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Author Topic: earth to mars  (Read 2682 times)

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ali

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06 July 2005, 15:21:07
hello guys,

i'm in orbiter for now 2 weeks, and i tried to fly to mars using transferx mfd, but i failed because i don't know how to
manouvre during the trip.

i mean i dont know whether all the lines have to be allinged in the manouvre view or not.
does anyone know about this?


Offline Simonpro

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Reply #1 - 06 July 2005, 18:12:10
i'd use transfer MFD for a trip to the moon first before you try it going to mars :)
the orbiter manual should provide you with a rough overview of how it works, and i think there's a tutorial that comes
with the game now (including scenarios) that should set you on your way.


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Offline StarLost

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Reply #2 - 07 July 2005, 11:01:34
Simon's advice is good. I've found TransX to be a very good tool, once you've taken the time to learn it. And it does pop
surprises at you even then. Sometimes you have to set up a flight to get the right variables, then go back to try it again
and everything has changed.

Perhaps a better tool to use might be jarmonik's Interplanetary Mfd (IMFD). There are very good tutorials available for it,
especially one for the earth to mars transfer.


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Reply #3 - 29 July 2005, 03:59:07
What is the link to that place?


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Reply #4 - 29 July 2005, 09:03:58
Link to which place, jarmonik's?

http://koti.mbnet.fi/jarmonik/Orbiter.html

For new folk, simcosmos site http://simcosmos.planetaclix.pt/ has almost all Orbiter links and well organized.



Offline Me

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Reply #5 - 31 July 2005, 05:53:01
I have had problems using the IMFD in the latest version of orbiter are you sure its compatible? i keep getting an error
message every time i try to activate the moduel but when it isnt activated orbiter works fine:bug:

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Offline StarLost

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Reply #6 - 31 July 2005, 10:30:49
Yes, the latest version is compatible, but jarmonik is still working on it. Search the M6 Orbiter Addons Forum (search
keyword IMFD). There has been some discussion on it.

I have not had any problems with it, myself, but I tend to do a lot of "seat of my pants" flying with a calculator in the
asteroid belt (custom addons, not published).

Needless to say, I die a lot.


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Reply #7 - 01 August 2005, 02:45:58
I have a major problem with it.....how do you get the non-coplanar intercept page up......its not an option I can
select.  have I done something wrong?

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