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I am working through the Apollo 11 flight with MCC, and it has gone fairly well up until rendezvous.
Before liftoff, I get "LM ASCENT" and "P32 CSI UPDATE" PADs from MCC.
Lunar liftoff and ascent are nominal, then the checklist begins steps for "CSI". I have succeeded in doing a (CSI?) maneuver that is HOPEFULLY correct.
After that, things get really crazy. First, in P33, I am not sure what data to enter... Throw in frequent random program alarms, and P33 not working like the checklist says it should, and I am thoroughly confused.
First, P33 wants the TIG for a Plane Change maneuver, and when I enter it, the countdown clock in R2 shows... not a countdown to the TIG I entered, but to what I think is CDH!
Oh, and what the heck are CSI and CDH anyway?
To sum it all up, I AM THOUROUGHLY CONFUSED!
I am not a newbie to NASSP, I have successfully completed Apollo 8 previously, and studied a lot of detail on the Apollo program.
Sorry if this is hard to follow, I just joined here a few days ago.
Before liftoff, I get "LM ASCENT" and "P32 CSI UPDATE" PADs from MCC.
Lunar liftoff and ascent are nominal, then the checklist begins steps for "CSI". I have succeeded in doing a (CSI?) maneuver that is HOPEFULLY correct.
After that, things get really crazy. First, in P33, I am not sure what data to enter... Throw in frequent random program alarms, and P33 not working like the checklist says it should, and I am thoroughly confused.
First, P33 wants the TIG for a Plane Change maneuver, and when I enter it, the countdown clock in R2 shows... not a countdown to the TIG I entered, but to what I think is CDH!
Oh, and what the heck are CSI and CDH anyway?
To sum it all up, I AM THOUROUGHLY CONFUSED!
I am not a newbie to NASSP, I have successfully completed Apollo 8 previously, and studied a lot of detail on the Apollo program.
Sorry if this is hard to follow, I just joined here a few days ago.