Launch Phase Angles

[Apothecarian]

Ok, I would like someone to explain this is simple speech (for an idiot[AKA me]). I'm using KSP 0.17 with MechJeb and am clueless about how the launch phase angles work. Someone please help!

[EndlessWaves]

IIRC the mechjeb screen is just the current angle between the planet's position in it's orbit and Kerbin's position in it's orbit. While you can derive the launch angle and DeltaV required from them (or use Olex's calculator to get the optimum) if you want a simple 'light engines when countdown reaches zero' function then they're not terribly useful to you and I would look at the protractor mod instead.

Edited October 11, 2012 by EndlessWaves

[Apothecarian]

Thank you for this advice. It will come in handy.