But red is my favorite color.....
Which side of the toaster/letterbox do you enter station in ?
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I've never used one. Why spoil the fun?
To each their own though, of course.
It does make me wonder though if perhaps they favor a side???
After landing 10k+ times, a DC is just a time saver. I usually don't zero the throttle until I'm almost over the pad.
Too bad you're not left-handed...
Half of my station fines are caused by Belugas!
I remember there being a thread about this a number of years ago where a "yank" was teasing us "limeys" about having to drive on the wrong side of the road... or upside down. I replied that for us limeys it was just a matter of following the nautical convention of green on starboard (right) side. But in practice, as I fly flight assist off, while I mostly put the right hand of my ship to the green light as its nautical convention on the way in, but on the way out, it depends on where my pad is whether I go out upside down with the starboard light of the mailslot on my left or rightway up with the green light on my right.Just curious, and apologies for a non FC thread
I am British and I put the green light on the left and go in on that side, and everyone else is upside down
you? left right or centre ? or red side always ?
I don't use EDDI - but - little known fact - once you clear the mailslot, your directional compass points towards your landing pad so you don't need to worry about what up you go through the mail slot.
So we've established that green on the right is correct then? I guess if that's what they announce, I can't really argue with it.
Might have to visit Jaques Station again to change my signature picture...
This is a life saver little tidbit. I didn't know this until after playing for a year and fumbling around like a fool looking for the [gently caressing] pad.
I just close my eyes and pray
Just curious, and apologies for a non FC thread
I am British and I put the green light on the left and go in on that side, and everyone else is upside down
you? left right or centre ? or red side always ?
Green should always be on your right. That was the original design, both NPC's and ADC follow this rule
You mean, on the starboard side???
As long as this thread doesn't confuse me and make me start braking for red lights or something, I should be fine.
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What lights?
Just curious, and apologies for a non FC thread
I am British and I put the green light on the left and go in on that side, and everyone else is upside down
you? left right or centre ? or red side always ?
Red = Port = Left.
Green = Starboard = Right.
It's the law, innit?!
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To be pedantic, I suppose it could be argued that the mailslot is on the "front" of the station so you should keep the red light on your right hand side because the station is an "oncoming vessel".
Personally, I'd argue that the red and green lights are marking the mailslot, itself, rather than the station as a whole.
Either way, I guess you're never on the "wrong" side. You're only ever "upside down".
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You think anyone asking the question would even know what starboard means? No need to introduce another layer on confusion.
