LEX ASTRA ACADEMY FD 110 / Flight, transit and recovery Lex Astra · Foundation teaching team Teaching edition 2956.3 / Live practical ———————————————————————————————————————————————— LEARNER WORKSHEET For pilot and Crew Support candidates preparing for crewed passages. This is a private working copy. Downloading submits nothing and records no completion. Use exercise identifiers, not private player information. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— SESSION DETAILS Learner identifier: ____________________________________________________________ Instructor / assessor: ____________________________________________________________ Session date / agreed role or variant: ____________________________________________________________ Vessel, configuration and equipment: ____________________________________________________________ LIVE build / capability test date / tested by (if practical): ____________________________________________________________ Stop signal / recovery contact / communication arrangement: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— PURPOSE Prepare a short training flight and recover from a cancelled approach, as pilot or supporting crew. COURSE CONTEXT The first flight teaches a habit used throughout Fleet Studies: choose a recovery option before the crew needs it. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTRY Complete: FD 100 Assessed roles: Pilot — observed handling and recovery; Crew Support — navigation and recovery coordination; no handling credit Equipment: A tested vessel, a pilot where needed, a usable destination and alternate. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CASE: A landing that must be cancelled 1. Assembly A, Destination B and Alternate C are training labels; the organizer maps them to tested locations. 2. B initially accepts the vessel. C is checked as a usable alternate before departure. 3. The candidate’s Pilot or Crew Support role is agreed before the observer starts. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GAME SKILLS Basic aircraft handling, quantum travel and landing Practical instruction revision 1 / 9 October 2026 Learn what changes attitude and what changes velocity Pitch raises or lowers the nose, yaw turns it sideways and roll rotates the ship about its forward axis. Forward/backward, lateral and vertical strafe change velocity; pointing at a pad does not mean you are moving towards it. In open space, select a modest speed limit and apply each axis separately, then release it and observe the velocity indication. Coupled assistance counters unwanted motion; decoupled flight retains drift until thrust counters it. Learn stopping in coupled mode before adding decoupled practice, and do not begin that practice near terrain. Depart and navigate deliberately From the seat, identify engine state, fuel, speed limit, gear, current flight mode and space brake. Request departure, confirm the actual door opening and rise only enough to clear the pad before translating through the opening. Outside traffic, demonstrate acceleration followed by braking; note how long and how much space stopping consumes. Plot the destination, select the appropriate travel mode, align, spool and calibrate the quantum drive, then engage only when its indications permit. A blocked route calls for a clear line of sight or another waypoint, not repeated activation. SCM/NAV transitions alter available systems; check shield and weapon indications rather than assuming immediate readiness. Control closure and descent separately Leave fast transit well before the landing area. Request clearance and identify the assigned hangar rather than following another ship. Reduce forward closure while maintaining terrain clearance; deploy gear and check lateral drift before descending. In atmosphere keep enough thrust to support the ship and use its VTOL configuration where fitted. Watch vertical speed and the pad’s movement through the view, not just nose attitude. If alignment, visibility or stopping margin is lost, arrest descent and move to clear space for another approach. After touchdown verify the ship is settled before shutting down engines; preserve needed onboard services. PRACTICAL DRILL Pilot: in an instructor-selected clear area, translate on three axes, stop beside a reference without touching it, fly one quantum leg, land, and repeat after a called go-around. Establish speed and clearance limits for this ship before starting. Crew Support: call mode, closure, route and clearance changes while another person flies; record that this is support evidence, not pilot handling. OBSERVED-SKILL CHECKS The pilot controls attitude, drift and stopping without collision or instructor takeover. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ The learner identifies the quantum prerequisite that prevents a deliberately blocked departure. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ The pilot completes a stable landing and go-around; the support learner instead demonstrates timely, correct monitoring calls. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Apply the technical checks in the agreed role. Discussion and simulation do not certify live handling; Crew Support evidence does not confer Pilot qualification. GAME REFERENCES The linked pages were read for this revision. Community references mix release eras; each source note identifies what is used and what is excluded. Technical explanations below are an Academy synthesis, and drills and performance checks are Academy-designed. Before practice, compare the named actions with the installed LIVE build and actual equipment. Bind actions by name rather than copying old default keys. Research is not an in-game validation. Star Citizen Wiki — Controls https://starcitizen.tools/Guide:Controls Control categories, movement axes and targeting concepts. The page contains legacy bindings and flight-system descriptions; use the installed game’s bindings, not its key table. Star Citizen Wiki — Master Modes https://starcitizen.tools/Master_Modes SCM and NAV distinction. Check the actual mode, transition and available systems on the session build. Star Citizen Wiki — Quantum drive https://starcitizen.tools/Quantum_travel Spooling, calibration, obstructions, orbital markers and interdiction. Its proposed quantum-boosting section is not used as a live procedure. Official LIVE release check: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/patch-notes ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 1: Build a route you can finish Write down the start, destination and alternate before departure. Check the available vessel and recovery arrangements with the crew. If the destination is unavailable, the alternate must still be reachable under the conditions tested for this session. Read the route as a sequence of transitions: leaving the berth, reaching the departure point, travelling, approaching and arriving. Each transition can have a different constraint. Check fuel indications, route access and destination suitability on the chosen vessel; an alternate is useful only while enough capability remains to reach it. Practise: Brief the destination, alternate and recovery contact. Ready when: The crew can identify where it is going and what it will do if arrival is blocked. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 2: Do the work of your assigned role The pilot handles the vessel. Supporting crew track progress, confirm receiving arrangements and relay changes. Keep a short log of your own actions so the instructor can distinguish handling from coordination. Before moving, the Pilot identifies the controls and indications needed for departure and stopping; Crew Support checks the route and receiving arrangements without issuing competing handling inputs. Rehearse at a quiet location before attempting the assessed passage. Controls learned on one setup must be checked against the actual bindings and configuration. Practise: Fly or support the route with an observer. Ready when: Your record shows the actions you performed in the agreed Pilot or Crew Support role. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 3: Cancel the approach clearly Say why you are stopping the approach, where the vessel will go next and who needs to acknowledge the change. Keep monitoring until the next crew member takes over. A safe diversion is a useful result even when the planned landing does not happen. A cancelled approach needs a positive next action. “Do not land” leaves the crew uncertain; “Approach cancelled; proceeding to the briefed hold while Navigation confirms C” assigns both movement and verification. The pilot chooses a safe response to the immediate flight conditions; the supporting crew do not distract them with a full debrief. Practise: Cancel an approach and complete the recovery handover. Ready when: You communicate the cancellation, confirm the next destination and transfer any unfinished checks. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— WORKED DECISION The receiving berth closes. Navigation confirms the alternate, the pilot cancels the approach and the crew tells the receiver that arrival has changed. 1. Brief A to B and the conditions for using C. Name the person who checks reception and the person who flies. 2. When B becomes unavailable, the support role checks C and reports the change; the Pilot role cancels the approach and carries out the agreed movement. 3. Record the action actually observed in that role and give the next crew the new receiving contact. Do not credit handling to the supporting navigator. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR EXERCISE Conduct the short route in your agreed role. Respond to the receiver’s cancellation and finish with a recovery handover, not merely a changed map marker. WHAT CHANGES The destination cannot receive the vessel before approach. My decision and reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR WORKING RECORD Role and vessel / start / destination / alternate ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Receiving cancellation / action taken / acknowledgement ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Observed recovery / open checks / next crew ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHECK YOUR REASONING The supporting crew planned a successful diversion. Does that prove they can fly it? My answer before consulting the explanation: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— EVIDENCE TO KEEP A flight log identifying the role, observed transit actions and recovery handover. Criterion 1: The crew can identify where it is going and what it will do if arrival is blocked. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 2: Your record shows the actions you performed in the agreed Pilot or Crew Support role. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 3: You communicate the cancellation, confirm the next destination and transfer any unfinished checks. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— FINDINGS AND NEXT ATTEMPT Demonstrated: observed work meets the criterion. Further practice required: an observed gap needs a specific practice task. Interrupted: conditions prevented valid assessment; not a failure. Not assessed: enough evidence has not yet been collected. All three criteria need individual evidence. A team result or quiz cannot replace an unobserved practical. Practice variant for a fresh attempt: Keep the role unchanged but use a different alternate or receiving restriction. Observe only the outcome that was missed. My next practice task: ____________________________________________________________ Review contact: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— COMPARE AFTER ANSWERING No. Planning and flying are different demonstrations. Record the support work accurately; assess pilot handling separately. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— SOURCE AND EDITION Academy Ordinance /academy/archives/academy-ordinance Governs instruction, individual assessment, conduct and review. This course turns those duties into crew practice. The lessons are current Academy teaching, not newly discovered historical records. Lex Astra opened in 2891. Historical sources keep their original issuer and date; all case callsigns, quantities, times and conditions are supplied for practice. Course text revised 8 October 2026; fictional teaching edition 2956.3. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Instruction revised 9 October 2026. Lex Astra cases supply the teaching situations. Professional references inform communication, decision-making and instructional design; they do not confer external qualifications. LIVE capabilities remain subject to the recorded session check. FAA · crew resource management (2004 reference) https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_120-51E.pdf AHRQ · structured team communication https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/index.html RSI · official onboarding https://robertsspaceindustries.com/playstarcitizen ———————————————————————————————————————————————— INSTRUCTOR CHECK Try the exercise with the ship and equipment you will use. Brief station assignments, callsigns, channel and recovery point. Explain the command “Stop exercise” before starting. If a bug prevents completion, repeat the affected task when it works. Ask before recording the session; use player handles in your notes. Review rules: /academy/archives/academy-ordinance Teaching basis: /academy/framework#research