Spacelog Mercury 4

There went posigrades, capsule has separated. We are at zero g and turning around and the sun is really bright.

Roger, cap sep is green, turnaround started, manual handle out.

Oh boy! Manual handle is out; the sky is very, very black; the capsule is coming around into orbit attitude; the roll is a little bit slow.

Roger.

I haven't seen a booster anyplace. OK, rate command is coming on. I'm in orbit attitude, I'm pitching up. OK, 40 … Wait, I've lost some roll here someplace.

Roger, rate command is coming on. You're trying manual pitch.

OK, I got roll back. OK, I'm at 24 in pitch.

Roger, your IP is right on, Gus, right on.

OK. I'm having a little trouble with rate, ah, with the manual control.

Roger.

If I can get her stabilized here, all axes are working all right.

Roger. Understand manual control is good.

Roger, it's – it's sort of sluggish, more than I expected.

OK, I'm yawing.

Roger, yaw.

Left, ah.

OK, coming back in yaw. I'm a little bit late there.

Roger. Reading you loud and clear, Gus.

Lot of stuff – there's a lot of stuff floating around up here.

OK, I'm going to skip the yaw, ah, or roll because I'm a little bit late and I'm going to try this rough yaw maneuver. About all I can really see is clouds. I haven't seen any land anyplace yet.

Roger, you're on the window. Are you trying a yaw maneuver?

I'm trying the yaw maneuver and I'm on the window. It's such a fascinating view out the window you just can't help but look out that way.

I understand.

You su-, ah, really. There I see the coast, I see.

4 plus 30 Gus.

4 plus 30, he's looking out the window. A-OK.

I can see the coast but I can't identify anything.

Roger, 4 plus 30 Gus.

Bell 7 from Cap Com, your IP is right on.