How to get landing gear to properly stick

space-engineers

So I just got Space Engineers today and so far it's turned out to be almost on par with Kerbal Space Program. (In different ways)

However, I got the Rescue Ship and a basic station, and tried to land the thing, I maneuver it, settle it down, and the landing gear glows meaning it's attached, but it's so weak, if I touch the ship it just floats off…

Is there anyway I can make it stick like glue? And have to forcefully push up or turn off my gear altogether to make it un-stick?

I'm still very new to this experience, so any help whatsoever will be appreciated.

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It is worth noting that you cannot have landing gear being locked AND also being locked to a connector at the same time.

A possible solution that worked for me was provided by Yellow Claw here:

Create landing gear; completely build it.
Save and reload your save.
Build cockpit and enter it; and then press "P" so it sticks to the ground.
And then continue building like normal

Also the glowing does not nessecarily indicate that the landing gear is correctly positioned.

Taken from the space engineers wiki:

Yellow - The landing gear is not engaged, but is within range of a suitable surface to attach itself to.
Blue - The gear is in auto locking mode and will lock as soon as a mass is in range.
Green - The gear is connected to a surface and secured.
Black - The gear is not within range of a suitable surface.

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