1000 meter from touchdown....no sir

[kiario]

ITs more like 200 meters?!!?

 

[777Driver]

ITs more like 200 meters?!!?

Que?

 

[Vasea Azure]

Too fast approach?

 

[Vandaahl]

Que?

I agree.

*edit*

If this thread is another attempt to prove that the scale in this game is off, than it'll fail, as it failed many, many times before.

 

[kiario]

Most of the time when I dock they say I have XXXX meters till touch down instead of XXX
However, it never is accurate. Most of the time its far off with exceeded distance

Not a HUGE isuee,

 

[Pigshead]

The speed i come in when flying my vulture, it probably is 1000m when the voice starts saying it but by the time it gets to the end of sentence I’m down. Or I’m buried in the back wall of the station. 50/50.

 

[znôrt]

there was a thread about these messages a while ago. seems they are borrowed from standard aviation procedures and, as stated by folks with alleged experience in aviation, not only the scales are off, but the messages don't even fit the correct context. it's a game.

sorry but couldn't find that thread.

 

[777Driver]

there was a thread about these messages a while ago. seems they are borrowed from standard aviation procedures and, as stated by folks with alleged experience in aviation, not only the scales are off, but the messages don't even fit the correct context. it's a game.

sorry but couldn't find that thread.

I haven't noticed any problem, ED uses the Metric system, in aviation you will generally only see that in Russia, Afghanistan, pretty sure china is still using metric. Flight levels and distance is in meters. Doesn't Nasa use metric?

 

[Lightspeed]

"Your approach is good" ...... "Continue on your current trajectory" - and I'm tangled up in the slot !

 

[Lightspeed]

I haven't noticed any problem, ED uses the Metric system, in aviation you will generally only see that in Russia, Afghanistan, pretty sure china is still using metric. Flight levels and distance is in meters. Doesn't Nasa use metric?

I'm hovering over the pad and I get "continue to flight level 300." Aviation uses feet .... flight level 300 is 30,000 feet !

International Air Traffic rules require height to be reported in feet.

But we are in 3304, and in space, so I guess we were metricated !

 

[777Driver]

I'm hovering over the pad and I get "continue to flight level 300." Aviation uses feet .... flight level 300 is 30,000 feet !

International Air Traffic rules require height to be reported in feet.

But we are in 3304, and in space, so I guess we were metricated !

That is simply not true. The aviation world is larger than America and Western Europe. There are plenty of regions and vast amounts of airspace using the metric system, that is the reason why even your american aircraft can switch to metric, or have to manually calculate on older aircraft.

Try flying LA to Beijing without switching to metric.

Flight level 300 in the metric system is 300 meters. In the case of ED there is no atmosphere so need for QNH, it will simply be the equivalent of QFE at the surface port.

Should also be noted there have been many accidents in the past because pilots didn't properly use the metric system, given an altitude in meters, then flew into terrain because they set feet. Instructed to descend and maintain 1000 meters (3280 feet) , pilot descends and maintains 1000ft (304m), not a great move when you are surrounded by mountains flying IFR with 200 passengers down the back

 

[Codger]

They tell me to regulate my speed every time, even when not speeding, and even when using auto-dock. They tell me to make way for larger vessels regardless of the ship I’m flying. Those messages aren’t really context-aware, they are just flavor.

 

[Lightspeed]

That is simply not true. The aviation world is larger than America and Western Europe. There are plenty of regions and vast amounts of airspace using the metric system, that is the reason why even you american aircraft can switch to metric, or have to manually calculate on older aircraft.

Flight level 300 in the metric system is 300 meters. and there is no atmosphere so need for QNH, it will simply be the equivalent of QFE

The vast majority of nations follow ICAO and adopt feet. Otherwise there would be chaos. Even flight separation of aircraft is still in feet.

Except internally in some countries, mainly former Soviet countries and China, which do their own thing .... except when flying in international airspace.

 

[777Driver]

The vast majority of nations follow ICAO and adopt feet. Otherwise there would be chaos. Even flight separation of aircraft is still in feet.

Except internally in some countries, mainly former Soviet countries and China, which do their own thing .... except when flying in international airspace.

Yes, as explained above, my main point is meters is still used by every long haul carrier out there and every short haul operator in China/Russia and regions of the middle east, also by space agencies.

 

[Cageman]

Reading up about this, it is quite clear that ICAO is moving towards the SI unit system.

The decimal metric system was introduced in France 1795.. so... not sure what you are on about, Lightspeed?

 

[Bill Clement]

The vast majority of nations follow ICAO and adopt feet. Otherwise there would be chaos. Even flight separation of aircraft is still in feet.

Except internally in some countries, mainly former Soviet countries and China, which do their own thing .... except when flying in international airspace.

Mate, the Russians don't even answer on the guard frequency*- adopting our ATC procedure and turning on their IFF is like asking them for a mortgage!

* For the uniniated, the frequencies are 121.5 MHz for civilian, also known as International Air Distress (IAD) or VHF Guard, and 243.0 MHz for military use, also known as Military Air Distress (MAD) or UHF Guard. Quite handy to know if you're ever flying close to military assets...