external command seat is not controlling the vessal

[Stratoroc]

I made a small plane with external seats rather than pods. When a kerbal boards the seat the plane does not become controllable. Did I attach the seat incorrectly (it's attached radially to a girder)? Are those seats designed to hold passengers rather than pilots?

[Master Tao]

It should work even the way you've described it. Without a probe core or command pod, you won't be able to use SAS or FAR flight assistance, but it definitely works:

[Alshain]

Are you sure your not missing something else? The command seat does not have built in SAS if that's what you mean by "controllable".

[Master Tao]

Oh... Do you have a battery?

[NecroBones]

I believe you still need a probe-core to make this work.

[Stratoroc]

here's a screenshot of the thing. Brakes and gear work (I did forget batteries first time around), but throttle or staging don't work. Right clicking on the kerbal shows EVA information but I assume that's correct. The navball indicates the orientation of the seat (horizon, eastward).

[lammatt]

Never screenshot at night, unless you installed ambient light mod

[Master Tao]

I made a quick recreation based on that picture. It staged and responded to controls for me launching from the runway. I see you also don't have any solar panels – are your batteries still charged by the time you reach orbit?

Edited July 15, 2014 by Master Tao
rephrasing

[Rhomphaia]

In space?..

I don't see any reaction wheels, RCS or rockets...

[Stratoroc]

er, on the runway. upside down. with the view clipped through the ground. since someone could recreate the craft and make it work, I'm doing something wrong that I'm overlooking.