Elite: Dangerous - Learning [to pilot with] Flight Assist Off (Part 2)
Practical lessons (suggestions) for learning to pilot with flight assist off, each broken down in to their component control inputs in individual exercises that progressively increase in difficulty to eventually enable you with a basic FA Off skill set. (Chapter links below for skipping to certain lessons). Once learnt separately to bring the ship under control in all circumstances, one can then add or remove (not apply) the relevant thruster (or counter) to manoeuvre where ever you want intentionally. Plus tips on control input amounts (or durations) depending on if you've analogue or digital thruster controls for when toggling between the two modes FA On & Off, demonstrating the advantages and disadvantages of each. T'is rather a long guide, mainly because of this digital vs analogue dilemma, but I've intentionally broken it down into various lessons each with their relevant time-code[s] so you can come back to it another time and continue on from where you left off.
Chapter time links for quick reference (literally click on the blue timestamp to jump directly to each chapter in the video):
3:27 Pt1: Space Dust & Throttle Display Speedometer (Velocity Vector HUD)
7:46 Pt2: Quick Orientation - Roll
9:13 Pt3: Quick Orientation - Pitch
10:00 Pt4: Quick Orientation - Introduction: Pitch with Boost
12:27 Pt5: One Ship Axis - 2 Opposing Thrusters (Lateral)
18:10 Pt6: One Ship Axis - 2 Opposing Thrusters (Lateral with Toggling)
19:56 Pt7: One Ship Axis - 2 Opposing Thrusters (Vertical)
22:34 Pt8: One Ship Axis - 2 Opposing Thrusters (Vertical with Toggling)
24:27 Pt9: Two Ship Axes - 2 Sets of Opposing Thrusters (4 Thrusters)
27:50 Pt10: Two Ship Axes - 2 Sets of Opposing Thrusters (4 Thrusters with Toggling)
31:34 Pt11: Three Ship Axes - 3 Sets of Opposing Thrusters (6 Thrusters with Analogue Controls)
33:35 Pt12: Three Ship Axes - 3 Sets of Opposing Thrusters (6 Thrusters with Digital Controls)
40:31 Pt13: Spacecraft Powersliding (Lateral & Vertical)
45:58 Pt14: Fundamental Redirection Manoeuvre/Strategy
51:06 Pt15: What's coming next in Guide Part 3?
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One mistake in Pt4 "Introduction: Pitch with Boost". For some reason I say when we are sat still with no vector (ship) momentum you will have the quickest orientation possible - Not true!.. the quickest orientation is when the ship is travelling at a speed in the throttle's blue zone (note: when using E:D's default mostly orange UI colour) which is explained correctly in Part 14 as it happens. Forgive the error. I believe I was trying to say the inputs will be simple on their own without any vector momentum because it is in slow motion compared to when you are in the blue zone with vector momentum.