Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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rates.
We used the Direct Control Mode .
It ' s
just pretty straightforward.
It ' s identical
to the simulator .
We didn ' t learn anything new
from this check except tha t the simulator was
indeed correct .
Do you have anything to add?
White
No .
Tha t it was
pretty straightforward.
9.4 Horizon Scanner Track Check
McDivitt
Horizon Scanner Track Check is next .
The
horizon scanner ignore light came on as expected
except t he attitude band ~hrough which the horizon
scanner operated was considerably broader than
we had expected .
The scanner ignore light went
off again at the proper attitud8 , considering the fact
that the scanner ignore circui t keeps the
scanner ignore light on
7
seconds after the
scanner has relocked.
So, we always had the
scanner ignore light go out at a different
attitude than where it came on because of the
fixed rates we were using.
We went through the
zero bank angle,pitch-up and pitch-down .
We
went through the zero pitch,bank-left and bank­
r ight.
We then got to the r0E -..,ith pi tch,i.ng.
Here, I only banked to t he right and pitched up
and down.
I didn ' t bank t o the left and pitch-up