Atmosphere intersection node

[l0k0]

Don't know if this little change in the map view has ever been suggested: I think it could be helpful to see the intersection point between the orbit of my ship and planet's atmosphere in order to make better predictions about aerobrake and landing spot.

I'll try to make a simple picture from a screenshot.

[Hodari]

I'm not sure how much it would help with planning your landing spot since that also depends greatly on how steep your descent is and a number of other factors(although with enough practice, it might still be useful for that), but if nothing else it would certainly be useful for allowing you to timewarp to a spot just before reentry more easily.  Maybe just have the orbit lines be a solid line in orbit, but dotted lines while in atmosphere or something like that?

[l0k0]

It would work that too, maybe it's even better because you'd also know that dotted orbit won't be your real orbit...

[cubinator]

I think this would be useful, especially for newer players who don't know the exact atmospheric heights of all the bodies in the game.

[pandaman]

4 hours ago, l0k0 said:

Don't know if this little change in the map view has ever been suggested: I think it could be helpful to see the intersection point between the orbit of my ship and planet's atmosphere in order to make better predictions about aerobrake and landing spot.

I'll try to make a simple picture from a screenshot.

That is actually quite a neat idea.  I think it could be surprisingly useful.