Kaito
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*wipes sweat off forehead*
So, I downloaded the XR2 Ravenstar, and started messing around with it. Good Ship. After docking with ISS, I decided to de-orbit with it. Went to BaseSyncMFD, got that all checked out. AeroBrakeMFD, all good to go. Undocked, lined up no problem at all. De-orbit went pretty well, but I messed up somewhere and was 100km from the Cape with 6% SCRAM fuel remaining...not to bad. I tried using it...did'nt work to well. Then I get a warning: Coolant temperature. Oops, i guess I closed my Radiator a little bit to early while in orbit...
I am gliding towards the cape, basically staring at my Coolant temperature. Then, 200m above the ground (fortunately i got my gear and airbrake down before then), my systems over-heated. BAM, lost all HUD, MFD...CRAP! Fortunatly, those warning calls actually came to good use. 75m above the ground, I pitched the nose up, and smacked into the ground. The gear were destroyed, but after that adventure...i'm glad i just survived.
Moral of the story: Dont close your radiator until you are just about to touch the atmosphere (I made a mistake and closed it just after undocking from ISS)
So, I downloaded the XR2 Ravenstar, and started messing around with it. Good Ship. After docking with ISS, I decided to de-orbit with it. Went to BaseSyncMFD, got that all checked out. AeroBrakeMFD, all good to go. Undocked, lined up no problem at all. De-orbit went pretty well, but I messed up somewhere and was 100km from the Cape with 6% SCRAM fuel remaining...not to bad. I tried using it...did'nt work to well. Then I get a warning: Coolant temperature. Oops, i guess I closed my Radiator a little bit to early while in orbit...
I am gliding towards the cape, basically staring at my Coolant temperature. Then, 200m above the ground (fortunately i got my gear and airbrake down before then), my systems over-heated. BAM, lost all HUD, MFD...CRAP! Fortunatly, those warning calls actually came to good use. 75m above the ground, I pitched the nose up, and smacked into the ground. The gear were destroyed, but after that adventure...i'm glad i just survived.
Moral of the story: Dont close your radiator until you are just about to touch the atmosphere (I made a mistake and closed it just after undocking from ISS)