How the hell do you fly your ship down to a planet surface to specific coordinates?
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Oh boy did I struggle with this the first time. The link UselessThing has provided is the way to go, unless you really want to do it the slow way.
More like UseFULL thing, amirite? Guys? Geddit?
More like UseFULL thing, amirite? Guys? Geddit?
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The simplest way is to fix one at a time by flying on 0/90/180/270 degree headings. But it's quicker if you can visualise it....
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ething-wrong?p=5898530&viewfull=1#post5898530
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ething-wrong?p=5898530&viewfull=1#post5898530
Double post, sorry.
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Just match the targets coords with yours... It's pretty simple. If it's an already discovered POI you can find pics and use landmarks.
You could also add your voice to this thread where we're asking for an in-game bearing utility (FD are being remarkably silent on the subject, though).
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Tediously, OP.
But here's how to make it easy.... you need to just pay attention to your four main compass points - 90, 180, 270, 360/0.
Don't use the lat/lon numbers tro try to navigate, use those compass headings to navigate to the lat/lon numbers that you want. Do that and you'll have it down in no time.
But here's how to make it easy.... you need to just pay attention to your four main compass points - 90, 180, 270, 360/0.
Don't use the lat/lon numbers tro try to navigate, use those compass headings to navigate to the lat/lon numbers that you want. Do that and you'll have it down in no time.
while in orbital cruise, use the compass and the lat/long readout to get close enough to your target, drop down with the steepest glide you can, and chain boost the rest of the way once done with glide, still using the compass.
Learn to navigate like a 16th century sailor and you'll be fine. 
Watch Massive D's video for cords
Ever play that game, "hotter colder" as a kid?
Planetary landings are like that, but level 10. Lol
It's easy once you get your bearings. *Pun*
Say you need -140, +60
You drop in to Orbital cruise at +10, -30
Pick any direction out of a bearing of 0, 90, 180, and 270.
When "+10" starts counting DOWN, keep going until it reaches -140, then throttle back. Then assuming you chose to face south, then face east or west, and fly until the "-30" starts counting UP, until it's at +60.
Once you're close enough, drop down to normal flight, and refine it further.
To begin with, it's best to use just one bearing (0, 90, 180 or 270) at a time, but eventually you can use two at once. I can find coordinates pretty quickly now without tools.
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Planetary landings are like that, but level 10. Lol
It's easy once you get your bearings. *Pun*
Say you need -140, +60
You drop in to Orbital cruise at +10, -30
Pick any direction out of a bearing of 0, 90, 180, and 270.
When "+10" starts counting DOWN, keep going until it reaches -140, then throttle back. Then assuming you chose to face south, then face east or west, and fly until the "-30" starts counting UP, until it's at +60.
Once you're close enough, drop down to normal flight, and refine it further.
To begin with, it's best to use just one bearing (0, 90, 180 or 270) at a time, but eventually you can use two at once. I can find coordinates pretty quickly now without tools.
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
And OP, amongst the couple of helpful suggestions above, you can join the fight to get Frontier to add a simple input of LAT/LON coordinates & add a waypoint to aim for in this thread here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/361029-FDEV-for-2-4-Planet-Surface-Waypoints-PLEASE!
<blatant advertising> My application also has a bearing and distance calculator </blatant advertising> , but as pointed out, there are other applications, the E.D.I.S.O.N. application being a clever one with realtime updates, for example.
<blatant advertising> My application also has a bearing and distance calculator </blatant advertising> , but as pointed out, there are other applications, the E.D.I.S.O.N. application being a clever one with realtime updates, for example.