed to have a scram engine working should be enormous.... probably bigger than the 4 kmps er second that allow you to get to the orbit

I didn't really attempt as once i get there I had no scram fuel available and I didn't refuel... In any case, unless I totally misunderstood, with such a low quantity of oxigen in mars atmosphere I think there's no way a jet engine could work.

I've just landed on Mars with the XR2 and... Well I'm just considering that most likely SCRAM should not work in a 0.13% Oxigen atmosphere, not even considering the tremendously low pressure. I guess the way home should cost a lot of fuel.

I just had a look in wikipedia. It has an orbit above 300 Km. If they lose control of it... how's supposed to return in the atmoshphere?

Actually i just discovered how easy it's the final brake in a moon landing using burn time calculator combined with retro-engine. you have just to take care of vertical speed... that hill was not a big problem but rather a fancy distraction :thumbup:

Totally. I've landed in BB with the XR2 in 2016 without any problem. Altitude indication is actually going up and down with the HUD in surface mode but it totally makes sense as it's due to the ground modelling. I was caming from a weird inclination plane such that I had actually to get over a...

If you use the burn time calculator with "CIR" option it basically does half of the work for you. For example you set the periapsis and it make the apoaxis or you just set yourself the apoaxis and it circularize the orbit for you.

Thankyou a lot! That plane change made the difference as the end. Basically what I missed after that is that the very fine tuning of variables is a bit tricky. I discovered when I add and subtract a value (expecially on man. date time) I do not get initial value. I discovered setting the...

Thankyou so much! I'll have a look at everyone of your suggestion in detail. ---------- Post added 09-21-16 at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was 09-20-16 at 07:56 PM ---------- I wonder... all modifications you made were in maneuver mode weren't they? I'm still not able to get better...