SAS

[Robbii6]

Not been on kerbal space program in a long time and im just getting use to all these new things. My question is about SAS. Can it only be turned on by a pilot? what about trying to control a unmanned flight?

Cheers

Rob

[Snark]

SAS still works, but it's not the reaction wheels themselves that provide control. To get SAS, you either need to have a pilot, or else you need to have an SAS-capable probe core (meaning OKTO or better; the Stayputnik doesn't have SAS).

Higher level pilots (or probe cores) unlock higher level SAS functions, such as "hold prograde" etc.

In practical terms, what this means (assuming that flying without any SAS is an unbearable chore) is:

• until you unlock the OKTO, always have a pilot on board
• after you unlock the OKTO, always have an OKTO-or-better probe core on board if you don't want to have to carry a pilot

Edited December 28, 2015 by Snark

[Tex_NL]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/127403-frequent-questions-and-their-obvious-answers/