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Andetch Pilot Test (SSTO) Hi, and thanks for looking at this challenge. This will be the most frustrating challenge you have tried! In order to be certified as an Andetch X Rated Test Pilot, Kerbals must prove they are made from the right stuff, or die trying.... This is your chance to qualify as either Gold, Silver or Bronze standard Andetch pilot. Only when qualified will Andecth Kerman allow you to join the elite. The Challenge It's simple. In order to pass you must take the ADX-WMP SSTO for a flight. (WMP stands for Widow Maker Project) Download from Kerbal X here, and simply place the craft file into (KSP FOLDER) --> SAVES --> (SAVE NAME) --> Ships --> SPH. No modifying the craft in anyway, it does fly. Feel free to mess with the fuel flow priorities though, it wont help..... No revert allowed. If you need to abort the attempt, your Kerbal must have the reflexes and skill to save their own green skin. If your Kerbal is killed in the attempt, then they obviously were not what Andetch X Labs needed as a pilot. If they survive, then they get to try again. You can attempt a bail-out to save your pilot, by just jumping from the stricken craft and hoping for the best, WWI style! If you can "safely" get your Kerbal to orbit, then you earn Bronze. If you de-orbit, and land anywhere, you earn Silver - note, only the pilot need survive so a perfect landing is not needed. (No bail-out allowed) If you de-orbit and land on the runway (or thereabouts) you earn Gold - note, the craft must survive the landing, however landing anywhere on the flat grasslands near the KSC still counts. Perfect landing on the runway gets you Gold, plus high praise from the directors of Andetch. See the below video for my proof of flight, and to get an idea of some of the quirky handling characteristics. Submissions Either a video showing the flight (preferred) or, Screen-shots of Runway If you're not too busy flying, some pictures of ascent is always nice, like when you fire up the main engine. This is not needed for the submission to remain valid. Orbit from map view, with PP, AP, and craft highlighted. De-Orbit from map view, with PP, AP, and craft highlighted. Landed, with KSC in view if close enough. Also, please say how many Kerbal failed to make the grade, maybe a screen-shot of the KIA wall? Just for fun.... Gain ADX Certification for YOUR craft. If you have got bored of sacrificing Kerbals in the ADX-WMP SSTO, but you still wanna be a part of the Andetch X-Labs, why not try and gain an ADX certificate for one of your creations? To qualify, the main criteria are that it works and the secondary criteria is that I can make it work without too much hassle.It is also about design qualities.