YouTube videos by David Courtney
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David Courtney is the most prolific videographer for Orbiter Space Flight Simulator on youtube. He has produced more than 300 videos comprising of more than 160 hours in simulator demonstrating spaceflight and how to use the various tools available, as well as a number of non-Orbiter related videos.
Courtney's youtube channel is here. As of September 2021, each of his playlists and videos are listed below. There are 336 videos and total time is 169:29:12.
Flying from the Moon to the International Space Station
| Orbiter 2010 - Moon to ISS - Part 1 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Moon to ISS - Part 2 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Moon to ISS - Part 3 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Moon to ISS - Part 4 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Moon to ISS - Part 5 | ||
| Total | 1:07:10 | |
Kennedy Space Center to Wideawake Space Center
Here, Courtney performs a series of speed runs from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the add-on Wideawake Space Center.
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International in the XR2 Ravenstar | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #2 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #3 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #4 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #5 (With Commentary) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #6 (DOH!) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #7 (20m 2s) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - KSC to Wideawake International - Speed Run #8 (20m 0s) | ||
| Total | 2:48:53 | |
From the Earth to the Moon using TransX
In this video series, David demonstrates the orbit planner TransX MFD.
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Moon using TransX - Part 1 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Moon using TransX - Part 2 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Moon using TransX - Part 3 | ||
| Total | 2:23:20 | |
Come fly with me #1 - various flights
From the Earth to Mars using TransX
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 1 of 9) - Explaining the Launch Date | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 2 of 9) - Explaining the Launch Date | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 3 of 9) - Explaining the Eject Orientation | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 4 of 9) - The Ride to Orbit | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 5 of 9) - Trans Mars Injection Burn | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 6 of 9) - Coasting to Mars | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 7 of 9) - Explaining Atmospheric Braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 8 of 9) - Base Alignment | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Earth to Mars using TransX (Part 9 of 9) - Landing | ||
| Total | 3:05:29 | |
Learn with me #1 - Mars to Jupiter in the XR5 Vanguard
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #1 (Part 1) - Mars to Jupiter in the XR5 Vanguard (TransX) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #1 (Part 2) - Jupiter Atmospheric Braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #1 (Part 3) - Jupiter Inverted Atmospheric Braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #1 (Part 4) - Main Engine Braking at Jupiter | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #1 (Part 5) - Landing on IO | ||
| Total | 3:05:48 | |
Learn with me #2 - Mars to Saturn in the XR5 Vanguard
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 1) - Mars to Saturn (Titan) in the XR5 Vanguard (TransX) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 2) - Refueling at Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 3) - Fueling up and heading to Saturn | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 4) - Coasting to Saturn / Midcourse Correction | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 5) - Arriving at Saturn & Titan Approach | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 6) - Titan Orbit Insertion | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 7) - Titan Landing | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #2 (Part 8) - Titan Atmospheric Braking | ||
| Total | 4:36:22 | |
Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 1) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 2) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 3) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 4) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 5) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 6) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 7) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 8) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Slingshot Mission - Mars to Venus to Earth (Part 9) | ||
| Total | 4:00:43 | |
Learn With Me #3 - Mars to Jupiter in the XR5 Vanguard
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 1) - Mars to Jupiter (Europa) in the XR5 Vanguard (TransX) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 2) - Refueling at Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 3) - Trans Jovian Injection Burn | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 4) - Coasting to Jupiter / Midcourse Corrections | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 5) - Arriving at Jupiter / Establishing Jovian Orbit | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 6) - Rendezvousing with Europa | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #3 (Part 7) - Landing on Europa | ||
| Total | 4:35:45 | |
XR2 Rescue Mission
| Orbiter 2010 - XR2 Rescue Mission (Part 1) - Atmospheric Surfing | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - XR2 Rescue Mission (Part 2) - Rendezvous & Docking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - XR2 Rescue Mission (Part 3) - Deorbit, Reentry, and Landing | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - XR2 Rescue Mission (Part 4) - Returning to the ISS | ||
| Total | 2:42:43 | |
Voyager style Grand Tour of the outer planets
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 7) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 8) Voyager Style Slingshot Tour of the Outer Planets | ||
| Total | 6:37:33 | |
Learn with me #4 - Deorbit, reentry, and landing the Space Shuttle Atlantis
From the Moon to the International Space Station with aerobraking
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 7) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 8) Moon to ISS w/ atmospheric braking | ||
| Total | 3:39:22 | |
Learn with me #5 - Phobos (Hall Base) to Mars
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #5 (Part 1) - Phobos (Hall base) to Mars | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #5 (Part 2) - Phobos (Hall base) to Mars (FAIL) | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #5 (Part 3) - Phobos (Hall base) to Mars | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Learn With Me #5 (Part 4) - Phobos (Hall base) to Mars | ||
| Total | 2:39:03 | |
From the Earth to the Moon and back again
Mars runway landing challenge
| Orbiter 2010 - Mars Runway Landing Challenge - Attempt 1 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Mars Runway Landing Challenge - Attempt 2 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Mars Runway Landing Challenge - Attempt 3 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Mars Runway Landing Challenge - Attempt 4 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Mars Runway Landing Challenge - Attempt 5 | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - Mars Runway Landing Challenge - Attempt 6 | ||
| Total | 0:51:37 | |
Venus Slingshot
Absolute beginner guide
Beginners
The Absolute Beginner Guide has 43 parts. Don't be too intimidated: the basics are covered in parts 1 through 10, which take you through launch, basic orbital maneuvers, and deorbit and landing.
Add-on MFDs
Parts 17 through 22 of the Absolute Beginner Guide cover the installation and use of some useful add-on instruments: Burn Time Calculator, Base Sync MFD, Aerobrake MFD, TransX, and Glideslope 2.
Spacecraft
Parts 23 through 28 of the Absolute Beginner Guide cover the installation and operation of the XR2 Ravenstar.
The 4-part series XR2 Rescue provides some challenging Earth-orbit maneuvering.
David recruited Dimitris (dgatsoulis on Orbiter Forum) to help him learn about IMFD, and recorded a 15 part series.
Parts 29 through 43 of the Absolute Beginner Guide cover the use of TransX for planning Earth-Moon, Moon-Earth, and Earth-Mars flights (with a little IMFD thrown in).
Earth-Moon Flight
Parts 11 through 16 of the Absolute Beginner Guide cover the process of getting from the Earth to the Moon, and back.
In addition, he has a somewhat more advanced 13-part series using the XR2 Ravenstar from Earth to Moon and back.
From the Earth to Mercury
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Earth to Mercury - Setting up the mission | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Earth to Mercury - More setup | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Earth to Mercury - Fuel considerations / First Launch | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Earth to Mercury - Launch do-over | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Earth to Mercury - Ejection burn / Mid-course corrections | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Earth to Mercury - Arriving and landing | ||
| Total | 2:46:26 | |
Interplanetary MFD training with Dimitris
From the Earth to Ganymede
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 7) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 8) - Earth to Ganymede | ||
| Total | 3:48:10 | |
From the Earth to Phobos
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 7) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 8) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 9) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 10) Earth to Phobos | ||
| Total | 5:06:28 | |
Learn with me #6 - Making a Rocket
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Learn With Me #6 - Making a Rocket | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Learn With Me #6 - Making a Rocket | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Learn With Me #6 - Making a Rocket | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Learn With Me #6 - Making a Rocket | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Learn With Me #6 - Making a Rocket | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Learn With Me #6 - Making a Rocket | ||
| Total | 3:03:18 | |
Lunar flight - Let's play
| Lunar Flight - (Part 1) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 2) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 3) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 4) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 5) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 6) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 7) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 8) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 9) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 10) Let's Play | ||
| Lunar Flight - (Part 11) Let's Play | ||
| Total | 5:53:20 | |
Slingshot from the Moon to the Earth to Phobos
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 7) Moon → Earth sling → Phobos | ||
| Total | 3:18:53 | |
Earth to Mars using TransX MFD
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Earth to Mars TransX+IMFD | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Earth to Mars TransX+IMFD | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Earth to Mars TransX+IMFD | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Earth to Mars TransX+IMFD | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Earth to Mars TransX+IMFD | ||
| Total | 2:08:52 | |
Slingshot from the Moon to the Earth to Venus
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Moon → Drop to Earth → Venus | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Moon → Drop to Earth → Venus | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Moon → Drop to Earth → Venus | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Moon → Drop to Earth → Mars | ||
| Total | 1:47:56 | |
Slingshot from the Moon to Earth to Mars
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Moon → Drop to Earth → Mars | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Moon → Drop to Earth → Mars | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Moon → Drop to Earth → Mars | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Moon → Drop to Earth → Mars | ||
| Total | 1:47:19 | |
Moon hopping at Jupiter to Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
Mars to Earth
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Mars to Earth | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Mars to Earth | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Mars to Earth | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Mars to Earth | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 5) Mars to Earth | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 6) Mars to Earth | ||
| Total | 2:48:19 | |
Flying the Shuttle-A cargo transport
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 1) Shuttle-A Cargo Transport | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 2) Shuttle-A Cargo Transport | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 3) Shuttle-A Cargo Transport | ||
| Orbiter 2010 - (Part 4) Shuttle-A Cargo Transport | ||
| Total | 1:12:36 | |
Deorbit, reentry, and landing at the Earth with winged spacecraft
Kennedy Space Center to International Space Station
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) KSC to ISS (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) KSC to ISS (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) KSC to ISS (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Total | 1:09:02 | |
International Space Station to Brighton Beach moon base
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) ISS to Brighton Beach | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) ISS to Brighton Beach | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) ISS to Brighton Beach | ||
| Total | 1:23:44 | |
Brighton Beach moon base to Lunar Space Station
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) Brighton Beach to Lunar Space Station | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) Brighton Beach to Lunar Space Station | ||
| Total | 0:52:43 | |
International Space Station to Mir Space Station
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) ISS to Mir | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) ISS to Mir | ||
| Total | 0:51:02 | |
Flying the XR2 from Kennedy Space Station to the Moon
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) XR2 KSC to ISS to Moon (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) XR2 KSC to ISS to Moon (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) XR2 KSC to ISS to Moon (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 4) XR2 KSC to ISS to Moon (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 5) XR2 KSC to ISS to Moon (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 6) XR2 KSC to ISS to Moon (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Total | 2:21:04 | |
Rendezvous with International Space Station using Interplanetary MFD
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) ISS Rendezvous with IMFD | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) ISS Rendezvous with IMFD | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) ISS Rendezvous with IMFD | ||
| Total | 0:54:24 | |
International Space Station to add-on StationV
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) XR2 ISS to StationV Rotating Space Station | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) XR2 ISS to StationV Rotating Space Station | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) XR2 ISS to StationV Rotating Space Station | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 4) XR2 ISS to StationV Rotating Space Station | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 5) XR2 ISS to StationV Rotating Space Station | ||
| Total | 1:37:56 | |
XR2 from the Moon to Kennedy Space Center
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) XR2 Moon to KSC (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) XR2 Moon to KSC (Aft:er a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) XR2 Moon to KSC (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 4) XR2 Moon to KSC (After a 6 year break) | ||
| Total | 1:38:32 | |
Orbiter 2016 - Earth to Vesta
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 1) Earth to Vesta | |||||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 2) Earth to Vesta | |||||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 3) Earth to Vesta | |||||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 4) Earth to Vesta | |||||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 5) Earth to Vesta | |||||
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AX-GXGGrNs Orbiter 2016 - (Part 6) Earth to Vesta] | |||||
| Orbiter 2016 - (Part 7) Earth to Vesta | Total | 2:00:25 | |||