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2016-09-24

Saturday, Sept. 24
General NOTE for all ORACLES participants in Namibia

Please review Ascension Island Location Details if you are on the P3-Transit flight
Before you depart Namibia and head back to the USA you are required to hand in your AIRPORT BADGE and vest to ESPO
Have the VISA paperwork that you arrived with handy as they have been known to ask for it on departure
Sommer Beddingfield is now here to work out shipping details. Please meet with her when you get a chance

Weather Briefing and Go/No-Go Meeting 0530
Forecast/flight planning meeting: 0800

P-3 Science Flight #12:

0615 Crew Show/Hands-On
0745 Doors Close
0805 Engine Start
0815 Takeoff
1600 Landing (~8-hour flight)
1630 Debrief
1600 Hands-On
1700 Hands-Off

ER-2 Science Flight #8:

0530 Hands-On
0600 Preflight Brief
0630 Hands-Off/Tow
0830 Engine Start
0900 Take-Off (or 45 mins after P-3 Take-off)
1700 Landing Approx 1700 (~8 hour flight)
+0030 Debrief After Landing
+0100 Hands-On After Landing
+0200 Hands-Off After Landing

Shuttle schedule
Hotel to airport:

0445
0515
0530
0630
0730
1130
1500
1600

Airport to Hotel:

0850
1000
1630
1700
1800
1830
1900 or until the last person needs a ride…

Sun., 09/25 - Flight day both planes around 0900 take-offs
Mon., 9/26 - Hard down day
Tues, 9/27 - Flight day for both planes around 0900 take-offs

ESPO contacts
ESPO 1 (Kent) Namibia cell - local 081 8162205 / international +264 818162205
Kent US cell - +1 (650) 336-3127
ESPO 2 (Susan) Namibia cell - local 081 8557428 / international +264 818557428
Susan US cell - +1 (650) 996-9335 or +1 (312) 804-1055
Jens - +1 (650) 318-8407

2016-09-23

Friday, Sept. 23 - Soft Down Day

General NOTE for all ORACLES participants in Namibia

Please review Ascension Island Location Details if you are on the P3-Transit flight
Before you depart Namibia and head back to the USA you are required to hand in your AIRPORT BADGE and vest to ESPO
Have the VISA paperwork that you arrived with handy as they have been known to ask for it on departure
Sommer Beddingfield is now here to work out shipping details. Please meet with her when you get a chance

Access: Try to start early so we can all end early

P-3 Aircraft Access: 0900-1300
ER-2 Aircraft Access: 0900- 1200

Science Meeting: 5pm

Shuttle schedule
Hotel to airport: 0800, 1000, 1100
Airport to Hotel: 1100, 1300

ESPO contacts
ESPO 1 (Kent) Namibia cell - local 081 8162205 / international +264 818162205
Kent US cell - +1 (650) 336-3127
ESPO 2 (Susan) Namibia cell - local 081 8557428 / international +264 818557428
Susan US cell - +1 (650) 996-9335 or +1 (312) 804-1055
Jens - +1 (650) 318-8407

2016-09-22

Thursday, Sept. 22
General NOTE for all ORACLES participants in Namibia

Before you depart Namibia and head back to the USA you are required to hand in your AIRPORT BADGE and vest to ESPO
Have the VISA paperwork that you arrived with handy as they have been known to ask for it on departure
Sommer Beddingfield is now here to work out shipping details. Please meet with her when you get a chance.
Jen's latest schedule is on the ESPO website under Mission Planning-> Mission Calendar ->Schedule
We will be sending out the Swakopmund Reservations for you to review your departure date

Routine Flight

Weather Briefing and Go/No-Go Meeting 0600
Forecast/flight planning meeting: 0630
ER-2 Flight #7:

0600 Hands-On
0630 Preflight Brief
0700 Hands-Off/Tow
0930 Take-Off
1715 Landing (~8 hour)
1745 Debrief
1745 Hands-On
1845 Hands-Off

P-3 Access 0900-1200
(NOTE: If approval for maintenance is received, it will be a NO ACCESS-MAINTENANCE DAY)

Shuttle schedule
Hotel to airport:

0500
0545
0700
0830
1130
1600

Airport to Hotel:

1000
1100
1230
1800
1830
1900
1930 or until the last person needs a ride…

2016-09-21

Wednesday, Sept. 21
General NOTE for all ORACLES participants in Namibia

Before you depart Namibia and head back to the USA you are required to hand in your AIRPORT BADGE and vest to ESPO
Have your VISA paperwork handy as they have been known to ask for it on departure
Sommer Beddingfield is now here to work out shipping details. Please meet with her when you get a chance.
Jen's latest schedule is on the ESPO website under Mission Planning-> Mission Calendar ->Schedule

Forecast/flight planning meeting: 8am
Science Meeting: 5pm

P-3 Aircraft Access: 0900-1500. Note: There will be no power from 0900-0945 because of RSP work. Other experimenters can plan on arriving at 0945.

ER-2 Aircraft Access: 0900-1300

Shuttle schedule:
Hotel to airport: Every hour, on the hour, 8am to 11am
Airport to Hotel: 12, 1, 2, 3, 3:30

ESPO contacts
ESPO 1 (Kent) Namibia cell - local 081 8162205 / international +264 818162205
Kent US cell - +1 (650) 336-3127
ESPO 2 (Susan) Namibia cell - local 081 8557428 / international +264 818557428
Susan US cell - +1 (650) 996-9335 or +1 (312) 804-1055
Sommer US cell - +1 (650) 450-7645
Jens - +1 (650) 318-8407

2016-09-20

General NOTE for all ORACLES participants in Namibia

Before you depart Namibia and head back to the USA you are required to hand in your AIRPORT BADGE and vest to ESPO
Have your VISA paperwork handy as they have been known to ask for it on departure
Sommer Beddingfield is now here to work out shipping details. Please meet with her when you get a chance.

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Tuesday, Sept. 20
Weather Briefing and Go/No-Go Meeting 0530
Forecast/flight planning meeting: 8am
P-3 Science Flight #11:

0615 Crew Show/Hands-On
0745 Doors Close
0805 Engine Start
0815 Earliest Takeoff
1600 Landing (~8-hour)
1630 Debrief
1600 Hands-On
1700 Hands-Off

ER-2 Science Flight #6:

0430 Hands-On
0530 Hands-Off/Tow
0600 Preflight Brief
0830 Engine Start
0900 Take-Off
1700 Landing (~8 hour)
1730 Debrief
1730 Hands-On
1830 Hands-Off

Shuttle schedule
Hotel to airport:

0330
0430 (2 shuttles)
0530
0630
0700
0800
1600

Airport to Hotel:

1000
1200
1730(2 shuttles)
1830
1900
1930 or until the last person needs a ride…

2016-09-19

Monday, Sept. 19 Hard Down Day
Some Tour Suggestions from Nicky:

Chris Living Desert tour 0811275070
Tommy Living Desert Tour 0811281038
Charlys Desert Tours 064404341
Sandwich harper - Pieter 812433437 - birds and such

Shuttle schedule

Hotel to Walvis Bay Waterfront - 2 seats left 0700 pickup and 1245 return
Hotel to airport: 9am, 10am, 1pm
Airport to Hotel: 2pm, 3pm

Tuesday, Sept. 20
Weather Briefing and Go/No-Go Meeting 0530
Forecast/flight planning meeting: 8am

P-3 Science Flight #11:

0615 Crew Show/Hands-On
0745 Doors Close
0805 Engine Start
0815 Earliest Takeoff
1600 Landing (~8-hour duration)
1630 Debrief
1600 Hands-On
1700 Hands-Off

ER-2 Science Flight #6:

0530 Hands-On
0600 Preflight Brief
0630 Hands-Off/Tow
0830 Engine Start
0900 Take-Off
1700 Landing Approx 1700 (8 hour flight)
+0030 Debrief After Landing
+0100 Hands-On After Landing
+0200 Hands-Off After Landing
Shuttle Schedule to be determined

2016-09-18

Don't forget to contact the hotel if you need to extend your hotel stay. If you are staying at the Swakopmund Hotel, let Susan know about your departure date changes so requests to Swakopmund can be consolidated.

Before you depart, please turn in your vest and badge to ESPO.

Sunday, Sept. 18

Weather Briefing and Go/No-Go Meeting 0630
Forecast/flight planning meeting: 8am

P-3 Science Flight #10:
0700 Crew Show/Hands-On
0830 Doors Close
0850 Engine Start
0900 Takeoff
1700 Landing (~8-hour duration)
1730 Debrief
1700 Hands-On
1800 Hands-Off

ER-2 Science Flight #5:
0630 Crew Show/Hands-On
0700 Mission / Weather Brief
0730 Hands-Off
0930 Engine Start
1000 Takeoff
1830 Landing (~8.5-hour duration)
1900 Debrief
1900 Hands-On
2000 Hands-Off

Shuttle schedule
Hotel to airport:

0530
0600 (2 shuttles)
0700
0800
1600
1730

Airport to Hotel:

1030
1100
1200
1730
1830 (2 shuttles)
1900
1930
2000 (or until the last person is off the plane who needs the shuttle)

Monday, 09/19/16 - Hard Down Day

Some Tour Suggestions from Nicky:

Chris Living Desert tour 0811275070
Tommy Living Desert Tour 0811281038
Charlys Desert Tours 064404341
Sandwich harper - Pieter 812433437 - birds and such

Shuttle schedule:
Hotel to Walvis Bay Waterfront - 2 seats left

0700 pickup and 1245 return

2016-09-17

Saturday, Sept. 17

Forecast/flight planning meeting: 8am

Science Meeting: 5pm

P-3 Aircraft Access: 0900-0300

ER-2 Aircraft Access: 0900-1200 unless more time is needed

Sunday, 09/18/16 P-3 and ER-2 flight day (take-off time 9:00, to be updated tomorow)
Monday, 09/19/16 Hard Down Day

Shuttle schedule

Shuttle schedule:
Hotel to airport:

Every hour, on the hour, 8am to 11am

Airport to Hotel:

Every hour, on the half-hour, 11:30am to 3:30pm

ESPO contacts

ESPO 1 (Kent) Namibia cell - local 081 8162205 / international +264 818162205

Kent US cell - +1 (650) 336-3127

ESPO 2 (Susan) Namibia cell - local 081 8557428 / international +264 818557428

Susan US cell - +1 (650) 996-9335 or +1 (312) 804-1055

Jens - +1 (650) 318-8407

2016-09-16

Friday, Sept. 16

P-3 & ER-2 flight day (RF - Routine Flight)

Go/No-Go Meeting 0530
Forecast/flight planning meeting: 0800

ER-2:
Hands-On 0530
Preflight Brief 0600
Hands-Off/Tow 0630
Engine Start 0830
Take-Off 0900
Landing Approx 1700 (8 hour flight)
Debrief +0030 after Landing
Hands-On +0100 after Landing
Hands-Off +0200 after Landing

P-3:
Hands-On 0700
Hands-Off 0300

Shuttle schedule

Hotel to airport:

4:30 am
5:00 am
5:30 am
6:00 am (2 shuttles)
7:00 am
8:00 am
10:00 am
4:30 pm

Airport to Hotel:

9:45 am
10:30 am
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
8:00 pm (or until the last person is off the plane who needs the shuttle)

2016-09-15

If you have photos of mission activities please feel free to post on the website or give to Susan to post. She is also collecting photos/videos for putting in a keepsake video for you to show your friends/family the activities of the mission.
If you have a car without a parking pass and want to park in Airport dirt lot, see Susan for form.
Thursday, Sept. 15
No-flight day
P-3 aircraft access: 9am to 5pm
ER-2 aircraft access: 9am to 12pm

See Yohei for data-related questions before he departs. 8-10 am, 2-5 pm in the Operations Center or 11 am - 1 pm in the hangar

Forecast meeting: 8am
Flight Planning meeting: 9am
Science team tag-up meeting (communicating flight plan for next day): 5pm
Shuttle schedule:
Hotel to airport: Every hour, on the hour, 8am to 11am
Airport to Hotel: Every hour, on the hour, 1pm to 5pm

Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 & 17
Potential back to back flights. Detail to follow

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