Recent content by jguillaumes

I'm in Barcelona, so the FAA rules don't apply here. We "enjoy" the JAR rules, which are much less GA-pilot friendly than yours. Specifically, there is no sports-pilot license at this side of the Atlantic. I *could* get a limited license which would allow me to fly with another pilot (no more...

Got my PPL license back in 2000. I've flown the typical C152, C172N, C182, PA28. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed diabetes in 2005 and I lost my medical certificate. :(

Phobos orbit is NOT retrograde. I guess you are a little bit confused by the fact that the OBSERVED trajectory of Phobos from Mars surface is west to east instead of the usual east-to-west because the orbital period of Phobos is shorter than the Mars rotation.

Mars is a interesting place scientifically. But it is a difficult place to get in and to get back. Mars has an annoying atmosphere, which prevents a soft landing using just retros, Apollo style, but is too thin to let you land a heavy craft using parachutes. It is heavy enough to require a...

I guess you are using the Soyuz-TMA from the francophone site. That Soyuz-TMA does not seem to work with 2010. The one which comes with ISS works OK. There is a name conflict between those versions (both use soyuz-tma.dll IIRC), so be a little careful when installing it.

Soyuz_TMA0_6 does not work. Neither the TMAJ nor the Ural are visible nor flyable.