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I have a sort of related question, and I'm sorry if I'm thread-jacking here, but why not use IMFD for this? I'm an Orbiter newbie, but was able to set up a direct re-entry to Earth from lunar orbit and land deadstick at CSSC with an XR2 using IMFD pretty simply. What advantages does TransX have?
Threads are more interesting when "jacked" according to the needs of the community. :tiphat:
Your post brings up several related issues for me.
1. There's a boatload of add-on MFDs. I used TransX because it was part of the default Orbiter2010 package. Have I mentioned I'm new? Because of Blixel's video of the progression of my situation, I noticed that he was using BurnTimeMFD, for example. The issue is this : what is the best set of add-on MFDs for a beginner? I was looking at GlideScope, BurnTime, and the one which is specific for Earth-Moon transits (both ways, forgot the name of it). But there are a host of other MFDs and was just wondering what are those most useful for a person learning the ropes. My major issues right now are getting the basic mechanics down, learning fuel discipline, landing, and planning missions with defined success criteria.
2. The XR2. Maybe I missed something here but this ship doesn't appear to be in the default Orbiter. Naturally, thanks to this wonderful community, there are dozens of ships out there to incorporate into one's Orbiter install. I've seen David Coutney's videos in which he is using a multi-stage rocket, as well as an advanced ship that allows for custom loadouts (additional fuel, oxygen, etc). I've even seen beer cargo add-ons, but other than simulating an enhancing of the general enjoyment of space - which works especially well I would imagine if supplemented by real beer when working the simulation - I'm not sure how to incorporate this into my Orbiter install. The issue is this : what are some additional ships I should at least have installed and start familiarizing myself with if I am interested in near-future realism? (i.e., I probably won't be installing any Babylon5 ships).
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Well its not really possible to break a DG, but Congrats!!! :10sign::11sign:
I remember my first flight around the moon well:
http://www.orbiter-forum.com/blog.php?b=1261
Also, I should mention on my last two DG landing practices, fully manual I should add, the elevators were ripped off and I crashed, so it *is* possible to break parts of the DG off.