Getting back into Orbiter for obvious reasons. I love seeing how amazing space looks. But I really hate grinding ... spending ages clicking back and forth to try to get a course in TransX or IMFD. There used to be a Matlab project...
Is there an MFD which simulates all the automation of the capsule, because all the flying was on auto-pilot? I think most of the flying in orbiter is pretty manual?
When approaching the ISS, my RendezvousMFD is very wierd!
Quicksave:
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Orbiter saved state at T = 9933
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Date MJD 58999.9358751314
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Ship Dragon
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So I can do this mission manually, but obviously that's not realistic and what happened in real life. How do I use some kind of autopilot to do all the things needed? The Falcon 9 mods comes with a great launch and circularisation AP, but stuck on the rest of how to automate the align, sync...
A thought came to mind, the Crew Dragon is actually very easy to build, as it's only touchscreen .. no overhead, few buttons, joystick etc. The only problem is the touchscreen interface is not simulated in Orbiter. Anyone going to attempt it?
IMO it should be an international crew made up of Americans, Europeans, Russians etc. In a world already fractured, a multi-national effort will let the whole of humanity cheer the mission on. Putting humans on Mars should not be the job of 1 nation.
I wonder if the manned Moon and Mars landings...
https://www.masterclass.com/classes/chris-hadfield-teaches-space-exploration?utm_source=Paid&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_term=Aq-Prospecting&utm_content=Video&utm_campaign=CH&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgMnYBRDRARIsANC2dflc9iE2yC72v-peGdrObfKzPuJ4Ymu58919OlVT92fYXc3yOWiteOsaAiufEALw_wcB
Looks very cool but pricey!!
Anyone watching this TV show? On today they visited the German Aerospace Center and used a PC simulator to dock the Soyuz with the ISS. Was wondring what sim it is? They used 2 very nice joysticks which has given me the idea of putting them in orbiter!
After installing the new scenery and configuring the Mars.cfg file, and using the DGIV Mars scenario. the ground flickers black and the ship flickers in and out of view. Anyone else having similar issues?
I used to have the XS2 attached to the HCLV in Orbiter 2010. But the Hyperion autopilot does not work in 2016. Are there any equivalent launchers for 2016?
I'm not a programmer, but instead of finding the dv values manually to make the closest approach, surely this is the perfect task for a computer? A computer can just loop trough all the values?
I'm looking to get a space station into orbit around mars so i have something to dock at. Apparently this one is good (Ceres V3.0). But how do i put it in orbit and what values are recommended? I imagine using the scenario editor somehow?
Im trying to use IMFD to go from the Earth to the Moon while following David Courtne's videos. Unfortunately I'm a bit stuck. The BV dV remaining seems to be going up instead of down. Hopefully the pics will make it more clearer.
orbiter2 by GodAtum2015, on Flickr
orbiter1 by GodAtum2015, on...
using orbiter 2016, IMFD 5.6 cannot find Brighton Beach. for example, on base Approach, i try to set the target as "Brighton Beach" but it cannot find it. however it does exist i think?
Hi all, I'm trying to move to 2016. My favourite starting point for all my missions in at CSSC with the XR2 attached to the HCLV Hyperion. It does not seem to work in 2016, so any equivalents?
Secondly, any add-ons for joysticks to replace the Fly-by-wire?
Also, any replacement for UAP...
I setup the ZIP file and installed D3D9Client2016-R1. When I open orbiter_ng.exe and select any of the scenarios, i get an appcrash.
Version=1
EventType=APPCRASH
EventTime=131173677212134602
ReportType=2
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ReportIdentifier=efc0f0e6-71b6-11e6-9315-60a44c64925e...
Orbiter was shown in use at the UK South Pole science base. It was used to test scientists motor skills!
For those in the UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b079s24p/horizon-20152016-8-ice-station-antarctica