The Space Traders Flight Training Manual

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Ian Bell's own copy

The original 64 page Instruction Manual.

Created by Robert Holdstock, Ian Bell & David Braben for the very first game, Classic Elite.

Contents:
*1 Introductory Data

Interior of a Cobra Mk III
Your rating as a combateer

*2 Navigation and Flying

Flying and navigational controls
Leaving the space station
Making for your target world
Travelling to other galaxies
Docking procedure

*3 Interplanetary Travel

In-flight combat
Controls and tactics
Likely enemies
Equipping the Cobra Mk III
Weaponry and non-combative equipment
How to buy the equipment for your ship

*4 Intergalactic Trading

How to trade
Advice to traders
Alternatives to Trading
Piracy
Bounty hunting
Asteroid Mining
Free Space Cargo
Illegal Trading

*5 Political Profile of the Universe

Consequences for Trade (not all political states are detailed here)
Corporate States
Dictatorships
Anarchy Planets
Alien races (not all are detailed here - eg reptiloids)
Bird-forms
Amphiboids
Felines
Insectoids

*6 Observer's Guide to Ships in Service

Adder
Anaconda
Asp Mk II
Boa Class Cruiser
Cobra Mk I
Cobra Mk III
Fer-de-Lance
Gecko
Krait
Mamba
Moray Starboat
Python
Orbit Shuttles
Sidewinder Scout Ship
Thargoid Invasion Ships (with remote controlled fighters)
Transporter
Viper (Police Ship)
Worm class Landing Craft

*7 Pilot's Log

You can download your own copy from here.