Urgh, I just got Screwed (with capital S) by the navball.
So, I've been working on a needlessly complicated mission, because needlesly complicated is what it's at. Basically, the plan was to send a large rover with a labrocket to wherever. I wanted to try it out first on Minmus, because the super low gravity makes it easier and requires less fuel.
So, managing to find a configuration of rover plus lab that can dock with each other is really really tricky. There's many ways to do it, but after many hours I managed to build something that wouldn't spontaneously combust on the launchpad (seriously) and that could actually get the rover roving in a safe and predictable way:
(the screenshot is taken with a mod, Kronal's Vessel Viewer, just because it is cool)
Ok, so everything cool, I fly to Minmus. I thought I would be short on fuel, but none of that, I get there and land with quite some fuel to spare, despite doing the least efficient landing ever (never underestimate the can'tseeadamnthingduringthenight factor!)
I can ever do some rovering around
This is the standard position of the rover, by the way. I tried to make it quite heavy so that it would stay on the ground, but meh. I can actually hover around just with the RCS.
Anyway, the problem is that my mobile lab has landed on a slope, so I can't dock back the rover. So I try to hover around with the labrocket to find a flat spot... and tragedy strikes: the navball is on orbital mode instead of land mode, so it doesn't take into account the angular motion of Minmus. Despite compensating the transversal movement displayed by the navball, I hit the ground very fast. The rocket does some amusing motions and explosions before my helpless eyes.
Now poor what's his name Kerbal is stranded on Minmus. At least the rover has rockets strapped on it...
Back to the launchpad. My next rocket will fly with one empty seat.