Project Delta Glider IV Checklist

[HazMatt]

This is the draft Delta Glider IV Checklist. Fold each page in half to create six double-sided pages. The pages fit in half-page sheet protectors that can be held together with binder rings (see the picture).

The page sizes are 8.5" x 11" I can create an A4 size if there is interest.

This is a draft version, constructive suggestions are welcome. The final version will be uploaded on Orbiter-Hangar.

 

[masterrooot]

Thx! A great work!

 

[Quick_Nick]

A somewhat misleading name. This seems to be a manual for the default DG (sometimes called DG Mk4), not Dan's DGIV.
Also, I like the "Check landing gear DOWN" note for Before Takeoff. If the landing gear is already up before takeoff, I imagine you are not going to space today. :lol:

 

[sitha241]

And why at ascent at apoapsis should one turn rcs to linear?
you need to change attitude then you use rotation..Or linear in combination with autopilots like prograde or retrograde etc..

 

[Ripley]

Sweet!

...I can create an A4 size if there is interest...

Every European Orbiteers will thank you for that!

 

[HazMatt]

A somewhat misleading name. This seems to be a manual for the default DG (sometimes called DG Mk4), not Dan's DGIV.

It's based on the default Delta Glider by Roger Long. I think you're suggesting to leave the title page the way it is. It currently only says "Delta Glider"

---------- Post added at 11:39 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 AM ----------

Also, I like the "Check landing gear DOWN" note for Before Takeoff. If the landing gear is already up before takeoff, I imagine you are not going to space today. :lol:

I brought that idea from some of the airplane checklists I've used in the real world. The landing gear is not supposed to retract while it is on the ground even if the switch is up. There is a safety switch (or squat switch) that should prevent accidental landing gear retraction. However, if you are taxiing out to the runway and rolling over marginal pavement, the safety switch could get tripped and the landing gear could retract if the landing gear switch was up.

---------- Post added 03-15-13 at 12:06 AM ---------- Previous post was 03-14-13 at 11:39 AM ----------

And why at ascent at apoapsis should one turn rcs to linear?
you need to change attitude then you use rotation..Or linear in combination with autopilots like prograde or retrograde etc..

Here were my thoughts on that part:
The entry that says "At Apoapsis = 200k, Main Throttles OFF" is referring to the apoapsis altitude indication on the Orbit MFD. The spacecraft has not physically reached the apoapsis yet.

The items in the checklist that come after that are either securing the spacecraft after ascent (AF control, Elevator trim, Radiator) or preparing the spacecraft for the upcoming burn at apoapsis (RCS mode, HUD, Autopilot).

So when the spacecraft does reach apoapsis and you fire the main engines, the RCS is already set to LIN so you can fine-tune the maneuver with the forward or reverse RCS.

Actually, I realize now that I forgot something. I should add "Retro Doors OPEN" to the checklist so that option is immediately available if someone badly over-thrusts the apoapsis burn.