Long range networks -- draft

Ok, I see. I usually work around that by having the initial capture be at a higher periapsis (say, 500-1000 km altitude is usually enough that even a long burn goes through a relatively small range of angles) and then adjusting to my final altitude at the next apoapsis. Uses slightly more fuel since you need three burns, but gives far less headache even if you have real-time control.

BTW, you shouldn't need to do a brief burn to set up the flight computer time. AFAIK that calculation is completely independent of the one shown by the navball.