Mech Jeb Guide

[ODSTalex]

Hello, I made this for a friend and figured that other people may have some use for it. Criticisms welcome.

Launch:

1.Open "Ascent Guidance"

2.Input desired altitude (if the desired altitude is above 500km, and the lunch vehicle Delta V is below 4500 m/s then start by getting to a 100km orbit and extend it later)

3.Input desired inclination

4.Make sure that "limit to terminal velocity", "prevent overheats", and "auto warp" are all checked

5.Press "engage autopilot"

6.Stage once (and hope that your rocket doesn’t disassemble its self)

7.Stage when needed

8.Congratulations! you are now in space! (assuming there was no rapid unplanned disassembly)(Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Landing:

1.Open "landing autopilot"

2.Press "M" to go into map mode

3.Click "pick target on map"

4.Select your landing spot (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

5.Make sure that "deploy parachutes", and "deploy landing gear" are unchecked (they have a tendency to glitch so its better to activate them manualy)

6.Click "engage autopilot"

7.Stage when needed

8.At about 1000m - 700m above the ground lower the landing gear with "G"

9.Congratulations! you have now landed (assuming litho breaking and rapid unplanned disassembly were avoided)(Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Raising your orbit:

1.Open "maneuver planner"

2.Toggle through the options until you find "adjust apopasis"

3.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at pereapsis"

4.Input desired altitude

5.Click "create node"

6.Check that the predicted apoapsis is where you want it (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

7.Press "execute next node"

8.Once the first node is done toggle through the options until you find "circularize"

9.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at apopasis"

10.Click "create node"

11.Check that the predicted orbit is how you want it

12.Press "execute next node"

13.After the node is done (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Lowering your orbit:

1.Open "maneuver planner"

2.Toggle through the options until you find "adjust pereapsis"

3.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at apopasis"

4.Input desired altitude

5.Click "create node"

6.Check that the predicted pereapsis is where you want it (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

7.Press "execute next node"

8.Once the first node is done toggle through the options until you find "circularize"

9.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at pereapsis"

10.Click "create node"

11.Check that the predicted orbit is how you want it

12.Press "execute next node"

13.After the node is done (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Changing your inclination:

1.Open "maneuver planner"

2.Toggle through the options until you find "change inclination"

3.Input desired inclination

4.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at equatorial ascending node""

5.Click "create node"

6.Check the predicted delta V required

7.Click "remove all nodes"

8.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at equatorial descending node"

9.Click "create node"

10.Check the predicted delta V required

11.Click "remove all nodes"

12.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at apopasis"

13.Click "create node"

14.Check the predicted delta V required

15.Click "remove all nodes"

16.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at pereapsis"

17.Click "create node"

18.Check the predicted delta V required

19.Click "remove all nodes"

20.Toggle through the sub options until you get to the one that required the least delta V and the predicted orbit looks how you want it

21.Click "create node" (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

22.Press "execute next node"

23.After the node is done (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Transferring to another planet:

1.Open "maneuver planner"

2.Toggle through the options until you find "transfer to another planet"

3.Press "M" to go into map mode

4.Zoom out until you can see the orbit of the planet you want to transfer too

5.Right click on the planet you want to transfer too and select "set as target"

6.Click "create node"

8.Check that the ejection orbit looks how you want it (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

9.Press "execute next node"

10.After the node is done warp until you exit the SOI of the planet you are coming from

11.Toggle through the options until you find "fine tune approach to target"

12.Input the approximate altitude of the pereapsis you want when you get to the planet

13.Click "create node"

14.Check that the predicted intercept is good

15.Press "execute next node"

16.After the node is done warp until you enter the SOI of the planet you are going too

17.Toggle through the options until you find "change inclination"

18.Input desired inclination

19.Toggle through the sub options until you find "in []" (by default it will look like this: 'in [0s]')

20.Erase everything in the field, then type in "1m"

21.Click "create node" (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

22.Check that the predicted orbit looks how you want it (it may need more correcting after you get into a stable orbit)

23.Press "execute next node"

24.After the node is done toggle through the options until you find "adjust pereapsis"

25.Input desired altitude of the orbit you want

26.Toggle through the sub options until you find "in []" (it should still be '1m' from before, if not repeat step 20)

27.Click "create node"

28.Check that the predicted pereapsis is the height you want it

29.Press "execute next node"

30.After the node is done toggle through the options until you find "circularize"

31.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at pereapsis"

32.Click "create node"

33.Check that the predicted orbit is how you want it

34.Press "execute next node"

35.After the node is done, congratulations, you have made it to another planet! (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Transferring to a moon:

1.Open "maneuver planner"

2.Toggle through the options until you find "preform a Hoffman transfer to target"

3.Press "M" to go into map mode

4.Zoom out until you can see the orbit of the moon you want to transfer too

5.Right click on the moon you want to transfer too and select "set as target"

6.Click "create node"

7.Check that the predicted intercept is good (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

8.Press "execute next node"

9.After the node is done Toggle through the options until you find "fine tune approach to target"

10.Input the approximate altitude of the pereapsis you want when you get to the moon

11.Click "create node"

12.Check that the predicted intercept is good

13.Press "execute next node"

14.After the node is done warp until you enter the SOI of the moon you are going too

15.Toggle through the options until you find "change inclination"

16.Input desired inclination

17.Toggle through the sub options until you find "in []" (by default it will look like this: 'in [0s]')

18.Erase everything in the field, then type in "1m"

19.Click "create node" (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

20.Check that the predicted orbit looks how you want it (it may need more correcting after you get into a stable orbit)

21.Press "execute next node"

22.After the node is done toggle through the options until you find "adjust pereapsis"

23.Input desired altitude of the orbit you want

24.Toggle through the sub options until you find "in []" (it should still be '1m' from before, if not repeat step 18)

25.Click "create node"

26.Check that the predicted pereapsis is the height you want it

27.Press "execute next node"

28.After the node is done toggle through the options until you find "circularize"

29.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at pereapsis"

30.Click "create node"

31.Check that the predicted orbit is how you want it

32.Press "execute next node"

33.After the node is done (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Returning from a moon:

1.Open "maneuver planner"

2.Toggle through the options until you find "return from a moon"

3.Input desired altitude

4.Click "create node"

5.Check that the predicted pereapsis is the height you want it (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

6.Press "execute next node"

7.After the node is done warp until you enter the SOI of the planet you are going too

8.Toggle through the options until you find "change inclination"

9.Input desired inclination

10.Toggle through the sub options until you find "in []" (by default it will look like this: 'in [0s]')

11.Erase everything in the field, then type in "1m"

12.Click "create node" (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

13.Check that the predicted orbit looks how you want it (it may need more correcting after you get into a stable orbit)

14.Press "execute next node"

15.After the node is done toggle through the options until you find "adjust pereapsis"

16.Input desired altitude of the orbit you want

18.Toggle through the sub options until you find "in []" (it should still be '1m' from before, if not repeat step 11)

19.Click "create node"

20.Check that the predicted pereapsis is the height you want it

21.Press "execute next node"

22.After the node is done toggle through the options until you find "circularize"

23.Toggle through the sub options until you find "at pereapsis"

24.Click "create node"

25.Check that the predicted orbit is how you want it

26.Press "execute next node"

27.After the node is done (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

Preforming a rendezvous (this one is rather straight forward, but i figured i would put it in anyways):

1.Open "rendezvous autopilot"

2.Input desired distance from the craft you are rendezvousing with

3.Press "M" to go into map mode

4.Zoom out until you can see the orbit of the craft you want to transfer too

5.Right click on the craft you want to transfer to and select "set as target" (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

6.Click "engage autopilot"

Docking (this one is quite easy as well):

1.Open "docking autopilot"

2.Make sure you are within 100m of the craft you want to dock with

3.Right click the docking port on the vessel you want to dock with and select "set as target"

4.Right click the docking port on your vessel you want to dock with and select "control from here" (Suggested: press F5 to quick save)

5.Click "engage autopilot"

Edited April 22, 2014 by ODSTalex

[Motokid600]

I actually did need to know how to work the landing guidance. And apparently I was going it right.. so why is it so WACKED? Ill pick a landing site along my orbit ( nothing crazy ) and as soon as I start the autopilot it IMMEDIATLY retro burns and then trys to FLY to my target location instead of a proper deorbit.

[ODSTalex]

I actually did need to know how to work the landing guidance. And apparently I was going it right.. so why is it so WACKED? Ill pick a landing site along my orbit ( nothing crazy ) and as soon as I start the autopilot it IMMEDIATLY retro burns and then trys to FLY to my target location instead of a proper deorbit.

mmm... I have had the same problem a few times, you may want to try making sure auto warp is on. Also try making sure that the Smart A.S.S is off. If none of that works try reinstalling Mech Jeb.

Hopefully this helps.

-ODSTalex

[Motokid600]

I'll give it a go. Thanks.