Wedge313
Well-known member
Hello. Just worked through my fifth attempt at the CDH burn, again unsuccessfully.
I have read a few other threads here on the forum relating to similar issues, but my frustration continues to mount. I got through the CSI relatively well, but I've hit a wall. The main problems I'm having seem to come down to not enough time and not enough fuel. A few questions:
I'm trying to use pause and time accel of .01x to build time. It seems impossible for me to perform all the steps within the time available, mainly because I'm waiting FOREVER for the computer to make the required marks and perform required functions. Could this be connected to my very slow laptop problem?
What RR signal strength should I be looking at? I'm sitting at about 1.7 on the meter. Slewing the antenna around doesn't improve that. Would a stronger signal help the rate the marks are made?
Also, I would like to skip the Plane Change, but what required dV would I need to be below to allow that? I've blown by the CDH-30 time four times, I just can't get the info from the computer fast enough to perform the maneuver.
Also my RCS seems to be constantly chattering away, to the point where I was unable to perform the CDH burn due to lack of fuel. I've read that I can change the deadband somehow? How is that done? Any other ways I can reduce my RCS usage?
I'm going to go back to the beginning of the ascent and try it again. Any tips, advice, etc. are appreciated. Thanks
I have read a few other threads here on the forum relating to similar issues, but my frustration continues to mount. I got through the CSI relatively well, but I've hit a wall. The main problems I'm having seem to come down to not enough time and not enough fuel. A few questions:
I'm trying to use pause and time accel of .01x to build time. It seems impossible for me to perform all the steps within the time available, mainly because I'm waiting FOREVER for the computer to make the required marks and perform required functions. Could this be connected to my very slow laptop problem?
What RR signal strength should I be looking at? I'm sitting at about 1.7 on the meter. Slewing the antenna around doesn't improve that. Would a stronger signal help the rate the marks are made?
Also, I would like to skip the Plane Change, but what required dV would I need to be below to allow that? I've blown by the CDH-30 time four times, I just can't get the info from the computer fast enough to perform the maneuver.
Also my RCS seems to be constantly chattering away, to the point where I was unable to perform the CDH burn due to lack of fuel. I've read that I can change the deadband somehow? How is that done? Any other ways I can reduce my RCS usage?
I'm going to go back to the beginning of the ascent and try it again. Any tips, advice, etc. are appreciated. Thanks