Archive for the 'Fly' Category
Monday, September 11th, 2006
Date of Plan: 12 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 6:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 6:45 AM (0745 UTC)
Go/No-Go Decision: 7:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 09:30 AM
Door Close: 10:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1100 CVT (1200 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:45 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Day 1 investigation of strong African Easterly Wave emerging off [...]
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Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Date of Plan: 9 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 5:30 AM ( in hotel lobby)
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:45 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Day 2 investigation of an African Easterly Wave [...]
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Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Date of Plan: 8 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1800 CVT (1900 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 6:45 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
To investigate an African Easterly Wave moving westward off the African coast.
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
Date of Plan: 5 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 6:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 6:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 7:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 9:30 AM
Door Close: 10:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1100 CVT (1200 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:45 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Continue a Day 3 investigation of the African Easterly Wave sampled on [...]
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Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
Date of Plan: 4 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1800 CVT (1900 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 8:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Continue a Day 2 investigation of the African Easterly Wave sampled on [...]
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
Date of Plan: 3 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive by Taxi: 5:15 AM
Mission Scientists Arrive by Bus: 6:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 6:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 7:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 9:30 AM
Door Close: 10:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1100 CVT (1200 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
To sample an African [...]
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Date of Plan: 1 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 2000 CVT (2100 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 8:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Sampling an emerging African Easterly Wave that is expected to be crossing the [...]
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
Date of Plan: 30Aug06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1800 CVT (1900 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 6:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Investigate AEW emerging off the West African coast
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Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Date of Plan: 26Aug06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Associated with a large cyclonic circulation centered near Cape Verde
Continuity of AEW large wave [...]
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Thursday, August 24th, 2006
Date of Plan: 25Aug06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 2000 CVT (2100 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 5:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Coordinated SAL dust flight along African coast with British BAE146
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