Using Atmo for High Velocity Deceleration

Cargo · Post by **Cargo** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:32 pm

In this little guide I'll explain how you can use a planet's atmosphere to decelerate from any velocity and then land on the surface safely.

1. Rightclick the planet in your navmap to get a distance readout on your HUD.
Note: this is the distance to the planet's center, you will enter it's gravity at 50k and atmosphere shortly after that.

2. Line up with the target, engage IDS and Afterburner.

3. Still accelerating

4. When you get within 51k, switch to Inertia Mode and pull up, putting most of your speed on your downward drift.
Forward velocity cannot exceed 1450*.

5. Make sure your Set Speed under 1450 as well

6. Your downward velocity starts slowing as soon as you hit atmo

7. Deceleration burn continues, note that my shields and hull are unaffected

8. Burn ends, at this point you can engage IDS and keep flying

9. Or stay in Inertial and drop

10. In Inertial you can fall from any altitude and you will land safely and automatically

11. Have lunch with the best view on the planet

*with a Shield Recharger installed you can maintain a forward velocity of 1550, you will be on fire but you will be safe.

[Edited on 6-18-2012 by Automatic Jack]

[Edited on 1-27-2013 by Cargo]

[Edited on 1-27-2013 by Cargo]

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:13 am

Very nice guide Auto!

Letoras · Post by **Letoras** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:08 am

fantastic tutorial amigo!!!!!

Post by **DaveK** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:03 am

If it's OK with you I'll add it to the next version of the Hints and Tips Guide

Cargo · Post by **Cargo** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:03 pm

Thanks guys!

Sinbad · Post by **Sinbad** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:27 pm

Really good stuff there Auto Jack! I'm going to try that out myself. I once found that to be a good tactic to escape from another player (he burned up in the atmoshpere

), but I never had it down to that kind of precision (I almost burned up myself!). Also fantastic screenshots... would be nice to see that on video.

Cargo · Post by **Cargo** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:53 am

For newer pilots, this info is still valid in the expasnion.

-splosives- · Post by **-splosives-** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:48 am

But this time, the atmosphere starts at 350000 instead of 165000, so be careful.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:09 pm

Very Cool Cargo, thanks for sharing!.....

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:34 pm

Hi Cargo

Is it OK if I put this in the Hints&Tips Guide? - I don't know how I manged to miss it earlier!

Cargo · Post by **Cargo** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:42 pm

From post: 157055, Topic: tid=9441, author=-splosives- wrote:But this time, the atmosphere starts at 350000 instead of 165000, so be careful.

Good point, in the expansion start pulling up at 51k away from the planet.

From post: 157099, Topic: tid=9441, author=DaveK wrote:Hi Cargo

Is it OK if I put this in the Hints&Tips Guide? - I don't know how I manged to miss it earlier!

For sure Dave.

zex · Post by **zex** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:10 pm

really cool cargo

i never knew how to properly do this!

Wing Zero · Post by **Wing Zero** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:18 am

I highly recommend experimenting with this procedure!

-splosives- · Post by **-splosives-** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:21 am

A lot of experiments have already been conducted by SplosivesCorp.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:28 am

Glad to hear Splosives!

You know, my board of directors think a partnership between CFH Industries and the fine minds employed by SplosiveCorp would be a highly beneficial arrangement for both companies!

Post by **DaveK** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:32 pm

Is it true that your two Enterprises are going to have an "open data" policy? Or will we researchers have to pay to subscribe?

-splosives- · Post by **-splosives-** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:41 pm

A lot of our research at SplosivesCorp is available for free, however, there's more valuable research that is only available for certain people.

PlasmaJedi · Post by **PlasmaJedi** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:01 pm

Thanks Cargo for reviving this thread! Did you post it originally? Did you change your name?

Anyway, I read about this, but I didn't know hoe to do it properly, now I know!

Cargo · Post by **Cargo** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:25 pm

From post: 157630, Topic: tid=9441, author=PlasmaJedi wrote:Thanks Cargo for reviving this thread! Did you post it originally? Did you change your name?

Anyway, I read about this, but I didn't know hoe to do it properly, now I know!

Yeah, I posted it originally and changed my name since then.