Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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14,9 Egress training
Borman
Briefing, Gulf Exercise, and Survival Gear.
All went
off well, We had it done on Spacecraft 4, so we only
went off in Static Article 5.
We did not use the Boiler
Pl ate No, 201
and it worked out fine.
We had the
helicopter pickup.
Lovell
I think the helicopter pickup was well worth it though,
because i t was exactly what you do on recovery.
Might as well do it in practice.
Borman
And that is strange how that got thrown in there .
That one time on Spacecraft 4, we just thought, well,
it would be nice to come back by helicopter, rather
than back by ship.
And it worked out to be very
valuable as a matter of fact. I think that is good
training. I think that you should have the Gulf
exercise.
No question in my mind that you should
have that,
Lovell
That· is about the most realistic type training you
can possibly get.
Borman
We were well trained in the use of survival gear.
Of course, I think that it is a very good idea. We
had it laid out here in the crew quarters all the time
we were down here, and we stopped in and took a. look at it ..