Are you a Engineer or a Pilot?

[hellblazer]

I'm a engineer first and a pilot second. I enjoy building large complex structures/vehicles and seem not not use them as much as I planned.

Edited February 3, 2015 by hellblazer

[problemecium]

Well now that this thread is a poll... yes. I am definitely an engineer or a pilot ;P

I do both about the same amount on average. I engineer awesome stuff so I can have fun driving it around.

...first.

[WOODY01]

Engineer for me. The majority of my enjoyment is designing a vehicle for a complicated mission. After learning how to get into orbit, make a transfer, and land MechJeb now handles 95% of maneuvers.

[AbacusWizard]

What, no Scientist option?

[Janos1986]

Mostly an engineer. It's all about dV and TWR.

[Axelord FTW]

I am an engineer at earth.

But my heart yearns for a soft pilot to warm my nights.

What, no Scientist option?

In aerospace, applied sciences is best science.

Edited February 2, 2015 by Axelord FTW

[KerBlam]

I'm an engineer for sure, but I also love crashing.

Here's everything you need to know:

[Agifem]

I'm an engineer first, with a lil' bit of pilot. I too like to build complicated stuff and see how long it takes to explode.

And as an engineer, I validate your flowchart, KerBlam.

[Wjolcz]

On our DMP server I am the one doing docking and aerobraking so Im more of a pilot. Although I like designing things I like piloting them way more.

[Frank_G]

I enjoy both. I spend more time constructing than actually flying, but when a design is ready for the it usually has lots of hours of testflight in it. And the mission itself, where everything has to work as planed is reaally fun and thrilling. And when a design, especially a spaceplane, is performing exceptionally well, i like to take it for a ride just for fun sometimes.

[Sidereus]

I am a jack of all trades, master of none.

[Valley]

Engineer. I build it. MechJeb flies it. Sometimes I fly it or drive it but much of it is handled by MechJeb and always will be. Not sure a human player could fly some of the junk I call rockets anyway.

[cantab]

Hard to say. I mean you need to be both in KSP. I probably spend more time on VAB work than flying, but I think that's just the nature of the game.

Ultimately though I think the extent to which I've used gravity assists tips me into the pilot camp. I've been known to spend a full week of play working on a single gravity assist that I want to be just right.

[Remkeau]

I guess mostly an engineer as I spend most time in the SPH building ridiculously big spaceplanes, then after that a pilot to get them airborne

Also, what did you use the get the screenshots creating a sort of depth perception?

[EdFred]

I'm both. For years I did design drawings for steel structures, and I am currently a pilot with 6 ratings and two certificates.

Oh, wait, you meant in KSP...

I'm more of an engineer.

[xrayfishx]

Engineer. Some of my rockets never get off the pad, because I can't be bothered to launch them. I just love building them.

[Starhawk]

I have to say I am a pilot first. I truly enjoy the engineering, and find it can be very satisfying.

But I've never jumped out of my chair and danced around when I finished building a craft. I've actually done that after a good bit of piloting. The first time I successfully landed on the Mun, I shouted, jumped up and danced. My wife laughed and laughed. ( Of course I was crestfallen when I realized I couldn't even make munar orbit with the fuel I had. My engineering skills always seem to slightly lag behind my piloting. )

Both sets of skills have been very enjoyable to learn, but successful piloting can be much more exciting for me.

[goldenpeach]

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Dream items would be

[*]Glass panels and windows.

[*]Venting around engines on Launchpad. Placing venting ports on other areas.

[...]

you might be interested in this thread

[Red Iron Crown]

I'm an engineer for sure, but I also love crashing.

Here's everything you need to know:

There's a KSP specific version of that floating around (not mine, but hilariously accurate):

[Thomas988]

I'm both, really. I love playing stock, so I challenge myself to build good spacecraft as well as fly them correctly.

[Wabbit]

"Hey look buddy... I'm an engineer."

[UmbralRaptor]

Scientist. But engineer will have to do.

[RainDreamer]

I am an artist. I build things that look good, but not necessarily fly well.

[Madrias]

I enjoy building, sure, but I love the flying. Getting myself out to the skies of Laythe and flying a solar-driven electric propeller plane is beautiful. Building the launch stage to do it... not so much fun.

[vixr]

I rarely crash a craft, I have poor designs do RUD quite often... So, Pilot.