Pete: |
Platform
internal, ventral arm, intercom switches off, on lower antenna. I have
two pre-heat lights and maximum fuel is 2400, ...... is about 3350, cabin
source is 35, APU sources both about 3000, looks pretty good. |
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B-52: |
Both
pre-heats are up, Pete. |
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Pete: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
1
minute. |
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Pete: |
Master
switch on. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
Master
switch is on. 40 seconds. |
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Pete: |
Cabin
switches are on. |
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B-52: |
OK,
I see indication of prime, .......... blossoming, 30 seconds. |
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Pete: |
..........
(garbled) .......... looks good. |
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B-52: |
Roger,
20 seconds. |
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Pete: |
Launch
light is on. |
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B-52: |
Launch
light is on. 10 seconds, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, launch. |
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Chase: |
All
looking good, Pete. |
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Pete: |
OK,
how's my heading look? |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
good, Pete. |
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Chase: |
Real
good. |
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Pete: |
Calibrate,
Mach number .......... |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
10 seconds to should turn, Pete. |
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Pete: |
4-2-4? |
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Chase: |
OK,
this is the turn. Looks good. |
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Pete: |
Am
I at the turn? |
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Chase: |
Roger. |
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NASA
1: |
Start
your turn. |
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Pete: |
Turning
.......... going up. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
looking good, Pete. |
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Pete: |
On
the .......... sideslip. |
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NASA
1: |
Bring
it around to the left, about 10°, Pete. |
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Pete: |
10°
left? |
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Chase: |
Left
10°. |
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Pete: |
4-4-8. |
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NASA
1: |
Start
your turn now. |
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Pete: |
Turning.
Burnout. Just over pullup. All switches are off, prime switches are off,
master is off. Going to jettison. |
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Chase: |
Have
you got him, Neil? Pete, you can go to jettison anytime. |
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Pete: |
Jettisoning.
4-4-8. Let me have a little speed back here. |
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NASA
1: |
Your
winds are calm and slightly from the east. |
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Pete: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
Looking
real good, Pete. |
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Pete: |
OK,
still just a little bit high. |
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Chase: |
Got
a 26. |
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Pete: |
OK,
speed brakes coming closed. And still a little high. |
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Chase: |
At
5.2. |
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Pete: |
Starting
my turn in directly. |
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Chase: |
20. |
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Pete: |
Rog. |
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Chase: |
Looks
real good now, Pete. |
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Pete: |
I'll
make sort of a tight turn on final, Bob. |
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Chase: |
Your
jettison is complete. |
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Pete: |
Roger,
I'm going back to .......... |
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Chase: |
Just
a bit more speed brake, can you hack it? |
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Pete: |
Rog.
Get the ventral on the airborne. |
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Chase: |
OK. |
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Pete: |
And
we're going to be a little long, I think. Brakes coming in. |
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Chase: |
You're
clear on the ventral anytime. It's away and the chute came right out. |
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Pete: |
Flaps. |
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Chase: |
Looks
good, nose gear coming down. 10, 5. Beauty, Pete. |
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NASA
1: |
Real
nice one, Pete. |