Request Tutorial for the PEG Autopilot MFD

Graham2001

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I'm currently trying to make use of the [ame=http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=2783]PEG Autopilot MFD[/ame] created by kwan3217 and while the instructions are clear, I'm not having much success in using it.

Every launch attempt I make results in the spacecraft flying into the ground after an initially successful liftoff.

There does not seem to be a tutorial for this particular add-on.

I'm asking if someone would be willing to consider writing one that covers how to use the MFD to best advantage, not just for the Delta Glider and Shuttle, but also for launch vehicles such as the [ame=http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3191]Jupiter IIIx[/ame] or [ame=http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=902]Delta IV Heavy (Versatile) V0.51b[/ame].
 

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Delta 4 Versatile already has a built-in autopilot, right?
 

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Delta 4 Versatile already has a built-in autopilot, right?

The built in autopilot is incomplete, it only gets the spacecraft into the right launch azimuth, and then you're on your own manually flying it. That's why I've been trying out the PEG Autopilot, but even using a trajectory that on the basis of the documentation should work (Launch Azimuth 90º, 185km by 185km orbit) it keeps falling off trajectory and into the ocean.

This is one of those cases where I really wish the author (FrancisDrake) had developed the addon (Delta IV Heavy Versatile) a little further after the initial release.

I'll just keep trying until I figure out what I'm doing wrong.
 
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