Hey, here rapsac2010

[rapsac2010]

Hello everybody,

First I want to say is just hello.

I am new in the world of KSP, so if you guys want to give me tips?, that would be great.

I especially want to know useful parts or tips to hold my rocket/plane under control.

Greetings Rapsac.

[KasperVld]

Hi there rapsac2010 and welcome to the KSP forums! I think you'll find the answers to your questions in the Tutorials forum and if not you can always ask a question in the Gameplay Questions Forum.

[Ravenchant]

Hello!

Well...when in doubt, add more struts. I don't know enough to give out advanced tips yet, but there's a plethora of training videos on youtube. And the tutorial section of the wiki is quite good as well:)

[Vanamonde]

Controlling your ships is a matter of installing reaction wheel pieces, and/or RCS, and possibly control surfaces, and giving them fuel (for RCS) and electrical power. All crewed capsules have built-in reaction wheel systems and so are enough to stabilize small rockets, though larger ones will need additional inline reaction wheel pieces. The reaction wheel pieces that say they have "SAS" capability are only needed on ships that are using a robotic probe core as the control part instead of a crewed capsule, because crewed capsules also provide the SAS function by themselves. RCS doesn't work very well in atmosphere, and should be used primarily for maneuvering rather than stability, because otherwise it will run out of fuel too quickly.

Control surfaces only work in atmopsphere, and so will only help stabilize rockets during takeoff or landing, though aircraft need control surfaces at all times. Aircraft don't work very well with the current reaction wheel system, though, and so just aren't going to be very stable no matter what you do.

All of these parts will need electrical power to work. That comes from solar panels, RTG generators, or engines (though there seems to be some glitchiness right now and not all engines do generate electrical power). All crewed capsules and probe cores start with a small electrical charge even without a generator, but it will quickly run out. It may be enough for very short missions, though.