So I know there is a bar on the right of the HUD from space to orbital cruise, which gets replaced by a bar for orbital cruise to dpp, then a bar for OC to surface. But how exactly does glide work? The pucker factor increases exponentially with every kilometer as I glide closer and closer to my doom. How do you know you aren't going to slam into the planet before glide completes? You know...besides just leveling off your ship for safety. Safety is for wimps.
How does glide work??
- Thread starter ScootyPuffJr
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It cuts itself when your altitude is low, even with a steep approach (45/50°).
The closest I've gotten to "crashing" into a planet is about 9-10 km from the surface. It gives plenty of time to slow down (as far as I can tell)
Works both ways, black-out and red-out. You'd think by the 30th century we'd have better anti-g suits. Which were invented by a Canadian in the 1980s
Even the best G-suits only assist a pilot. Really the whole "not blacking/redding out" thing comes from a lot of discipline, training, and muscle-tensing techniques. G-suits make this easier, but they most certainly won't prevent a black/red out.
If they were going for realistic G effects then I'd think after slamming into the ground going more than 500m/s in my iEagle the other day my harness should have dismembered the pilot and ejected him through the canopy and shield both, but hey, these are just minor details.
Lol I do like that they add little details like this but I think if they made it too realistic the ships would be unflyable with the speeds they travel and how quickly they can turn.
Lol I do like that they add little details like this but I think if they made it too realistic the ships would be unflyable with the speeds they travel and how quickly they can turn.