thumper235
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I spoke to soon in my last thread. Someone please take a wooden ruler and smack the back of my neck as hard as you can.
Ok, I used a tutorial in my last thread and I believe it was Grover who kindly created it. I used it 3 + times on a DG-IV to develop a basic set of steps in my head for re-entry that I could apply to just about any craft, orbiter or a big-boy burger sign that needed to re-enter.
Last night I took a Xr-2 Ravenstar down. I started the scenario where docked at the ISS. I basically used the steps in the tutorial presented and left the autopilot functions of it all to free hand since I have not taken the time to figure that out which I should do I know.. anyways, I applied the same principle from the DG-IV to the Ravenstar. Everything went "Swimmingly" until I hit roughly 50k in altitude where I end up floating back into space. The XR-2 and XR-5 behave in a similar fashion with this lets go back to space "attitude". By the time I *think* I have it saved its too late and im cruising by KSC at a mach over9000. with a very bright lightshow. Perhaps by the time I cross the atlantic I could attempt a long flight back, but thats just fail fail fail. So I did what any self respecting pilot would do. I open my hatch for some fresh air.
Does the problem lay with My angle of attack? Is 40 degrees to high? If you need more specifics, let me know and I will cough them up. Thanks guys.
EDIT :
http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=18671
This is the tutorial I have used. I am going to try and ravenstar again and this time use the Pause button and double or even triple check everything. I know my issue lies within my entry angle because everytime I attempt it I have flown almost directly over my target. I have all the MFD's and areobrake is one of them. I must be doing something wrong... I must... This really cannot be THIS tough.
Ok, I used a tutorial in my last thread and I believe it was Grover who kindly created it. I used it 3 + times on a DG-IV to develop a basic set of steps in my head for re-entry that I could apply to just about any craft, orbiter or a big-boy burger sign that needed to re-enter.
Last night I took a Xr-2 Ravenstar down. I started the scenario where docked at the ISS. I basically used the steps in the tutorial presented and left the autopilot functions of it all to free hand since I have not taken the time to figure that out which I should do I know.. anyways, I applied the same principle from the DG-IV to the Ravenstar. Everything went "Swimmingly" until I hit roughly 50k in altitude where I end up floating back into space. The XR-2 and XR-5 behave in a similar fashion with this lets go back to space "attitude". By the time I *think* I have it saved its too late and im cruising by KSC at a mach over9000. with a very bright lightshow. Perhaps by the time I cross the atlantic I could attempt a long flight back, but thats just fail fail fail. So I did what any self respecting pilot would do. I open my hatch for some fresh air.
Does the problem lay with My angle of attack? Is 40 degrees to high? If you need more specifics, let me know and I will cough them up. Thanks guys.
EDIT :
http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=18671
This is the tutorial I have used. I am going to try and ravenstar again and this time use the Pause button and double or even triple check everything. I know my issue lies within my entry angle because everytime I attempt it I have flown almost directly over my target. I have all the MFD's and areobrake is one of them. I must be doing something wrong... I must... This really cannot be THIS tough.
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