Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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had less authority in the spacecraft than it does
in t he simulator.
On the other hand, I felt the
RATE COMMAND system had a heck of a lot more
authority in the spacecraft than it does in the
simulator.
Cooper
That RATE COMMAND just flat snaps you in.
In the
simulator, when you come around in RATE COMMAND
and you let off it will go through 5 to 10 degrees.
You have to let off on it 5 to 10 degrees early.
By golly, in the spacecraft you didn't have to
let off even a degree early.
When you let go,
it stopped right there just like you put on the
brakes.
Conrad
Yeah. It was good and it was tight.
Cooper
It was so tight that you almost had to - -
Conrad
That was OAMS Rate Command.
Cooper
You almost had the feeling that the OAMS Rate
Command was almost bending the Adapter Section.
I t had such high torquing rate.
Conrad
On day 2 and 3, our OAMS system was working
completely correct.
I was extremely impressed