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Then do <b>ITEM 1 EXEC</b> to arm a TAL abort, followed by <b>ITEM 3 EXEC</b> to call it. | Then do <b>ITEM 1 EXEC</b> to arm a TAL abort, followed by <b>ITEM 3 EXEC</b> to call it. | ||
In response, if you're still flying under auto control, you should see the Shuttle pitch up and yaw into a different direction - we're no longer going to a 35 deg inclination orbit but rather change course to Banjul. In addition, the FG native HUD will show the words 'TAL abort' to indicate that TAL guidance is running. | |||
For the next minutes, the computer will do the flying for us, so let's focus on a few other things. | |||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
[http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/events/aborts/ NASA human spaceflight page on abort modes] | [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/events/aborts/ NASA human spaceflight page on abort modes] | ||