Little known Tips & Tricks?

So I'd be interested to hear some 'little known' tips or tricks you might use in SE1.

Doesn't have to be some big secret or super revolutionary, just something you think is neat or useful, bonus points if it's something which others may not be aware of.

For instance when I'm starting out I build my small grid atmospheric scout, which on the front has a small connector and small merge block. I'll then build a mining attachment with 4 drills in an X pattern, and a corresponding merge block & small connector.

When I'm out exploring and the drills will get in the way, I just fly up to a magnetic plate I put on my base, touch a drill to the plate and easily detach the mining array.
Then when I need ores I'll just fly over to the magnetic plate holding my little mining array and touch the merge blocks, attaching the mining rig and converting my scout into a mining rig.

Like I said it's hardly revolutionary, but is still a fun little trick I like to utilise to multi-purpose a single vessel.

So, what tips/tricks do you know of or like to use in your gameplay?