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Many thanks to mbartley for your suggestions for the Atlas V. I used those tips and a good bit of trial and error to get, not perfect but, a usable launch for the basic Venus mission. So, my report for Chapman Challenge #2 Basic Probe: Chapman Inner-1 Launcher: Atlas V 401 Planner: IMFD...

Ok, this is getting fun. I haven't done much orbiter work with launchers so I'm learning as I go. I want to work on the basic challenge #2 using the Chapman Inner and an Atlas V 422. To get ready for the challenge I decided to use a Mars insertion as a more familiar way to get used to the...

I fly a number of different vessels, but have to admit that I too have an affinity for the Shuttle-A. There is something about it's common sense and utility that appeal to my simple mind. :) I'm still waiting for one of the good video makers to feature a movie with the Shuttle-A -- no doubt...

If you want to experiment, one thing you might try, for the XR-1 at least, is setting the config to take on less fuel and using a launcher to reach an altitude where scram jets can be used. Such a thing already exists: DeltaGlider XR1 with SRB Booster v1.0 That way you can restrict the fuel to...

Here's a post I made back over at the old Orbiter forum when I was making the Deepstar IMFD scenarios. *** Alain, I figured out why IMFD autoburn wasn't engaging with Deepstar. In case anyone else runs into the problem here's what I found while creating IMFD scenarios for Deepstar. Quite a few...

5.1k works just fine on my system, as did 5.1j, with Orbiter 2006 P1. In the hopes of figuring out what some systems might be missing, these are the relevant (I think) things installed on my system. Windows XP SP2 .NET 2.0 framework MS Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package MS Visual C++...

What an incredible moment!

Still the most difficult for me is cargo delivery. Take a fully loaded Shuttle A from the surface of Mars, intercept Earth, enter the atmosphere low enough to drop the cargo then get out and back to Mars without refueling. I'm at the point where I can deliver the cargo without it skipping off...

Congrats on the rendezvous. I remember when I was trying to figure out how to dock, I found this tutorial to be invaluable: http://smithplanet.com/stuff/orbiter/orbitaloperations.htm Work through that and you should be manually docking in no time.

Like many others, I was looking for interesting new things to do with flight simulators and happened upon Orbiter. One of the best unexpected finds I've come across.

Lately for me it's been a lot of ascent into LEO and rendezvous with ISS or Mir using DG-IV, DG-XR1, or DG-UMMU. My ascent and docking are much improved with all the practice but the "perfect" orbit from launch still eludes me, although I tend to manage < 2 degrees out of plane with ecc < 0.02...

I also use an Outer Planets addon but the one available directly at http://www.geocities.com/fastheinz39/Saturns_Moons.html is more current than the one at Avsim. Also, the Asteroid 1.0 pack available at OrbitHangar is quite nice. That, too, is for an older version of Orbiter but has worked...

This MFD is the result of my learning my way around the Orbiter SDK.  It may have some utility for others, so here it is. The MFD collects and displays atmospheric conditions relative to a target vessel.  It is possible to select a vessel other than the focus vessel as a data collection...

IMFD-based scenarios for Alain Hosking's Deepstar 2.0. These scenarios are based on the scenarios provided with Deepstar 2.0, but make use of IMFD 5.1e instead of TransX.  One additional scenario takes Deepstar, using IMFD, along the VVEJGA trajectory to Saturn used for the Cassini-Huygens...