Greetings from Northfield, MN

[bhickcox]

Hi,

I am new to Orbiter, just starting to crack the manual. I am a long time Flight Simulator buff, currently flying a number of aircraft on Prepar3D. My background is 40 years in IT, both at the technical and managerial level. Went to school with a couple of Shuttle astronauts, and hope my one semester of Astronautical Engineering may emerge from the fog and help me a bit.

I am interested in adapting my simpit to use Orbiter - I have seven PCs available networked together. The core system has an I5 Haswell quad core processor, the others are powered by quad core Q6600. I want to use my planned Orbiter to work with my grandchildren on their STEAM skills.

Best regards,

Bob

 

[N_Molson]

Hello Bob, you seem well-prepared to enjoy Orbiter ! Once you've grasped the basic, your IT experience might lead you in add-on developpement : the leading edge ! :thumbup:

Have fun !

 

[boogabooga]

Hello bhickcox.

How much do you know about spaceflight?

I also used flight sims before orbiter. But, spaceflight is much different than atmospheric flight.

A few things that I found weird when I started Orbiter:

1) Path and velocity are related in a much less negotiable way is spaceflight versus atmospheric flight.

2) If you want to change your trajectory, then you have to use your propulsion at exactly the right time. Plan ahead. There is no turning around in spaceflight.

3) Things will seem counter-intuitive at first. In a sense, you slow down to speed up and and vice versa. The point at which you fire your engine is precisely the point to which you will return. All very different.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Welcome to the forums!

Looking forward to your simpit build/mods, it's amazing what some of the guys have come up with.

 

[dbeachy1]

to Orbiter-Forum!

 

[Cloud_Esp]

Welcome to the forums!! :tiphat: