CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM [DELETED] RE AIR CONDITIONING MALFUCTIONED

Created: 2/7/1963

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f.CFT NUM8ER THREE HADE FLT NUMBEREB. PILOT EASTHAM, PURPOSE OF FLT 1NS_AMD TYPE I. TAKEOFF5 HOURSv tffljip rimrM HTMiirrg. qrOSS0 POUNDS WITH CQ0 PERCENT. AB TAKEOFF AMD AB CLIMB0 FEET. OVER TARGETEAS0 FEET. WHEN TO POSITION NUMBER THREE (AUSTIN) CLIMBED IN CLOUDSEASPESCENDED0 INVER TARGET -SELECTED POSITION NUMBEREFT SPIKE CAUTION LIGHT CAMEPIKES APPEARED OK. CLIMBED0 FEETEAS IN CLOUDS BROKE IN CLEAR OVER ELY SO FIXEDEGREE TURN TO LEFT, BACX OVER0OSTOCKPIT TEMPERATURECfcnST LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM? PASSED OVER TARGET AREA ENROUTE HOME0 FEETEAS STARTED DESCENT TO HOME BASE DUMPING FUEL0 POUNDS, PUT GEAR DOWN EMERGENCY SYSTEM, NORMAL LANDING AND BRAKE CHUTE.

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ONE HOUR AND TWENTY EIGHT MINUTES. THIS WAS FIRSTMR ECS INSTRUCTOR PILOT.

FUEL0 POiMpS. TAKEOFF, CLIMB0 FEET. PER FORM ED^PILOT FAMILURIZATIO^MANUEVERS FOR APPROXINUTES, INCLUDING AB CLIMB0 FEET. ENTERED TRAFFIC, SHOT SEVERAL LOW APPROACHES TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS PLUS FULL STOP. CHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY. FLIGHT ROUTINE IN ALL RESPECTS.

O FIRST FLIGHT VERY FAVORABLE.

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