The issue at 35000m is probably because the game auto switches the navball from surface velocity to orbital velocity, this causes the prograde vector to change directions so sas freaks out a bit.
Should all these tips (especially the 5 degrees prograde one) still apply if I'm launching a much larger rocket with SRBs with a heavier payload? Super helpful video!
Yes! All you're doing is changing mass by making a larger rocket. If you keep your TWR to 1.7+ and your rocket is stable you'll do a gravity turn well.
The larger your rocket, the later you'll begin the pitch to start your turn. For smaller rockets, I generally start to pitch over at 50m/s, and for larger ones, between 75-100-125 m/s. You can kinda get a feel for them as you build, launch and just experiment. I learned it from a Mike Aben tutorial, where he REALLY goes into depth as to the how's and why's etc. It's much cooler though when you finally get it and you just tap the D key a bit, then smoothly ascend into the sky. Great video btw. Hopefully more people see this and realize you don't just go straight up and pitch horizontal at 70km, lol.
@Dying 2 Play going straight up is a method. Lol just inefficient. I have noticed the TWR can make the gravity turn a cake walk. I'll upload a short today of a gravity turn with a massive rocket that I did. Curious your thoughts on it and thanks for sharing. Solid advice! 👍
cool vid, but i belive its titled wrong, i searched how to do gravidy assists in ksp2 and this is not that, maybe a better titles would be something of how to get to another planet or something. but still, good vid
Gravity Assist = using a planets gravity to gain velocity and slingshot a spacecraft faster than it could without using dV (fuel) Gravity Turn = the turn a rocket travels while in lower atmo to optimize it's performance and reduce drag and increase max efficiency so it reaches orbit using less fuel. You misunderstood these two concepts. All good. Happy to help and clarify things.
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The issue at 35000m is probably because the game auto switches the navball from surface velocity to orbital velocity, this causes the prograde vector to change directions so sas freaks out a bit.
That's what I had been noticing as well. Hopefully they fix that in patch 2 this week
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honistly its a good video
Thank you. It means a lot and I hope it helps×
His vids are always good
Should all these tips (especially the 5 degrees prograde one) still apply if I'm launching a much larger rocket with SRBs with a heavier payload? Super helpful video!
Yes!
All you're doing is changing mass by making a larger rocket. If you keep your TWR to 1.7+ and your rocket is stable you'll do a gravity turn well.
The larger your rocket, the later you'll begin the pitch to start your turn. For smaller rockets, I generally start to pitch over at 50m/s, and for larger ones, between 75-100-125 m/s. You can kinda get a feel for them as you build, launch and just experiment. I learned it from a Mike Aben tutorial, where he REALLY goes into depth as to the how's and why's etc. It's much cooler though when you finally get it and you just tap the D key a bit, then smoothly ascend into the sky. Great video btw. Hopefully more people see this and realize you don't just go straight up and pitch horizontal at 70km, lol.
@Dying 2 Play going straight up is a method. Lol just inefficient. I have noticed the TWR can make the gravity turn a cake walk. I'll upload a short today of a gravity turn with a massive rocket that I did. Curious your thoughts on it and thanks for sharing. Solid advice! 👍
cool vid, but i belive its titled wrong, i searched how to do gravidy assists in ksp2 and this is not that, maybe a better titles would be something of how to get to another planet or something. but still, good vid
Gravity Assist = using a planets gravity to gain velocity and slingshot a spacecraft faster than it could without using dV (fuel)
Gravity Turn = the turn a rocket travels while in lower atmo to optimize it's performance and reduce drag and increase max efficiency so it reaches orbit using less fuel.
You misunderstood these two concepts. All good. Happy to help and clarify things.
ok, thank you, youtube probably just searched for the word gravity when i put in my search prompt@@Cvusmo