Type 6 - To boldly go

mw_aurora

mw_aurora
Ripster said:
Wow

Great to see there are still some old T6 er's still out there :) and that this thread is still alive [heart]

Just loading up and updating my elite files so thought I would browse the forums for inspiration.

*nod* to Jon and Orange sheets = loving your work :D
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I heard a rumour that you were back :)

Hows tricks?

I am somewhere out in Enquiring Minds Need to Know heading vaguely back to the bubble. She is still stock build, except for the beer-cooler where the shield generator used to be.
 

Ripster

Ripster
Hi Rusti :)

Would expect nothing other than stock build ;)

I need to make time to get on back out there, I am just staring at the Warthog trying to fathom what the hell does what, how and why!!!

I wish I had taken a video of my first take of and landing since coming back :D It showed why I am better away from envelopes and other dangerous things....

You and Mrs T6 two fly safe Jon :cool:
 

GreenViper

GreenViper
Got my T6 just last weekend and started doing some trading... might even consider rebuilding it for exploration a bit later on.
Quite a nice ship and not all that expensive.

My config so far

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Jon474

Banned
Jon474
Welcome, Cmdr, to the finest ship in the fleet.

The Type-6 (you'll get the "E" when you turn her into the Explorer-variant) is a damned fine mistress.

Enjoy.

Flying happy
Jon
Type-6 Explorer
 

GreenViper

GreenViper
Jon474 said:
Welcome, Cmdr, to the finest ship in the fleet.

The Type-6 (you'll get the "E" when you turn her into the Explorer-variant) is a damned fine mistress.

Enjoy.

Flying happy
Jon
Type-6 Explorer
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Orange Sheets said:
Welcome to the club! T-6 - the best option there really is :)
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I'm already in love with this fine mistress... she helped me get a 23mil in last weeks community goal and now I'm gathering some mils on the salesman rare trade route... mighty fine workhorse. And so far even any interdiction turned out ok for me ... [up][heart]
 

Calvin Boomer

C
I am in love!!!

Dear fellow Explorers and - more importantly - admirers of the trusty Type 6!

Let me introcude myself as someone who has also fallen for this quiet beauty which offers more than meets the eye [big grin]

My Name is Calvin Boomer and just some time ago in some backwater spaceport I got a special offer for a rusty Type 6. The local mechanic praised her as a reliable tradeship. I was looking for something a bit bigger than my Cobra Mk3 because my long legs were just getting too sleepy on the seat on my long journeys...
So....Deal! I sold my old ship and bought a seemingly muuuch older one... I disregarded the creaking noises the doors and the Floor made. And the canopy was scratched and dirty, too. But man, there was room for my feet now!!! I was nearly broke and had to get some jobs done so I checked the range of my new rustbucket. Wow, not bad for a Little trader...that gave me a lot more options choosing jobs on the blackboard.

And then came the moment of truth...well, actually it was the moment just BEFORE the moment of truth [big grin]

After getting clearance for takeoff I fired the thrusters and...something that sounded like a broken electric razor indicated to me a failed ignition :mad:
"Well, last chance, old lady."...Another try... ... ...Some more funny noises from the engine, but then dead again...
Did I mention I said "Last chance."? Well, I ain't no quitter and on the third time - and after a hearty hit on the control panel - the engines kicked in and I was able to - slowly - leave the starport. The frame of the ship protested a bit when I pressed the throttle full forward but still she gained height steadily. Then I reached Hyperspace position and initiated the jump...

Now THIS was the moment I fell in love with her!

It started with a sublime trembling in my seat and grew to a buzzing Sound, just before the ship made the - smooth - transition into witchspace. She was made for me [big grin]

In the next system I arranged for the most urgent repairs and continued on with courier jobs for a Little while. In the Cobra Mk3 I had not been able to do more than three jumps in a row before I needed to stretch my legs somewhere. In the Type 6 seat I could fly until the tank was empty and more. So I decided to satisfy my long subdued longing for the great beyond, bought a crazily expensive advanced discovery scanner and took her on a shakedown cruise to Darwin and back.

On that journey I christened her "RSS Boomer" and when we were back she got a proper paintjob and the latest gizmos necessary for deep space travel and exploration.
When I show up at Felicity Farseer's on my times in the bubble she still shakes her head in disbelief but with a smirk helps me retuning the FSD drive. "Each their own.", she always says...
 

GreenViper

GreenViper
Welcome to the Type-6 owners club Cmdr Calvin

I totally recognize your feeling with it, I love my (t)rusty old green T6 and I'll never leave her.
When not flying her for some time I start to miss that 'adventurous' feeling.... first helping me out in the trading, nowadays converted for exploration; a role that suits her quite as well...
 

Calvin Boomer

C
Hello again fellow explorers!

I am reporting back in on my way to Colonia, currently 13 Kylies from the Bubble. This is an endurance run for me, so no stops on outposts in between. Looking good so far:

Hull__________91%
Powerplant____95%
Life Support___77% (with ~5 min left for repairs...)
AFM-Unit_____77% (and still plenty of refills from "Funvee"-tours)
Sanity________89% :D (trigger finger has a persistent itch...but no guns except on the SRV)
Everything else_100% as long as everything above is fine...

I had a few cases of "reckless flying", "try and error", "hot tank stops" and one case of "hugging the neutron star el tight" :eek: But so far it looks like I could even handle a trip to the other end of the galaxy in my T6E. With a grade-2-engineered FSD and mostly stock components there is still room to improve jump capacity which will greatly help on future trips - 36 LY on fumes and with empty cargo rack at the moment.
After a short visit to Colonia and surroundings I will head back to the Bubble (via Sagittarius A [big grin] ) and spread my exploration data generously among interested engineering parties in exchange for new upgrades.

I am thinking of changing out the SRV hangar for a mining laser for (basic) material collection. That would save me 4 tons of weight and make room for a second AFM-Unit, but no more premium synthesis charges or surface missions then...and driving around in the "Funvee" is a good way to counter deep space sickness/madness :p
Concerning life support I might change out the D-class for something with more capacity as it took enough damage on this trip to warrant an AFM session and the according reserve depletion already. But I will collect more ...empirical... data on that on my aforementioned trip to Sag A and back to the Bubble.

...And I sill have to work out how to configure the external camera...not even the most basic stuff is set by default [blah]...

Logging of for now,

Cmdr. Boomer
 
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Calvin Boomer

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Dear fellow T6 explorers,

I am reporting back after more than a month of deep space exploration. A lot has happened since the last time:
Finally I reached Colonia and Jaques gave me a paycheck of about 80 Million Credits for my exploration data between the bubble and Colonia. Avoiding the trampled paths really pays off! And I just can't leave those little spheres of wonder alone when I spot them on the system map. I also start to get a feeling for where to find terraformable worlds and lively gas giants.
For recreational purposes I bought an Eagle MkII but after 1 hour the void and Sag A were calling again. Off I went and after a few Kylies prepared for my first leisure landing on a moon close to a red dwarf.
It seems preparations were a bit lackluster as I had lost my sensitivity for the landing thrusters and also forgot to activate my shields...BAM I slammed into the ground. Red lights everywhere and 54% hull left - my first near death experience in space...

As I have not died yet (and I play 'Open' out of principle) my big question is wether I should play it iron man or use the "insurance" when lady luck closes her eyes on me...I guess I will do it semi-oldschool. When biting the dust I return to what I have left. Those rescue pods are meant for something... I just can't believe that someone is making all the effort to get ALL MY ENGINEERED COMPONENTS back...

But back on topic... After a deep breath, a sip from the emergency bottle and some patching up I loaded some extra materials for the AFM and headed for some netron star/white dwarf/black hole/other rarities exploration on the short leg between Colonia and Sag A to get a feeling for dangerous environments.
Then I arrived at what must be the most populated system between Colonia and the Abyss: Sagittarius A*. Many tourist barges and no naughty spacefarers were around. So for a change of pace I decided to do some ship and high wake scanning to have data on long range wear and tear from other ships. I hope this helps Felicity and Elvira to improve my 'flying pebble' (I can't bring myself to call my white T6E 'rustbucket' any more...although the paint es VERY worn now...).

Now I am about half way back to the bubble and already have grand plans of a T6E trip to Beagle Point. In our last chat Felicity told me that she might be able to squeeze a bit more than 40 LY range out of the RSS Boomer with a full tank.

I expect to spend another two weeks for the journey home to Deciat and then do some bubble business with authorities in propulsion and drive tech.

Wishing You all save travels and logging off,

Commander Boomer

P.S.: The free camera is working now. Beauty shots will follow sometime.
 

Jon474

Banned
Jon474
A good read, Cmdr.

Be bold...take that Type-6E out as far as she can reach. BP and beyond.

Enjoy.

Keep us up to date with your travels.

Flying happy
Jon
Type-6 Explorer
 

Macedonica

Macedonica
Seconded! There can't be enough Type 6s out in the Black. One day we should all hold a commemorative reunion of Lakon Type 6E pilots and their ships on some lonely moon to celebrate the toughest ship in the galaxy.
 

Jon474

Banned
Jon474
A great idea, Cmdr. If we arrange it for somewhere far, far away in, say, a year's time then we could make sure we are all in that region of Space for the meeting. If I know where I need to be next summer then I can plan my flight accordingly.

Someone want to suggest a far-flung region/system?

Flying happy
Jon
T-6E
 
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