How to point a flag the right way.

[nhnifong]

I should know this by now... It seems whenever I place a flag the kerbal turns around in some stupid direction and places it east-west so the sun does not shine on it, or if I make the kerbal face the sun, then he turns around it sticks it out the other way, so I have to warp until the sun comes to the other side of the horizon to get a good picture.

So what is the rule that determines which way the flag faces? Is the direction the kerbal faces? is it the direction of the camera? or some arcane combination of the two?

[LickableIce]

Yeah... Flag planting in the game is pretty random... You just have to place it and hope for the best

[shadowsutekh]

I haven't yet found a reliable solution. IIRC it's a low priority bug that the devs are aware of.