Questions concerning my first long range exploration and bioscience mission.
O7 Commanders,
I'm really new to Elite, starting in HIP 97950 I was able to gather a lot of money from bioscience to buy a Mandalay and made a first short exploring trip out of the bubble, (Lysoorb PM-C D6). With some lucky first footfalls I was able to afford a Caspian Explorer. Now with the Evacuation CG in Lhou Mans, I'm currently getting a lot of engineering materials to improve FSD and I'm trying to get a Guardian FSD Booster to prepare for a long ramge exploration.
Idea is to make exploration round-trip to "far far away" --> colonia --> bubble and collect as much bioscience and exploration data as possible.
But I'm uncertain if I should use the Caspian Explorer or the Mandalay for the trip.
The Caspian explorer would bring me faster into the unknown and can carry more repair stuff but on the other hand its a large ship so more difficult to land than the Mandalay.
What would you use and why?
And are there any sightseeing Spots I shouldn't miss, Systems that every explorer should have visited?
Anything I shouldn't forget to take with me on the trip?