Discovery you are 3,000 feet low...

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From: hollis
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:09

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Greetings and Salutations:

Question for the JSC guys...

1) I heard that this was SUPPOSED to be an autoland test?

2) What was meant by the callouts (I may not have the terminology correct) at
the 90 degree hack "Discovery you are low on the 90 degree... Discovery you are
VERY low on the 90 degree 3,000 feet".  They then closed the rudder speed
brake, and returned to centerline.  This happened when the orbiter was only
10,000 feet off the ground, and I would think a 3,000 ft error would be a tad
bit excessive....

Comments?

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Subject: Discovery you are 3,000 feet low...
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Date: 11 Dec 92 14:09:08 EST
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