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Last month, we put out call for an X-Plane Plane-Maker bod to enter into a simulating relationship with our Vulture 2 spaceplane team. Straight out of the blocks was Billy Bargagliotti of Memphis, Tennessee, who enthusiastically emailed he'd be delighted to get involved with the Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) …

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  1. Harry the Bastard
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    hurrah!

    nice to see the cousins joining in

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  2. Roger Varley

    Oh no ....

    That will be the rest of my week's productivity down the swannee then ...

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  3. Anonymous Custard
    Joke

    Per Ardua Ad Arbor

    See, even in simulations some things are inescapable and universal truths, or at least universal trees...

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  4. Andrew Newstead

    Talent

    Damn Lester, you are attracting some serious talent to this project.

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    1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
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      Re: Talent

      Yes, we've certainly got the Right Stuff on our side.

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  5. richardcox13

    More content needed in simulator...

    Maybe something like this: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/flowers-in-space-azuma-makoto-exobiotanica/

    Gives the heroic pilot something to look at while hurtling along.

    Is there anything people won't put below a weather balloon?

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  6. ukgnome

    When can we buy SPB merch?

    I want to shop my support with a stratodangle!

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  7. Pet Peeve

    Can you make a video of a simulation run? x-plane is kind of a nightmare to use if you haven't taken a lot of time playing with it, and unfortunately I never got around to doing that.

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    1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
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      Yes, we'll do a vid. Watch this space.

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  8. John from the USA
    WTF?

    It's all going to beer isn't it.

    A DG? Seriously? A project of this magnitude and you can't spring for a HSI?

    Sheesh!

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  9. Uffish
    Pint

    HSI is for wimps...

    ... real playmonauts use magnetic trees for navigation.

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  10. imanidiot Silver badge

    Real life landing

    A quick question about the landing of the eventual real life mission. Will everything be left to the autopilot or will there be a meatbag pilot waiting at the landing site to take over control if needed?

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    1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
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      Re: Real life landing

      We're planning on the autopilot doing the job. If necessary a meatsack will drop his beer and do something amazing.

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