Mercury 6 transcript starting at 00 04 36 28 on Spacelog

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00 04 36 28
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven Can see El Centre and the Imperial Valley down there; Salton Sea very clear.
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CAPCOM: It should be pretty green; we've had a lot of rain down here
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John Glenn: Yes, sir.
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CAPCOM: Do you notice any contrast over the coastline, John?
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John Glenn: Say again.
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CAPCOM: How about contrast over the coastline?
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John Glenn: Negative.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
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John Glenn: There is quite a bit of cloud cover down in this area. I can, right on track, I can only see certain areas. I can see quite a bit on up to the north, however.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, going to manual control.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
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John Glenn: This is banging in and out here; I'll just control it manually.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Guaymas Cap Com, reading you loud and clear.
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John Glenn: Roger, Guaymas, read you loud and clear also.
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Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Texas Com Tech. Do you read? Over
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John Glenn: Roger, Texas, go ahead.
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Comm Tech: Roger. Reading you 5 square. Standby for Texas Cap Com.
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John Glenn: Roger.
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CAPCOM: This is Texas Cap Com, Friendship Seven. We are recommending that you leave the retropackage on through the entire reentry. This means that you will have to override the 0.05g switch which is expected to occur at 04 43 53. This also means that you will have to manually retract the scope. Do you read?
00 04 38 47
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. What is the reason for this? Do you have any reason? Over.
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CAPCOM: Not at this time; this is the judgment of Cape Flight.
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John Glenn: Roger. Say again your instructions please. Over.
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CAPCOM: We are recommending that the retropackage not, I say again, not be jettisoned. This means that you will have to override the 0.05g switch which is expected to occur at 04 43 53. This is approximately 4¼ minutes from now. This also means that you will have to retract the scope manually. Do you understand?
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John Glenn: Roger, understand. I will have to make a manual 0.05g entry when it occurs, and bring the scope in manually. Is that affirm?
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CAPCOM: That is affirmative, Friendship Seven.
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John Glenn: Roger.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, going to reentry attitude, then, in that case.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Cape flight will give you the reasons for this action when you are in view.
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John Glenn: Roger. Roger. Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Everything down here on the ground looks okay.
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John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Confirm your attitudes.
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John Glenn: Roger.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Cape. Over.
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John Glenn: Go ahead, Cape. Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Recommend you go to reentry attitude and retract the scope manually at this time.
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John Glenn: Roger, retracting scope manually.
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CAPCOM: While you're doing that, we are not sure whether or not your landing bag has deployed. We feel it is possible to reenter with the retropackage on. We see no difficulty at this time in that type of reentry. Over.
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John Glenn: Roger, understand.
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CAPCOM: Seven, this is Cape. Over.
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John Glenn: Go ahead, Cape. Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Estimating 0.05g at 04 44.
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John Glenn: Roger.
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CAPCOM: You override 0.05g at that time.
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John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I'm on straight manual control at present time. This was, still kicking in and out of orientation mode, mainly in yaw following retorfire, so I am on straight manual now. I'll back it up. …
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CAPCOM: … on reentry.
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John Glenn: Say again.
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CAPCOM: Standby.

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