Tutorial DGIV atmospheric flight

[MJR]

I am thinking about making a tutorial for atmospheric flight with the DG-IV. What would you guys like to see in the tutorial? Anything in particular?

 

[kevinvr]

Yes, I really struggle with landing the dgiv it is very sensitive and i normally get into trouble with the hovering and landing too fast. some help with this will be great!

 

[MJR]

So you would like landing prep and etc? I'll either get started today or tomorrow.

 

[MJR]

What else should be added to this?

 

[Kaito]

[FONT=&quot]A low vertical speed can result in crash or crushed gear

a HIGH vertical speed.

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Watch the PAPI indicator

PAPI? Parents As Precarious Iritants? Punctuation Apostrophes Prevent Ignorance? What is PAPI?
General Grammer, and you might want to not put everything under the TAKE OFF section
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[MJR]

PAPI is the glidescope indicator.

A lower vertical speed is this. -10m/s. You will fall like a rock unlike +10m/s you will glide.

 

[dbeachy1]

PAPI? Parents As Precarious Iritants? Punctuation Apostrophes Prevent Ignorance? What is PAPI?
General Grammer, and you might want to not put everything under the TAKE OFF section

Precision Approach Path Indicator

 

[MJR]

Oh yeah. I will add a lot of pictures which will separate the different sections, but I feel like something else is missing.

 

[Hielor]

Isn't the DGIV's glideslope better than the shuttle's? The KSC PAPI is tuned for the shuttle...

 

[tblaxland]

A lower vertical speed is this. -10m/s. You will fall like a rock unlike +10m/s you will glide.

The normal interpretation is like this:

Vertical speed -0.1 to -1 m/s. Low vertical speed, good for landing.
Vertical speed -10 m/s. High vertical speed, you are in for trouble.

 

[MJR]

I kinda structured that sentence bad. Sorry. I meant exactly what you were saying. I have landed at -9 m/s once.

 

[bpops]

Pictures are useful, and don't center-align everything

Good start though

 

[MJR]

Now tell me what you think of it. Oh yeah, it is still not done so you know.

 

[kevinvr]

Looks great, I will try it.

 

[MJR]

I uploaded the pdf to O-H and it is vastly improved.