Is the iClipper any use at cargo-scooping?

[Stealthie]

I'm thinking of building a ship for industrial-scale mat' collection.

I've got an Annie sitting around doing nothing but it'll end up being a big job to outfit it and, y'know, it's nice to diversify.

I know the iClipper has a decent jump-range, it's got enough slots for cargo/limpets, collectors and an SRV, it does okay in combat and it's ideal for running away.
The only thing I don't know about it is whether it's any use at manually scooping, for the times when you're out of limpets and that one final HGE has a heap of good stuff.

So, is the iClipper a good choice for this role, should I just go all-out and use the Annie or is there another alternative that I've ignored?

 

[Luniticisi]

I don't remember having any difficulty in manually scooping in the Clipper.

 

[Winter Jasra]

I think I've used the Clipper once for mat hunting, normally use an Asp X, I don't remember any noticeable problems with it for manual scooping - I never use limpets.

 

[Lightspeed]

It had an issue early in its life which was fixed. I have scooped many times in my Clipper but not in 3.0. I doubt it has changed so scoop away !

 

[Bortas]

The only thing I don't know about it is whether it's any use at manually scooping, for the times when you're out of limpets and that one final HGE has a heap of good stuff.

The Clipper has no problems with scooping stuff... remember you can also synthesize a few more limpets when you ran out

 

[Hellakitty]

I'm thinking of building a ship for industrial-scale mat' collection.

I've got an Annie sitting around doing nothing but it'll end up being a big job to outfit it and, y'know, it's nice to diversify.

I know the iClipper has a decent jump-range, it's got enough slots for cargo/limpets, collectors and an SRV, it does okay in combat and it's ideal for running away.
The only thing I don't know about it is whether it's any use at manually scooping, for the times when you're out of limpets and that one final HGE has a heap of good stuff.

So, is the iClipper a good choice for this role, should I just go all-out and use the Annie or is there another alternative that I've ignored?

Just synth some limpets when you're out.

I'd take the hit on the mats rather than scoop manually.

 

[Trelakir]

That's what I use for mat collection.

Fitted a 0A long range wake scanner (maneouvrable enough to sit still and scan upto 7km away) & wide range sensors for ship scanning

7e cargo rack, 6c fuel scoop, 4g planetary hangar, 2 x 3b collector limpets, ADS/DSS and either a docking computer or small fuel tank to suit

Works well. Even fully laden with limpets, still get between 25 and 30LY

 

[Stealthie]

Fitted a 0A long range wake scanner (maneouvrable enough to sit still and scan upto 7km away) & wide range sensors for ship scanning

On that note, I've found that a G1 range-increase to a wake-scanner is enough that you can definitely just park in the "sweet spot" at distribution centres and scan everything without ever moving.

If you really want to make a dull task even duller, of course.


Other than that, thanks for the confirmation. [up]

Need to go and get my iClipper back from Tionisla tonight and start working on it.