10Sept06 Plan of the Day
Date of Plan: 10 Sept 06
Flight Status: planned Fly – changed to No Fly
Forecaster Meeting 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:30 AM (0830 UTC)
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: 2000 CVT (2100 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 8:45 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
Day 3 investigation of an African Easterly Wave that was first sampled on 8 September. The length of the mission could be 8 hours long. There is a chance that the plan for the day could be declared as a no fly day in order to prepare for the next wave exiting the coast on Monday or Tuesday.