Returning Orbinaut

[Pale Blue Dot]

Hi Everybody,

I'm finally coming back to Orbiter after years of not "playing". I first heard about Orbiter in an issue of PC Gamer back in 2004 or 2005 and got hooked on it for a quite a while but then didn't touch it for years.

The last time I had Orbiter installed it was the 2006 version a few years ago and for some reason I decided to check in on Orbiter a few weeks ago and picked up where I left off. I still remember a lot of the basics but I'm also having to relearn a lot of stuff I forgot.

Right now I'm running missions with the Shuttle Fleet trying to construct my own space station in LEO and practicing flying manual reentries in the shuttle. It took a lot of practice but I finally got that figured out with the help of the Aerobrake MFD.

Once my station is operational it will be time to plan a trip to the Moon in the DGIV or XR2.

I'm looking forward to it but I'm also taking it one step at a time.

Happy Orbiting everybody, it's good to be back!

 

[ADSWNJ]

Welcome home, pilot! I assume you are running Orbiter 2010 P1 now. What's your first impressions back on the sim from how you remembered it back then?

If you are in to making space stations, check out the OFSS mission-thread and sub-forum. The work Tex and the guys have done there is just awesome.

 

[Pale Blue Dot]

Thanks!

There are a lot of really impressive add-ons that weren't around back when I last played. Everything just keeps getting better and better. I thought Orbiter looked great before but the high resolution planet textures are just beautiful.

I'll definitely check out the OFSS forum, I took a look in there a while ago and wasn't sure what it was all about.