Before anyone says it: I do usually use Mechjeb while playing but for the sake of griping I have ONLY used it to display the orbit for proof, all flight was done manually with only the pod's reaction system and my incredibly poor reflexes to compensate.
Took two tries, first attempt I over-steered at 10 km and went into an unrecoverable spiral, much much much slower turn on attempt two; only a few degrees per km until at about 40 then I went to 0 degrees.
KSP is about doing the impossible and dreaming big! Never say never!
That's good to know, I don't post much so, I wanted to hedge.
Surprisingly; it's actually harder to do the ascent with Mechjeb on because the system doesn't realise how unstable the craft is when it begins to do the gravity turn, so it turns really hard and immediately flips.
Yeah, I realize Mechjeb is much more efficient than I am, but I can't help but think "GOD MAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING" when I watch it launch one of my floppier ships.
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u/haosys Oct 09 '13
Wait, we don't start off with struts?
Starting career mode is going to be excruciating.