Here is the feedback I received from Rob. This
info was already integrated into the checklist.
Just wanted to mention that steps 16-21 which are for advancing the date to just before the planned eject
date, are now not really needed. The latest TransX 3.13.1.3 (and some versions before that) no longer
have problems with using the Date editing function in Scenario editor. It's just simpler to open the editor
and enter the date you like while still running orbiter. And that is simply warping ahead at 100,000 is a
time consuming option.
Nice orbit insert explanation. Something I haven't addressed in my tutorials yet is a bug where
occasionally when adjusting the date to the Pe in an insertion maneuver, if you go a tiny bit past the Pe
value, with the prograde value even just a bit adjusted away from zero, it causes a failure (lockup) that
requires turning off the maneuver and back on. But, if one does the "date" of the maneuver first, and
get's it to match the Pe, then does the negative prograde adjustment, the maneuver lockup doesn't
happen. Maybe the next person who takes up programming TransX will fix this bug.
I've not usually seen the insertion bug at slow arrivals at large rocks like Mars, but fast arrivals at smaller
moons are more susceptible to this bug. I've never even mentioned this bug to anyone before from what I
can remember. I just simply remember to do date first, then prograde.