Horizons landing at Outposts and Space Stations

[ncarter59]

quick question , is it just me that lands on these like I was flying a 747, occasionally i point the nose down to the bay but not often?

 

[yah-ta-hey]

I fly like I am flying an Osprey: glide in until I am over the pad then vertical land. Other times, I go nose first until I am nearly touching the base and then flare out to a vertical landing. to each his own technique.

 

[Arry]

It depends on my approach.

I do like the DC approach: Put my self about 1.5Km above the spot and dive straight down.

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

outside camera, only way to land.

 

[khaos526]

I played FSX a lot and still do, so for me, I've always flown my ships into the pad like an airplane. Even when I had finally gotten a Python years ago and would do slave trades, I would have to zoom into stations as fast as possible not to be scanned and then I'd land them just like a plane as well. Just second nature I guess for me...

 

[Kort]

Come in like an airplane except for pads very near the mail slot. Then it's a dive straight down with a flair.

 

[SystemShift]

VR, 3D depth of field makes it much easier

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

VR, 3D depth of field makes it much easier

sweet, i just got a VR rig which is coming next week! How do you find using the ourside camera with that please?

 

[SystemShift]

sweet, i just got a VR rig which is coming next week! How do you find using the ourside camera with that please?

No problems as long as you keep your head still , the only thing that is a pain some times it the galaxie map.

http://imgur.com/5uItKHZ

http://imgur.com/II78Tya

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

No problems as long as you keep your head still , the only thing that is a pain some times it the galaxie map.

http://imgur.com/5uItKHZ

http://imgur.com/II78Tya

Thank you! i cannot wait!

 

[Lightspeed]

I get to about 100-200 metres above the landing pad, point the nose of the ship at it, switch the shields off and hit full throttle and boosters until I make contact with the landing pad.
Works like a charm everytime with no exceptions and takes me straight to the 'landed status' screen where I can choose either my ship or sidewinder. It's annoying that I have to pay everytime, think devs should change that but it's not game-breaking really. Try it, fool-proof technique really.

I almost got caught replying to this

 

[Kort]

I get to about 100-200 metres above the landing pad, point the nose of the ship at it, switch the shields off and hit full throttle and boosters until I make contact with the landing pad.
Works like a charm everytime with no exceptions and takes me straight to the 'landed status' screen where I can choose either my ship or sidewinder. It's annoying that I have to pay everytime, think devs should change that but it's not game-breaking really. Try it, fool-proof technique really.

Hilarious. +1 Rep

 

[duckofdeath]

I sort of have a bad habit of landing like and airplane, too.
I guess it's just a habit, trusting what you see more than the instruments...