Atmospheric Reentry Apollo Tutorial

[bschecter13]

Is anybody else having SERIOUS issues when doing this Tutorial for Apollo? I have followed the instructions step by step at least 50 times now and its always the same issues. The line on the window is never correct, sometimes the line is off by 90 degrees, i never get the .05 lamp to come on and the capsule just ends up orbiting the earth on its own indefinitely. The indicators around the ordeal start going back and fourth really fast trying to null the capsule out and the thrusters never stop firing when they should null out then shut off until it goes off course. And the EMS has yet to work correctly for me. All the other tutorials work correctly, just not this one. And when I open the checklist up and hit run, it just closes the checklist screen. Im hoping its not just me.

[whitetsar461]

I experienced the same serious challenges and had to improvise A LOT (including manual controlled retro burns) to complete the reentry lesson and complete the academy. It was a real chore. The sim is still a work in progress and rough around the edges. However, it is possible to complete. Keep at it.

[bschecter13]

Yeah thats what I was afraid of. Its the only tutorial I cant get completion on. Thanks for the idea on manual retro burn! Ill give that a try and see what i end up with, because right now it seems like its not slowing down enough to break orbit.

[wilhelmsenstudios]

Hey! Atmospheric entry will be a focus in 0.5 and is currently only a draft. I would wait with it until the 0.5 patch with the new atmospheric entry model is out. :)

[whitetsar461]

I hope that helps. Also, I switched to orbit view to see how much my orbit decayed from the manual burn and that gave me a rough idea of how much more or less I should do the burn.

[TheDevax]

I had problems with this as well. For me, the AGC keeps "locking up" and seems to stop working. I had to press the "PRO" button twice where it was recommended only once. After it went to P00, I could no longer enter another program. No button seemed to do anything. I see it's still in work, but it seemed like the problems I'm experiencing are slightly different.

Do button presses stop working for others? Perhaps I'm not waiting long enough?

I struggled a little with the next lesson as well at the point where it wants me to "TRANSLATE". I'll go back and look, but a reminder of what keys I should be pressing in the tutorial would help.

Thanks!

[bigredcville]

I was finally able to get a successful reentry with the current version. I need to go back and take careful notes, because I made a mistake on the final and the chutes didn't deploy. I splashed down, the vehicle was destroyed, and I passed. I think the pyros were off and the checklists didn't "run" on the exam on those key areas. Looking forward to the upcoming update that will correct many of the issues.