Better directional guides needed for outpost docking
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The clue is the large number hovering over the pad. You'll want to be facing it ...
I may be wrong but I think as long as your always facing towards the number your fine.
You can also spot the big pad things with the arrows on them, those will always be to the rear of the pad.
Also, if you're in a medium ship, there's only one docking bay and it's always in the same place on the same module of the outpost, so it becomes fairly easy to visually locate it from either the hologram or by looking at the outpost.
Also, if you're in a medium ship, there's only one docking bay and it's always in the same place on the same module of the outpost, so it becomes fairly easy to visually locate it from either the hologram or by looking at the outpost.
Approach the pad. I you're backwards, fly over the pad slowly, turn off flight assist, pitch up until you are facing the pad again (upside down), roll until you are no longer upside down, dock. It only takes a few seconds.
And after a while you will recognize the outpost type and know before hand in which direction you should approach.
And after a while you will recognize the outpost type and know before hand in which direction you should approach.
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Control tower in the front, blast shield behind. Always. Also the pad number is always at the front of the pad so if you're coming from the direction closest to the number, you're backwards.
No, what he's saying is that the number is always floating over the nose side of the pad. So you should approach from the end that doesn't have a number floating over it.
What gets me is not knowing what side of the outpost the freaking pad is even on.
Or looking at it like a normal pilot so you know which way to land.
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this what is in bold mainly and obviously the number
The crane is always on your left. Always approach over the blast shield. The blast shield is always on the side closest to the edge of the platform. Don't do a 180 degree yaw, thrust up, flip and spin. Or if you're like me approach at speed and back flip into position at the last minute then lower gracefully over the pad. You're welcome.
I love when i must land at an outpost for a smuggling mission, and spend more time flipping/rotating to face the right way than reaching the pad before I can land.
I am silent running, nobody can see me, magic, talala... :-D
I am silent running, nobody can see me, magic, talala... :-D
What I want to know is why it even matters if you're forward or backward. The pads are symmetrical and can rotate at the bottom of their elevation.
Plenty of good suggestions on finding the pad already...this caught my attention though...next time, just thrust a bit away from the pad, pitch up until faced the right way and then roll. I can't imagine yaw for half a revolution...you must be very patient person
How to land at outpost:
On take off:
I know for a fact that the Pilots' Federation requests and requires stations to put stuff blocking the "glide path" from landing platforms in order to discourage unqualified pilots from attempting landings. Because, seriously, if you can't land easily and accurately on a station you are not a qualified pilot.
- remember you are not in a flippin' plane; you do not need a "glide path"
- fly over the pad then aim straight down at the center
- rotate attitude until the arrows are "up"
- proceed downward until danger close then come to a stop
- pull nose of craft "up" while simultaneously pushing "down" on attitude jets
- craft will rotate within its own length
- stop when horizontal, then use attitude jets to complete descent
On take off:
- remember you are not in a flippin' plane; you do not need "takeoff speed"
- use attitude jets to go up
- raise landing gear
- engage forward thrust
I know for a fact that the Pilots' Federation requests and requires stations to put stuff blocking the "glide path" from landing platforms in order to discourage unqualified pilots from attempting landings. Because, seriously, if you can't land easily and accurately on a station you are not a qualified pilot.
