I decided not to backtrack but rather to continue onward, glitch be damned. I suppose these things are just going to occur from time to time. Fortunately, it's not a regular thing. Anyway, I think I have scratched the 'mining itch' I've had lately, at least for a little while anyway. I feel like I should start to make some distance runs now so that is what I will do starting tomorrow and get back to routine. I'd really like to get back to the bubble.

The trip report reads as follows, I encountered one black hole and one white dwarf star system, that is all. Hopefully tomorrow's will be a bit lengthier.

That should wrap up this log entry, another one short and to the point.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today I did a few jumps in the Mandalay after I got some more trigger time in the T-11 mining Platinum and Painite and various other precious metals and minerals. I didn't go too far mind you, nothing over the top or anything just 200 light years or slightly less. I actually don't know because my flight computer suffered another 'glitch', shall we say. This is the second time that I can remember that that my flight data file has been corrupt. Oh well, perhaps I can figure out my distance tomorrow with a backtrack or something. I'll make that decision tomorrow.

Nothing really more to report other than that and with no data to share I'll just end the log entry here.

CMDR Bullet out..

I Hopped into the Mandalay today to scout ahead for some mine worthy rings as I was tired of being trolled in the last systems ring hotspots. I made three jumps when I came across a system that had a gas giant with a nice ring with Platinum and Painite hotspots as well as other high-grade minerals so, I decided to call the carrier forward to this new system. The system I am now in is Eord Flyoo CR-V E2-309. There is only one gas giant in this system, and it has two rings and six moons. I had the carrier park around the first moon or what is typically called the A moon.

Once it arrived, I quickly stowed the Mandalay and jumped aboard the T-11 or Icy Mike as I call him, loaded up on limpets and headed out to one of the Platinum hot spots that I discovered in the Mandalay. Well, sure enough, there was Platinum and Painite, Osmium, Gold and Silver. Needless to say, I'll be back tomorrow for some more and I also believe I will attempt to blow up a few rocks as well because I have never done that before like I have stated in a previous log entry. I'll need to fit the Abrasion blaster before I do that however so I must plan ahead, and I need to probably watch a few tutorials first as well. Just thinking out loud. Anyway, all this mining has got me fired up and I haven't enjoyed mining this much in many years. What I am really going to need is a Panther Clipper when I get back to the bubble!

That should do it for this log entry. I'm starving and I'd sure like a drink or two.

CMDR Bullet out..

I stayed in Eord Flyoo WJ-A c16-3 for an extra day to mine the ring of planet 1 because it showed two platinum hotspots, one small one in the inner ring and one huge one in the massive outer ring. I spent the entire day searching for platinum but found absolutely none in either ring. Talk about getting trolled by a planet. I did however mine quite a bit of other valuable metals and minerals which made the layover more than worth the time spent here. In fact, I may spend another half day or more continuing to mine just because it's good for my soul as well as profitable. I haven't decided yet.

After I leave this system, I'd like to move the carrier at least four to five hundred light years in the direction of the bubble to continue my way back home. I would like to accomplish that as soon as possible so I will try to avoid as many exobiology excursions as I can. We'll see how that works out.

After a hearty breakfast I'm going to hit it again and make a few more mining runs and see what I can bring back. I may even try a little core mining but that's unlikely, we'll see. That covers just about everything so, that will do it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

It was a light day of travel today, but I kept it moving none the less. If I'm going to get back to the Bubble, I have to keep moving. At this pace, it's going to take a while though. I wish there was a happy medium I could find that doesn't pass so much unexplored space so quickly yet still covers distance with efficient exobiological discoveries to catalog. Perhaps some kind of intelligent drone that you could program and send ahead to several systems or something. It could gather system data and return. Then I could plan my jumps based on that data for more efficiency. If I had a couple of those working for me, there is no telling how many discoveries I could make out here! Ah, wishful thinking..

As for today's trip report, I made a total of seven jumps today. Four jumps were into main sequence star systems, two jumps were into neutron star systems, and one jump was into a white dwarf star system. Also today, I found five exobiologicals on two different worlds. The usual Bacterium and Fonticula on each but one had, once again, a marvelous species of Electricae Radialem, this time in a blueish glow. It was really something to see.

The last jump of the day brought me to a system with several ringed gas giants. I scanned each ring to discover the secrets each held and planned my day for tomorrow. At this point I called the carrier forward. I think I would like some trigger time mining minerals and metals for my eventual return to the bubble where I will buy a Panther Clipper and offload this cargo for profit and then maybe colonize a system somewhere after some research. That's about it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

There was nothing that stood out about today except that I encountered an unusually high number of neutron and white dwarf stars in my travels. Ten out of sixteen of my jumps today were these special star systems in fact. That's fine with me, Better a white dwarf than a scarier than hell black hole! Other than that, I'd say it was an average day for me. I like average days, they pay the bills.

I did discover a few exobiologicals today, nothing very elaborate or expensive but one that I did find unusual and one that you don't see very often called Electricae Pluma. It had a rose glow or illumination and actually looked quite lovely on the dark world it inhabited. That world would be Voqua LS-I D10-84 planet B 5 A. It shares the planet with Bacterium and Fonticula.

Today's trip report is as follows, six main sequence star systems, five neutron star systems and five white dwarf star systems. I found a nice planet in a main sequence star system with four exobiological signatures that I will locate and sample tomorrow, so I called the carrier to a parking orbit around this planet tonight. This is home for the evening in the system Eord Flyoo EW-W c17-25 and this will end the log entry for today.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today marks the beginning of 3312. I was a busy pilot today. I began the year in the first ship I ever owned as a fresh new pilot, the same ship I used yesterday in fact, the Sidewinder I call Patty. I had do some backtracking. After a while I decided to go back to the carrier and get the Mandalay because the Sidewinder was just using too much fuel and constantly scooping fuel. So I returned to the carrier and grabed the Lonestar and headed back to Voqua VK-D D13-366, the system where I discovered Fonticula Fluctus.

Did I say I was busy today? I made twenty-nine jumps in total today plus I managed to squeeze in a few exobiological excursions as well. All I can say is I'm going to sleep like a log tonight. I also have a mountain of paperwork piling up on my desk as well that I need to sort through so, I'll need to get to that soon. I just thank my lucky stars I'm not running a Squadron carrier. I can tell you right now, I would not want that job or its responsibilities.

The trip report is as follows, of the twenty-nine jumps made today, ninteen were into main sequence star systems, seven were into neutron star systems and three were into white dwarf star systems. A total of six hundred and ninety-one light years distance were covered between the Sidewinder and the Mandalay. Between both ships, all systems are nominal. This will end the log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

My last flight of the year 3311 was done in my Sidewinder I call Patty. She's a temperamental little girl but I love her just the same. I made fourteen jumps in total with her today and discovered quite a few worlds with exobiologicals living on them. I sampled a couple, but I had to rush off before I could finish so I need to return tomorrow to finish up and actually land on a few more before I move the carrier back in the direction of the bubble. I will continue this little segment of exploration in the Sidewinder as I am enjoying myself quite a bit and this is the first ship I ever owned, and we've been through a lot together.

Trip report as follows, eight main sequence star systems, three neutron star systems, two white dwarf star systems and one black hole star system. The black hole system caught me off guard as I had forgot to zero throttle after the jump and almost ended up a little too close and personal with the singularity. Thankfully I quickly pulled back the stick and Patty's fast response time avoided collision and disaster.

Until tomorrow, Happy New year to all in this 3312. End of flight log.

CMDR Bullet out..

I'll keep this log entry simple and light. I only made four jumps today in the Mandalay, all in economical mode and nothing over eleven light years long. In fact, my total distance traveled today was just a little over twenty-six light years. I could have done it in the Sidewinder and now that I think about it, I wish I had. I think I will do that tomorrow. That sounds like a fitting way to finish up 3311.

Today's trip report is as follows, of the four jumps, three were to main sequence star systems and the last jump was into a neutron star system. I sampled thirteen exobiological specimens over three worlds, but I left two worlds untouched and ripe for the picking. There are eight exobios there waiting to be found. The system is, Voqua DI-M C23-11.

That will do it for this log entry. Time for a couple drinks in the pilot's lounge.

CMDR Bullet out..

I continued my slow trek from yesterday still in the same direction of the bubble. That is my ultimate destination, after all. Today I made only seven jumps, however. Far fewer than yesterday's twelve. I did happen to find some rather rare exobiological species today though, I was pretty happy about that. I found a Bacterium Volu and a Fonticulua Fluctus. I got good samples of them both and as far as I can remember, that was the first time I have ever sampled and recorded a Fonticula Fluctus before. This particular species certainly looked odd. It's a shame that this system had only one other planet with just one exobio signature on it because it was sure to be Bacterium.

Today's trip report is as follows, four main sequence star systems, two neutron star systems and one white dwarf star system. I'd like to keep business to a minimum so I'm not pushing the crew to hard seeing that these are the last couple of days of 3311 and were all in a cheerful festive mood around here. Tomorrow will probably be another six or seven jumps for me and a short jump for the carrier as we slowly make our way toward the bubble but in the meantime, plenty of food and drink as we all head toward the new year.

CMDR Bullet out..