Has the definition of flyby changed?

[THobson]

I would typically wait until I have a bunch of tourists, some wanting to flyby, some wanting to orbit, some sub-orbit and some land on either or both Mun and Minmus. Then I would put them all in one one ship, land it on the Mun then on Minmus and then bring it home. I am now finding that this does not satisfy those wanting to flyby the Mun. I can't remember if that ship had any tourist requiring a Minmus flyby.

It looks like it is either a glitch or the definition of flyby has changed.

A related question: What is Atmospheric flight that some tourists want? Does aero-braking count or does it have to be deeper? Does it have to be sub-orbital?

Edited August 29, 2015 by THobson

[The_Rocketeer]

Did you remember to tell Goose it was time to buzz the tower? Did you successfully cause the air traffic control officer to spill his coffee?

AFAIK:

1. You need to enter the SOI and leave it again to count as a flyby.

EDIT: if your trajectory enters into an orbit or collides with the planet I think it no longer counts as a flyby.

2. Atmospheric flight is just a flight that drops into the atmosphere-high biome and back out, so yes aero-braking would count.

3. No, sub-orbital flight is another kind of mission parameter.

Edited August 29, 2015 by The_Rocketeer

[PKing Zombie Spy]

Regarding flyby: one thing I noticed is that in order for a tourist to consider themselves a flyby, you have to be controlling the craft with the tourists as you enter SOI. (Interestingly enough the same restriction does not hold for spacecraft flyby contracts.) Just another small bug in the pile.

[THobson]

if your trajectory enters into an orbit or collides with the planet I think it no longer counts as a flyby.

That is not what I was experiencing

Regarding flyby: one thing I noticed is that in order for a tourist to consider themselves a flyby, you have to be controlling the craft with the tourists as you enter SOI. (Interestingly enough the same restriction does not hold for spacecraft flyby contracts.) Just another small bug in the pile.

That looks like the explanation.

[bigcalm]

You need to have focus on the ship as it crosses SOI - or you won't get completion. Kerbal Alarm Clock can help here.