Feedback #5283
Reset (at least some) autopilots to basic SAS when navball switches modes
Description
Sometimes navball switching (especially automatic) can change all the axis quite a bit. Maybe it would be better if prograde/retrogrde, normal/antinormal and radial/antiradial modes were reset to hold attitude when that happens (not necessary for target/antitarget and maneuver, of course).
My biggest concern is when I use prograde during ascent and it suddenly changes to target (which is in orbit, of course) mode causing the craft to flip the other way around. But there can be many other scenarios where navball switching can do much harm.
History
#1
Updated by Squelch over 8 years ago
Updated by Good point.
The autopilot does already revert to stability assist where there is likely to be a significant change in attitude. The same should be true for switches in navball mode.
#2
Updated by TriggerAu almost 8 years ago
Updated by - Status changed from New to Needs Clarification
#3
Updated by achurch over 7 years ago
Updated by I can't speak for the bug author, but at least in the cases I've seen, this appears to be fixed in 1.1.3 in that the navball no longer automatically changes modes while prograde is selected.