Several NASA Airborne Science aircraft that were deployed for science missions during the summer of 2013 to study subjects from hurricane formation to forest fires have returned to their home bases at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and the Dryden Aircraft Operations Center in Southern California.
530 – Hands On
0730 – Hands Off, LOX aircraft
0800 – Pilot Briefing in Bldg 994 Telecon: 866-803-4244
0945 – eMAS connection
1030 – Take Off
1630 – Landing (PDT. This time is fixed for Palmdale planning purposes)
8.0 Duration
ER-2 - Science Flight Day
0330 – Hands On
0500 – Pilot Briefing in Bldg 994 Telecon: 866-803-4244
0530 – Hands Off
0645 – eMAS connection
0730 – Take Off
1530 – Landing
8.0 Duration – This may be shortened to allow weather delay.
0800 – Hands On
1400 – Hands Off
DC-8 - Science Flight
0900 - Hands On
1030 - Pre–Flight Brief
1130 - Doors close
1200 - Take Off
Other Items
1030 - Flight Planning meeting
1400 - Flight Planning meeting
0800 – LOX
0900 – Hands On
1400 – Hands Off
9/19 (Thurs) – HARD DOWN DAY
ER-2
No aircraft Access
DC-8
No aircraft Access
OTHER EVENTS:
1030 Flight Planning Meeting
1400 Flight Planning meeting. (Bldg E135, 2nd floor)
Shipment staging 0800-1200 for Fridays truck shipment to PMD
0500 – Hands On
0630 – Pilot Briefing in Bldg 994 Telecon: 866-803-4244
0700 – Hands Off
0815 – eMAS connection
0900 – Take Off
8.0 Duration
0600 Hands On
0715 New Fliers DC-8 egress brief.
0730 PreFlight Brief
0830 Door Close
0900 Takeoff [Estimated 8.0hr flight]
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