Spacelog Mercury 8

Good show.

. . . Hawaii.

That is correct Al, and we'll talk better next time around.

Roger. See you next time.

Roger, it's real nice up here today.

At this point I'm in VOX record. I'm going to switch to UHF for relay aircraft in Hawaii area. The time is 05 hours 47 minutes 44 seconds.

. . . I'll give you a mark on GET of 05 48 00—3,2,1. MARK. GET 05 48 00.

Roger, I had that 03 seconds. I am 3 seconds fast on you Al.

Understand 3 seconds fast.

That is correct.

Roger.

I am going to switch to UHF at this time. You are really crystal clear here.

Roger. See you next time.

Roger.

This is Sigma Seven, broadcasting in the blind on UHF-hi. Does anybody read, over.

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Hello Huntsville, hello Huntsville, this is Sigma Seven, do you read my UHF-hi, over.

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At 05 hours, 50 minutes, I have a yaw rate of ½ degree per second right, a pitch rate of ½ degree per second up, a roll rate of ½ degree per second left.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, this is . . . Cap Com on HF, do you read?

This is Sigma Seven, station calling, I can just barely hear you over.

Sigma Seven Sigma Seven, this is Watertown Cap Com on HF. If you are copying me, Cape Flight requests that you go to UHF, go to UHF, and try to contact the relay aircraft. I say again—in the blind, Cape Flight requests that you go to UHF and attempt to contact the relay aircraft.

This is Sigma Seven, read you loud and clear Watertown. I have been on UHF.

Relay aircraft this is Sigma Seven. Please patch in Hawaii. Over.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, this is Watertown Cap Com. Cape Flight requests that you go to UHF—go to UHF—and attempt to contact relay aircraft.

This is Sigma Seven. I am on UHF. Understand requirement.

Relay Aircraft, Relay Aircraft, this is Sigma Seven. Over.

Relay . . . .

Hawaii Cap Com.

Hi Gussy. How are you reading me?

Hawaii Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. I just read you loud and clear.

Sigma Seven Sigma Seven, Hawaii Cap Com.

Hawaii Cap Com, this is Sigma Seven, read you loud and clear. How me?

Hawaii Cap Com, Sigma Seven, I read you very clear and loud. Over.

Sigma Seven Sigma Seven, this is Watertown Cap Com on HF. If you read, go to UHF, go to UHF, and attempt to contact relay aircraft.

Hawaii Cap Com, Hawaii Cap Com, Sigma Seven. Over.

Hello, Hawaii Cap Com. This is Sigma Seven. Over.

Hawaii Cap Com, Hawaii Cap Com, this is Sigma Sevn. Over.

This is Sigma Seven, giving the effects of flying inverted in a sunrise, 90 degrees yaw. It is the most obvious thing to you, what your direction of path is. Like looking out of a railroad train window. You see the terrain going by you. There are clouds of all varied types. I can see them sweeping by me just by the 90 degree plane-in the—90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Very, very graphic display of yaw. As I swing around now, my blunt end is starting to go into proper yaw attitude although I am inverted. I see a small island at this point. And it's nice and bright in the cockpit again. We have light at approximately 5 56 this pass. There, we're almost swung around into yaw now.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, Hawaii Com Tech. How do you read? Over.

This is Sigma Seven, UHF-hi. I read you loud and clear. How me?

Hawaii Com Tech, Sigma Seven, read you load and clear. How me? Over.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, Hawaii Com Tech. How do you read? Over.

I read you loud and clear, Hawaii, how me? I believe I just saw Midway that time. Be back down that way a little later. That was right about 5 . . . 7 to 6 and looking back.

. . . do you read?

Hawaii Com Tech, Sigma Seven. Loud and clear.

Sigma Seven, Com Tech, Hawaii. How do you read?

Hawaii, Sigma Seven. I read you loud and clear.

Sigma Seven, this is Hawaii, this is Hawaii Cap Com.

Hi, Gus. How are you doing?