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Deorbit, Landing and Debriefing => Stories from SSMS(tm) missions => Topic started by: Yossarian1943 on August 03, 2011, 06:30:38 AM

Title: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Yossarian1943 on August 03, 2011, 06:30:38 AM: Had a nice trip for the last two days. Still to work on my landing skills, but made it back in one piece.

(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3741/columbiasts1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/columbiasts1.jpg/)
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Moonwalker on August 03, 2011, 06:37:15 AM: Congratulations.

Do you play in real time?
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Yossarian1943 on August 03, 2011, 06:54:19 AM: Quote from: Moonwalker on August 03, 2011, 06:37:15 AM
Congratulations.

Do you play in real time?

Thank you. No, i do not play in real time. i use the time acceleration.

But i spend a lot of time on the flight deck. Have to learn a lot about the panel and the switch positions.
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Moonwalker on August 03, 2011, 08:20:20 AM: Quote from: Yossarian1943 on August 03, 2011, 06:54:19 AM
Quote from: Moonwalker on August 03, 2011, 06:37:15 AM
Congratulations.

Do you play in real time?

Thank you. No, i do not play in real time. i use the time acceleration.

Okay :)

Quote from: Yossarian1943 on August 03, 2011, 06:54:19 AM
But i spend a lot of time on the flight deck. Have to learn a lot about the panel and the switch positions.

Yes. It's probably the most complex instrument panels in aeronautics and space flight history.

Too bad that the manual I'm working on isn't finished yet. But I hope it will help some people in future, without the need to browse hundreds of NASA documents :)
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: MECO on August 03, 2011, 12:27:04 PM: Big congrats. I remember my first successful landing on sts-1. Big achievement :)
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Cthulhus on August 03, 2011, 12:57:59 PM: Congratulation !
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Richard R on August 04, 2011, 12:54:50 AM: Congratulations!

Richard R
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Yossarian1943 on August 04, 2011, 02:45:26 AM: Quote from: Moonwalker on August 03, 2011, 08:20:20 AM
Yes. It's probably the most complex instrument panels in aeronautics and space flight history.

Too bad that the manual I'm working on isn't finished yet. But I hope it will help some people in future, without the need to browse hundreds of NASA documents :)

Using printouts of checklist. Helps to flip all the switches in time. Just preparing for STS8 (one separate landing ;D).
This sim makes a lot of fun. Looking forward to further missions.
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Cras on August 04, 2011, 07:04:02 PM: Congrats!

You are now hoplessly addicted to the stars, just like the rest of us!
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Moonwalker on August 05, 2011, 05:08:22 AM: Quote from: Yossarian1943 on August 04, 2011, 02:45:26 AM
This sim makes a lot of fun.

It's actually my basic sim meanwhile :)

Quote from: Cras on August 04, 2011, 07:04:02 PM
Congrats!

You are now hoplessly addicted to the stars, just like the rest of us!

;D
Title: Re: Newbie completed first mission Columbia STS1
Post by: Yossarian1943 on August 05, 2011, 05:53:27 AM: Quote from: Moonwalker on August 05, 2011, 05:08:22 AM
It's actually my basic sim meanwhile :)
I understand why!
Quote from: Cras on August 04, 2011, 07:04:02 PM
Congrats!
You are now hoplessly addicted to the stars, just like the rest of us!

;D
;D