NAMMA Plan of the Day

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 [...]

Date of Plan: 31Aug06
Flight Status: Fly (tentative – update after go/no-go decision) – changed to No Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:30 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Power Off Aircraft: 5:00 PM
Mission Objectives
Sampling new African Easterly Wave if it looks promising

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

Date of Plan: 29Aug06
Flight Status: No-Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:30 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 9:00 AM
Science Team Meeting: 3:00 PM

Date of Plan: 28Aug06
Flight Status: Hard Down

Date of Plan: 27Aug06
Flight Status: No-Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 8:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 9:00 AM

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 [...]

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

Date of Plan: 24Aug06
Flight Status: No-Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Mission Science Meeting: 9:00 AM
Flight Alert Status Decision: 10:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 10:00 AM
C-17 Arrive: 10:15 AM
Mission Science Informal Meeting: 3:00 PM
Power Off Aircraft: 06:00 PM

Plan of the Day for: Wednesday, 23Aug06     Plan filed on 22Aug06 at 3PM CVT        
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 5:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00  AM
Preflight Briefing: 9:30 AM
Door Close: 10:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1100 AM (1200 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 19:30
Mission Summary/Objectives

Survey of TS Debby circulation at high and mid [...]