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  1. CommanderRich

    General Question Are there such things as Orbiter virtual agencies?

    Just a quick question. I know that there are virtual airlines for those who use flight sims, so I am wondering if there is a counter-world available for those who fly the Orbiter? Just wondering.... Thank you in advance.
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    General Question How do I make my own scenario?

    Hello all...I am trying to make my own scenario, basically starting with a DGIV on the runway at KSC, with a satelite loaded in the cargo bay for later deployment. Here is my problem...I am able to start the Scenario Editor, click on New, then choose a DGIV craft and name it. The name I chose...
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    Flight Question Is there a tutorial to explain the Space Shuttle?

    I am looking for a video and/or .pdf file, which explains how to fly the shuttle. I want to learn how to: 1. Launch the shuttle. 2. Put the shuttle into a stable orbit. 3. Load the cargo bay and once in orbit deploy the payload. 4. Safely reenter the atmosphere. 5. Land at an airstrip, i.e...
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    Problem I need some help with my Woomera addons

    I recently downloaded and installed a few addons dealing with Woomera 6A and 6B. They seemed to install correctly, however, when I tried to run the scenarios, the program always crashed when it tried to load a file named cookiesheet_crackle_ofsq.dds. And it appears that each scenario dealing...
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    Flight Question How do you translate your ship in Orbit?

    I was watching the awesome video by Tex "DGIV to ISS Video Tutorial Redux" and while attempting to line up the orbits of the DGIV and the ISS, it was mentioned, by Tex in the tutorial, that he had to translate the DGIV a bit to get the RInc exactly to "0.00". I understand everything up to the...
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    General Question Is it possible to edit the Quicksave folder?

    I have been accumulating quite a few scenarios in my Quicksave folder. Some of them I do not want, while others I would like to keep. This brings me to my question: Where does Orbiter save the Quicksave scenarios? Normally a program will store your saved games/scenarios in a seperate folder...
  7. CommanderRich

    Error Orbiter unable to open a cfg file in TranBase_A11.zip addon

    I recently installed the addon Tranbase_A11.zip to my Orbiter folder. The addon sets up a folder under Scenarios named "Return to Tranquility Base". The first scenario in that folder is named "Are you want to driving down)))(Find Cat Paw)". I ran this scenario and it loaded, however, only a...
  8. CommanderRich

    General Question Orbiter hotkey listing

    Hello, just wondering if there is a listing available that lists the basic hotkeys. For instance...to increase thrust while in the DG you hit Ctrl and +(numpad). I am new to the orbiter and I am slowly learning which keystrokes perform which function, however, it would be nice to have a...
  9. CommanderRich

    General Question How do I set the initial vessel location in a scenario?

    I have noticed in various tutorial videos that the spacecraft in the video always starts off on a runway. When I go to the required scenario in my program and run the scenario, I always seem to start up out in the grass/ in a field, somewhere away from the runway. Is there a setting to make...
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    General Question What did I do wrong?

    I just found this awesome program and being so excited I started downloading everything I could find to add as many bells and whistles as possible. However, somewhere along the line I seem to have added something that generates the following error message to my screen..: "Orbiter shutdown mode...
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