[41] Table 4-III. Pilot Training Summary in the Mercury Procedures Trainer No.2 (Cape Canaveral)

[68 simulated failures, 40 turnaround maneuvers, 53 retrofire attitude control maneuvers]

Date (1962)

Type of training

Time, hr:min

No. of missions

ECS (Failure number and type)

RCS (Failure number and type)

Sequential system (Failure number and type)

Electrical system (Failure number and type)

Communication system (Failure number and type)

Other (Failure number and type)

Special training activities*

Aug.20

New switch function familiarization

01:30

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,4,5

Aug.23

One-orbital-pass mission

01:30

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,4,5,6

Aug.28

Flight plan familiarization, simulated systems failures

01:45

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

3,4,6

Aug.29

Flight plan familiarization

00:35

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

1,4,6

Sept.8

Simulated systems failures

03:00

4

-

1

3

3

1

1

1,2,3

Sept.10

Simulated systems failures

01:35

3

-

1

3

3

-

-

1,2,3,6

Sept.11

Simulated systems failures

01:30

3

1

-

2

3

-

3

2,3,4

Sept.12

Simulated systems failures

01:15

4

3

-

2

1

-

1

2,3,4,5

Sept.15

Simulated systems failures

02:25

3

2

-

5

1

1

-

2,3,6

Sept.18

MCC-Bermuda simulation

03:35

4

1

2

2

2

3

2

2,3

Sept.19

MCC-Bermuda simulation

00:30

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

Sept.20

Simulated attitude control system failure

02:30

4

2

1

1

-

-

3

1,2,3,4,5

Sept.22

Network simulation

01:00

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,4

Sept.25

Flight plan work

02:00

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,4,6

Sept.27

Simulated attitude control system failure

01:05

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,5,6

Oct.1

Network simulation, simulated systems failures.

03:30

4

-

-

3

-

-

-

1,2,4

Total

29:15

37

10

5

22

15

5

11

* Training activities key:

1- Normal launches and reentries.
2- Launch aborts.
3-Orbital and reentry emergencies.
4- Turnaround maneuvers.
5- Retrofire attitude control.
6-Flight plan activities (equipment manipulation, control mode switching, yaw maneuvering, et cetera)

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