Difference between revisions of "Basic Tutorial Lesson 1.3"
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| − | Take off. Retract your landing gear. Make a lateral roll to face Lave station and assume relative position | + | Take off. Retract your landing gear. Make a lateral roll to face Lave station and assume relative position. Ask for docking clearance. |
| − | Use your side thrusters to yaw left (A) until your ship is pointing at space | + | Use your side thrusters to yaw left (A) until your ship is pointing at space left of the station. Now accelerate. Keep going for a second or two, then decelerate again, assuming relative position to Lave Station. |
| − | Use the opposite side thrusters to yaw right (D) until your ship is pointing at space just | + | Use the opposite side thrusters to yaw right (D) until your ship is pointing at space just right of the station. Accelerate, go forward and decelerate until you have assumed relative position to the station, exactly on a line extending from the station's center through the middle of the entrance into space. |
Extend your landing gear. Now yaw left and see if you can dock. If you can't, repeat the last step but with a really low speed until you're aligned perfectly. This is useful exercise, so try and get this really perfect. | Extend your landing gear. Now yaw left and see if you can dock. If you can't, repeat the last step but with a really low speed until you're aligned perfectly. This is useful exercise, so try and get this really perfect. | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 16 September 2013
In this lesson:
- Vertical roll (yaw)
Take off. Retract your landing gear. Make a lateral roll to face Lave station and assume relative position. Ask for docking clearance.
Use your side thrusters to yaw left (A) until your ship is pointing at space left of the station. Now accelerate. Keep going for a second or two, then decelerate again, assuming relative position to Lave Station.
Use the opposite side thrusters to yaw right (D) until your ship is pointing at space just right of the station. Accelerate, go forward and decelerate until you have assumed relative position to the station, exactly on a line extending from the station's center through the middle of the entrance into space.
Extend your landing gear. Now yaw left and see if you can dock. If you can't, repeat the last step but with a really low speed until you're aligned perfectly. This is useful exercise, so try and get this really perfect.
