Supercruise station orientation indicator

[Falco]

Stations are supposed to point in the direction of the object they orbit around. But it is both hard to align properly in the first place, and even if you do, 95% of all stations have significant deviation from that desired orbit, sometimes close to 90°. While I do not propose to point every station perfectly at the planet, it would be nice to have some form of aid when approaching.
The computer knows the station's orbit and position, so it wouldn't be a super far stretch to say the computer doesn't know it's orientation. Either have some point in space marked for approach or display some sort of line or cone, similar to the SLF docking, or show the hologram in the station's orientation instead of a generic station icon.

 

[eraktor]

This will be a feature in 2.3

 

[Lestat]

Kinda like the first elite. There a point if you aline with when you turn around you face the station.

 

[Jon flint]

This will be a feature in 2.3

This.

In 2.3 the hologram of the station shows its correct orientation.

 

[Rhaedas]

While I've gotten used to knowing where to drop out and this hasn't been a problem for me, I have to say that the new feature of it showing the station's direction in 2.3 is pretty neat. Should help a lot of people who do struggle with this.

 

[Tryst]

Clip just inside the orbital path of the station at around 5Ls so you slice across the orbital path in a straight line to the station. You drop out of cruise at 90 degrees or so to the entrance. Turn a little toward the front of the station and fly forward for 2 or 3 seconds to get within 7.5K to request docking.



Works every time.