I'm new to Orbiter, and have flown a mission from Earth to Moon only using the stock MFDs in 2016. Landed at Brighton manually. Very fun figuring things out.
I'm wanting to learn one of the flight planing MFDs. I'm guessing TransX and IMFD are the best for this?
Which one does the job better and would be better to start out learning? I've skimmed the manual to both and have been messing with them for a while, but there is much I don't understand. The manuals seem vague on some subjects.
Is one overall better than the other? Do they both have strengths and weaknesses? If so, what are the differences?
I should also mention that I do like automation on my flights. Especially auto-burns and bonus if it orients the space craft automatically throughout the burn. I like to do manual maneuvers sometimes, but using the automation makes me feel more like a futuristic astronaut (who would do things manually unless their computers were broke or their new captain made them dock the Enterprise manually on the first day?).
So which of these MFDs provide more automation? I'm aware of the LaunchMFD and TransX integration, and I do like it a lot. Does IMFD offer anything like that?
Thanks,
Paul
I'm wanting to learn one of the flight planing MFDs. I'm guessing TransX and IMFD are the best for this?
Which one does the job better and would be better to start out learning? I've skimmed the manual to both and have been messing with them for a while, but there is much I don't understand. The manuals seem vague on some subjects.
Is one overall better than the other? Do they both have strengths and weaknesses? If so, what are the differences?
I should also mention that I do like automation on my flights. Especially auto-burns and bonus if it orients the space craft automatically throughout the burn. I like to do manual maneuvers sometimes, but using the automation makes me feel more like a futuristic astronaut (who would do things manually unless their computers were broke or their new captain made them dock the Enterprise manually on the first day?).
So which of these MFDs provide more automation? I'm aware of the LaunchMFD and TransX integration, and I do like it a lot. Does IMFD offer anything like that?
Thanks,
Paul