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So I'm getting acclimated again to orbiter with the 2016 version. I haven't done many flights in a few years.
Today I was somewhat disappointed near the end of my journey.
What I've got
Orbiter 2016
Hi-Res Textures
Dx9 Client
OrbiterSound
DGIV
IMFD
AutoSave Module
Launched the DGIV from Cape Canaveral no problem. Made 1/2 orbit, used IMFD Target Intecerpt to target the moon in 24 hours, No problem. Arrived at moon using IMFD Base Approach, targeting Brighton Beach, no problem. Lunar Orbit, no problem. I got all the way to Brighton Beach in-sight, and decending towards it about 80m/s thru 3500m altitutde... Around 3000m I heard the computer voice come on and say "1000"... ut oh. I can see Brighton Beach, I'm clearly still 3km up. at 2500m she announced 500m. Approaching 2000m altitude and still decending toward brighton beach, I heard her go... 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, crash to desktop. I was still about 2k over Brighton Beach.
I reloaded the scenario from the autosave 1 minute earlier.
This time I used the DGIV auto descend.... this time again at about 3k altitude she announced 1000, then 500 at about 2500m... then the DGIV auto pilot kicked on and began to slow my descent like as if i was actually coming up on the ground... at 2100 she started counting down, 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, landed... at 2000m up... hmm.. the DGIV autopilot shutoff and says "Landed" and I heard the sound of the wheels touching down, but then i started falling, further. My altitude showed negative as I continued to descent toward brighton beach... I used the hover engines manually to land on the pad and I did successfully land on the target.
I'm just wondering what the heck is going on up at 2000m that caused me to crash into fake ground the first try...
Thanks
Russ
Today I was somewhat disappointed near the end of my journey.
What I've got
Orbiter 2016
Hi-Res Textures
Dx9 Client
OrbiterSound
DGIV
IMFD
AutoSave Module
Launched the DGIV from Cape Canaveral no problem. Made 1/2 orbit, used IMFD Target Intecerpt to target the moon in 24 hours, No problem. Arrived at moon using IMFD Base Approach, targeting Brighton Beach, no problem. Lunar Orbit, no problem. I got all the way to Brighton Beach in-sight, and decending towards it about 80m/s thru 3500m altitutde... Around 3000m I heard the computer voice come on and say "1000"... ut oh. I can see Brighton Beach, I'm clearly still 3km up. at 2500m she announced 500m. Approaching 2000m altitude and still decending toward brighton beach, I heard her go... 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, crash to desktop. I was still about 2k over Brighton Beach.
I reloaded the scenario from the autosave 1 minute earlier.
This time I used the DGIV auto descend.... this time again at about 3k altitude she announced 1000, then 500 at about 2500m... then the DGIV auto pilot kicked on and began to slow my descent like as if i was actually coming up on the ground... at 2100 she started counting down, 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, landed... at 2000m up... hmm.. the DGIV autopilot shutoff and says "Landed" and I heard the sound of the wheels touching down, but then i started falling, further. My altitude showed negative as I continued to descent toward brighton beach... I used the hover engines manually to land on the pad and I did successfully land on the target.
I'm just wondering what the heck is going on up at 2000m that caused me to crash into fake ground the first try...
Thanks
Russ