Oh boy, the Lakon Type-9 is a real brick to fly

[blowdog]

Just swapped out my Python to a Type-9 so I can start doing more lucrative trades and despite coming from the worst possible ship for comparison purposes, my god the Type-9 really does suck to fly.

I've tried to lose a little weight and spent some money on better thrusters (although not quite the 51 m credit class A versions) but it's still a lethargic, sloth of a ship.

I especially love overshooting my supercruise targets - forget a quick turn around, omg there goes another minute

However, it's perfect because it represents a proper giant container ship. Those things are exactly the same; slow, lumbering, needing 1 mile to properly stop and a 180 turn takes 3 days. Having 430 odd cargo (can't remember exact) with shields is the massive pay off. I'm able to make some big bucks but jesus, don't expect this thing to move any faster than a dead planet!

 

[micky1up]

Just swapped out my Python to a Type-9 so I can start doing more lucrative trades and despite coming from the worst possible ship for comparison purposes, my god the Type-9 really does suck to fly.

I've tried to lose a little weight and spent some money on better thrusters (although not quite the 51 m credit class A versions) but it's still a lethargic, sloth of a ship.

I especially love overshooting my supercruise targets - forget a quick turn around, omg there goes another minute

However, it's perfect because it represents a proper giant container ship. Those things are exactly the same; slow, lumbering, needing 1 mile to properly stop and a 180 turn takes 3 days. Having 430 odd cargo (can't remember exact) with shields is the massive pay off. I'm able to make some big bucks but jesus, don't expect this thing to move any slower than a dead planet!

exactly what a heavy trader should be working as intended

 

[Yokai]

exactly what a heavy trader should be working as intended

Indeed, but not sure I can stomach it even for nearly double the capacity of a "trading" Imperial Clipper. And I'd already decided not to upgrade to Python just for trading alone. Not a big enough bump over the 240-ton capacity of the Clipper. I'm tempted to just live with the ~2.5 million per hour cash flow of the Clipper indefinitely, and sink cash into A-class fighting ships.

 

[Poplin]

Haha, yes. You definitely know you're flying a big ship that's carrying tons of stuff. Nobody can even really understand how slow it is until they fly it for themselves.

I timed it once and it took 22 seconds to do a full roll. Heaven forbid you overshoot a station, takes half a system to turn around. Also you have to turn quick with stars, or have pre dropped your throttle.

It does have its upsides flying through a station entrance, not caring what's in your way. There was this one time I was flying in to a station when a Clipper(npc!) was flying out, didn't stop me though I pushed it back in with me and then the station killed it for trespassing. It's all worth it in the end when you see the profits you make in it, and it's kind of fun to fly in a very slow lumbering fashion.

 

[blowdog]

Heaven forbid you overshoot a station, takes half a system to turn around

Haha exactly.

One of the worst things that happens is that when you land in a station and you're faced with that really annoying glitch that starts your menu on LAUNCH instead of STARPORT SERVICES, your muscle memory just instantly clicks the trigger - only you have to ALL the way out again and come back in. That's pretty much 3 months work right there.

I just want to make enough cash for an Anaconda, then I'll be rid of it with pleasure. Although, I have to say, it's a damn fine looking ship for a transport. Like a big daddy Asp.