John Young

Secondary pump is off and T/M to COMMAND.

Guaymas CapCom

Molly Brown, Guaymas CAP COM.

Gus Grissom

Go ahead, Guaymas.

Guaymas CapCom

We are standing by for your standby telemetry transmitter check with real-time.

John Young

Okay. Tell them to stand by. T/M's in REAL-TIME.

Gus Grissom

Standby T/M is in REAL-TIME.

Guaymas CapCom

Roger.

John Young

Hey, Gus. We are coming up on El Paso.

Guaymas CapCom

Molly Brown, that T/M check is okay on the ground.

John Young

Yes.

John Young

You've got to pitch over. It's beneath us.

John Young

That's the mountain range right there. See that hill right over there? I think El Paso is under the clouds.

Guaymas CapCom

Molly Brown, Guaymas. Would you say again the trouble you are having with your pump check?

Gus Grissom

We had no trouble with the pump check.

Guaymas CapCom

Roger.

Guaymas CapCom

Would you remove pump A off of primary?

Gus Grissom

Is pump A off primary?

Gus Grissom

Pump A is off primary.

John Young

Well, No. 2 audio to RECORD. Suit Fan No. 2 — check.

John Young

Change the tape again over the Cape.

Guaymas CapCom

Molly Brown. This is Guaymas handing you over to Texas.

John Young

There is nothing down there to see. You know it?

Gus Grissom

That sight blocks the window. Know it?

John Young

Yeah, I know it.

Gus Grissom

I couldn't track it in Pulse.

Gus Grissom

How much fuel will we need for the next burn?

John Young

The standard burn is 93 ft/sec. We will have enough.

Gus Grissom

We're alined okay, now.

Gus Grissom

Go ahead, Cape CAP COM.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Do you have your standby telemetry transmitter on and ready for a tape dump?

Gus Grissom

Okay. Our standby T/M is in REAL-TIME.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Okay. You are commanding it on. All righty, we'll give you the word on it then. What is the status of your other platform modes, Molly BrownBEF or Free?

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

What is the status of your other platform modes, such as BEF and Free?

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Gus Grissom

Well SEF is fine. Orbit Rate is the one that drives me off in roll. I haven't checked BEF yet. I'll go ahead and give it a check now.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

How long does it take you to build up this quarter degree rate in that yaw rate, starting from zero yaw rate?

Gus Grissom

Gordo, it just gradually accelerates. It's some slow leak out there.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. Are you satisfied with obtaining and holding your attitudes visually?

Gus Grissom

Roger, and the platform is alining properly in SEF.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Okay, fine. You want to turn your standby transmitter off?

John Young

Roger, standby transmitter off.

Gus Grissom

Standby transmitter off.

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Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Have you tried secondary scanner?

Gus Grissom

Roger. We were on secondary scanner for quite awhile. We are back on primary now.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Okay, if you think the platform is drifting too much there for that Control Mode Characteristic Check, just delete that — that at 3 + 30.

Gus Grissom

Roger. I deleted that one Horizon Scanner Mode Check, too.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Okay. I have your 4-1 weather for you.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

It is broken cloud conditions. 20 miles visibility. Wind is 20 knots, at 5 foot seas.

Gus Grissom

Roger, 20 and 5 foot.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. Did you have any success on contact with the booster?

Gus Grissom

We were facing the wrong way at that time, making a Horizon Scanner Check.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Yeah, I was afraid you would be. That was a little bit tight in there.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Did you manage to see anything over the U.S. because of the clouds?

Gus Grissom

We could see the southern part of California and Arizona, I guess. That was about it.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

You want to get your real-time telemetry and acq aid on?

John Young

I can't see it, Gus. I'm blind from looking outside.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

How's the weather, in general, around the world?

Gus Grissom

We've seen very little land.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

All clouds and water, huh?

Gus Grissom

Yep, not even much water.

John Young

Roger. We got a DCS update just then. Was that the TX. Over?

Gus Grissom

We just got DCS update, Gordo. Was that the TX?

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. They got it up and verified.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

We understand you don't have this rolling off in Free mode. Is that affirmative?

Gus Grissom

I don't have any in SEF or BEF mode, Gordo. I haven't checked Free yet. Give me another few minutes.

Gus Grissom

But the platform does aline properly in the BEF mode. I can tell that already.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

We have good verification on your load now, Molly Brown. It looks good.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Have you had a chance to check that Free mode yet?

Gus Grissom

I'm in Free mode now, and it looks like it is working all right.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Very good. We were sure interested in that.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

I would like for you to turn that cabin fan on for two minutes and then back off when you can to see as a little experiment.