DGIII and STS Guidance MFD

[Cale]

Hey folks,

Earlier this month, I posted in the M6 Addons forum about using the STS Guidance for NASSP.  In LEO operations, it
worked fine, making missions like ASTP and Skylab easier to perform, especially for newbies.

Well, I was tooling around with DGIII and tried the default "Landed at KSC" scenario that loads out with Dan's most-
excellent DGIII add-on.  Wondered if DGIII would also work...and it does!:D

There is a small caveat, however.  In some cases, where the burn time is less half a second, your numbers may be a
bit off.  I think this is due to the fact that the DGIII has a lot more power than the OMS system on the shuttle.  Still, I
was able to perform a rendezvous with ISS without any problems whatsoever.

I'm starting to learn a bit about visual basic and programming (got a C++ for dummies book for Xmas), so I'm
planning to devise an alteration to Richard's superb MFD that could work in lunar orbit (specifically for the
NASSP/Apollo missions).  However, since DGIII seems to also work with this MFD, perhaps I can set up additional
references that would work in other planets/moons' orbits as well.

I'd be interested in finding out if anyone else has tried using the STS Guidance MFD with DGIII and what they're
results were.  Either reply to this thread or you can email me at:  

norris@rogers.com

Happy flying and happy New Year to one and all!

Cheers,

Cale

[StarLost]

You know, we really have to set up Canadian Branch for Orbiter...

Cale, when you do try your hand at C++ programming, the best advice I can give is get a copy of Visual C++ 6 and Visual
Studio (comes with it).  This is what (I'm pretty sure) Dr. Schweiger uses for the core and the SDK.  Mixing and matching
code written for different compilers is fraught with problems and is a fast way to Penetanguishene.

A caveat though for all of us: Microsoft is scaling down support for VC++ 6 in favour of its .NET components.  More of M$
trying to control the market.

Wouldn't mind if Dr. Martin would take a look at how X-plane handles its model building and incorporates it. Would simplify a
lot of things.


(A note of explanation to those of you outside of the Great White North. Penetanguishene is where we in Ontario send our
violently, criminally insane.)

[MadMike]

Cale wrote:
Hey folks,

Earlier this month, I posted in the M6 Addons forum about using the STS Guidance for NASSP.  In LEO operations, it
worked fine, making missions like ASTP and Skylab easier to perform, especially for newbies.

Well, I was tooling around with DGIII and tried the default "Landed at KSC" scenario that loads out with
Dan's most-
excellent DGIII add-on.  Wondered if DGIII would also work...and it does!:D

There is a small caveat, however.  In some cases, where the burn time is less half a second, your numbers may be a
bit off.  I think this is due to the fact that the DGIII has a lot more power than the OMS system on the shuttle.  Still, I
was able to perform a rendezvous with ISS without any problems whatsoever.

I'm starting to learn a bit about visual basic and programming (got a C++ for dummies book for Xmas), so I'm
planning to devise an alteration to Richard's superb MFD that could work in lunar orbit (specifically for the
NASSP/Apollo missions).  However, since DGIII seems to also work with this MFD, perhaps I can set up additional
references that would work in other planets/moons' orbits as well.

I'd be interested in finding out if anyone else has tried using the STS Guidance MFD with DGIII and what they're
results were.  Either reply to this thread or you can email me at:  

norris@rogers.com

Happy flying and happy New Year to one and all!

Cheers,

Cale

Hi For MicroSoft V C++
The cheapest way I have found to obtain this is to by the following Publication

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days (4th Edition)
53$ in Can , 35$ USA  25.50 in England

Comes complete with 3 C++ Compilers one is Microsoft Visual C++ 6
The book is very good.

MadMike