My Type 7 has a fat ass

[CMDR Arni Sigurdsson]

Almost every time I leave from stations I scrape the entrance on the way out.
What I dont understand is am I scraping the bottom or the top, the cockpit is
placed so strangely on the type 7 that its difficult to figure out right position
on the way out.

 

[Casimyr]

What I dont understand is am I scraping the bottom or the top

To answer your question:
Yes.

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I do the same thing with mine, and also my Asp.
Usually it is the bottom, since I pitch up 95% of the time exiting the toaster.


Just dock with 4 pips to shields 2 pips to engine. Gives you protections from going splat for little scraps like that.

 

[Marc Alexander]

My Type 7 has a fat ass : Almost every time I leave from stations I scrape the entrance on the way out.
What I dont understand is am I scraping the bottom or the top, the cockpit is
placed so strangely on the type 7 that its difficult to figure out right position
on the way out.

That's no way to talk about your w- ... ah right, sorry

 

[CMDR Arni Sigurdsson]

Maybe I should put some butter on the Hull to smooth things a little bit !

 

[Don_Von_Hulio]

Just boost through the slot.

 

[DieScream]

Just relax a bit and you find it'll go in and out nice and easy, doesn't seem like it'll fit, but then it does!

 

[jgm]

The cockpit of the Type-7 is right at the bottom of the ship so you should hug the very bottom of the docking slot. It's pretty much impossible to be too close to the bottom of the entrance in the Type-7 so chances are you are scraping the top.

 

[CMDR Arni Sigurdsson]

That's no way to talk about your w- ... ah right, sorry

Thats true, its my wife for now but I can play with her for hours without any interruption !

 

[Antichthon]

There's a good "my anaconda don't want none" joke here somewhere.

 

[CMDR Arni Sigurdsson]

Just relax a bit and you find it'll go in and out nice and easy, doesn't seem like it'll fit, but then it does!

Hehehe
Pfff is it getting warm in here ?

 

[Oddity]

The T7 has a cockpit perfectly positioned for docking; it's on the lower front with great sight forward and down. Simply hug the lower letterbox wall and you'll be fine.
Atm the Clipper is the better alternative anyway, clearly beating the cargo vessel in it's own game while only marginally more expensive. Check Yokai's thread if you like.

 

[CMDR Arni Sigurdsson]

Almost got credits for Clipper..cant wait !

 

[Armchair]

Almost every time I leave from stations I scrape the entrance on the way out.
What I dont understand is am I scraping the bottom or the top, the cockpit is
placed so strangely on the type 7 that its difficult to figure out right position
on the way out.

In all likelihood, you are scraping the top. Remember that the type 7s cockpit is off-center and near the bottom of the craft. If you are centering your view on the mail slot, then you will likely hit the top of the slot like a semi struck passing under a bridge that is too close to the ground.

Instead your view should be centered slightly bellow the center of the mail slot. Then you should be low enough for the top of your ship to safely exit the station.

 

[CMDR Arni Sigurdsson]

Thanks for the tip !

 

[Frans Cantor]

When I flew Type-7 first times I had the same problem. Then I noticed I was actually scraping the top. So for me it feels like you have to go very low when you squeeze through the gate with Type-7.

EDIT: Ninja'd by a lot of people.

 

[8bitprophecy]

It's al about the t7's POV