You probably saw the video at Orbit Hangar showing a kid piloting a DG to orbit.
I will list the comments fo kids on DGIII:
1.DGIII passengers and pilot are ugly. If it could use standard DG mesh, it could be great.
2.DGIII doesn´t have a virtual cockpit, it adds lots of immerson to kids. If it could use standard DG mesh, it could be
great.
3.MMUs have male face (a single mesh) despite of gender (I let them do some space walks by putting their names in
the passenger list) . Could it be possible to make separate meshes for men and women? It is weird for them to see
an astronaut with a female name and a male face.
4.A fuel truck. Kids want to see the truck coming and attaching.
You probably may like to test "Orbiter for kids" tutorial at Orbit Hangar, so yo can see that a kid is perfectly capable of
piloting. And also you may like to see the video where an 8 year old kid piloted a DG in national TV, bradcasted by
Repretel, in Costa Rica, 2005.
DGIII is a great educational tool. I am using it for the second lesson after the "Orbiter for kids" tutorial (which is
lesson 1). They get familiar with a "complex" but indeed simple panel, which is very well designed. You did a great
job there. The ascent autopilot is great as the first experience, before they learn the principles to bring a DG
manually to space. Ascent autopilot helps them to enjoy their first ride to space.
I know you are not paid for making DGIII, but you must know that your work has an educational value.
I am currently using DGIII MMUs to teach them the basics on space maneuvering they need before they try docking to
ISS.
I am using Orbiter 2005 at school because DGIII has a bug when you switch to an MMU in 2006. Gear is down and
nose is closed despite of not really being like that.
I encourage you to make a DGIII for 2006 and if possible, consider this wish list.
I just want to thank you for making such a great addon.