Changing Pilots

[KipperTheFish]

I've gone to all the trouble of training up a universal trader on a smaller ship, just to find when I can afford a bigger boat for him that there seams to be no change pilot command in special commands. Has it moved somewhere, cuz I can't find it!!

[Cycrow]

The change pilot command has been removed

Just use the normal freight exchange menu

[KipperTheFish]

Err... ok. I'll go and try that.

[Hwitvlf]

There are other threads nearby with more detailed info on this, but pilots show as a passenger in the cargo bay of their ship. The new ship needs Life Support to receive the pilot as a passenger. Once transferred, go into the new ship's cargo and 'promote' them to pilot. You can remove the Cargo Life Support once he's been promoted. It's actually easier and more immersive than the old system once you get the hang of it.

[Cycrow]

you dont actually need the Life Support in the Target ship, If the pilot is currently active, and its not the player ship then you can transfer the pilot directly, straight into the pilot of the new ship. They have to be active as the pilot though, not in the passenger bay

you can of course remove the pilot into the passenger bay and transfer that way too

[Hwitvlf]

Nice. So pilot-seat to pilot-seat doesn't need Cargo Life Support, but pilot-seat to cargo bay does. It actually makes sense!

[Cycrow]

correct, however if you are flying the ship yourself you take over the pilot seat, and cant then transfer the pilot (if there is one) So in that case you would need to remove them to the passenger bay first