Proudly back to the black!
10 Jul 2020Qmax
I started my adventure in the galaxy last year, but after many months of inactivity spent on the Galileo station, I decided to go back to space again . Honestly, I knew I was a little rusty and that I would have encountered some difficulties .... But what a struggle ... I still remember many things and I still have many working automatisms, but I have also forgotten many commands, procedures, etc. And some basics too! An example?
I landed with my Adder on Mercury at the Furukawa Enterprise planetary port and I proudly deployed the SRV.
- Me: "OK let's get out of the garage: throttle forward ... DAMN IT DOESN'T MOVE!"
- Computer: "Handbr..."
- Me: "SILENCE! I'm trying to get out! But why the hell doesn't it move? Am I making any mistake?"
- Computer: "Handbr..."
- Me: "SHUT UP! Don't distract me! I don't understand what doesn't work ... Yet the controls are right ... But what is that little blue light on the right? ...."
- Computer: "Handbrake is on."
- Me: "....Ok I'm an idiot..."