2/5 Accomplishments:
After some minor issues this morning AV-6 took off at approximately 07:50 to conduct ATTREX's first science flight! Things are going well.
2/6 Plans:
Land and recover the aircraft.
Refuel the aircraft.
Plan for the next flight. Some weather is moving into the area on Friday but the plan remains to sneak another flight in before the end of the week.
2/4 Accomplishments:
Instrument and aircraft preflights
Group photo
2/5 Plans:
Conduct the first ATTREX science flight
1/27 Accomplishments:
UCATS, NOAA WVR, GWAS and DLH bench work
1/28 Plans:
Reinstall UCATS, NOAA WVR and DLH
Preflight instruments
Preflight aircraft
Plan is to fly on Tuesday
1/26 Accomplishments:
UCATS, NOAA WVR, GWAS and DLH bench work
1/27 Plans:
UCATS, NOAA WVR, GWAS and DLH bench work
1/25 Accomplishments:
Saturday flight cancelled due to A/C crew overtime issues
UCATS, NOAA WVR and DLH instruments removed from A/C for bench work
SSFR status packet issues partially resolved
"Social" and "Traditional" Media Day
1/26 Plans:
Instrument bench work
1/17 Accomplishments:
The problem with the power pallet was addressed by loading a previous (fully functional) software version
1/18 Plans:
DLH to arrive at the hangar @ 12:00 for instrument preflight
mini-DOAS and HU/PCRS to arrive @ 02:00 for instrument preflights
Engine start @ 05:30
Take-off @ 07:00 for a 4-5 hour range flight
1/16 Accomplishments:
Nose gear successfully changed and checked out
Majority of instruments completed preflight preparations
Aircraft preflights
1/17 Plans:
DLH to arrive at the hangar @ 01:00 for instrument preflight
mini-DOAS and HU/PCRS to arrive @ 02:00 for instrument preflights
Engine start @ 05:30
Take-off @ 07:00 for a 4-5 hour range flight
Instrument teams need to be at the GHOC @ 05:00
1/15 Accomplishments:
Successful completion of CST
Removal of not leaking nose gear strut from AV-1
Removal of leaking nose gear strut from AV-6
Installation of AV-1 nose gear strut onto AV-6
1/16 Plans:
Perform nose gear strut servicing and complete functional checks
Preflight aircraft for Thursday 07:00 take-off for range flight
Tentative plan is still to perform science flight on Friday
1/14 Accomplishments:
The Ku system issues encountered during the attempted CST turned the exercise into a "Pre-CST" which was accomplished with full Ku functionality
After the CST begin repairing aircraft nose strut (leaking) (If it goes well it could take about a day)
1/15 Plans:
CST - Instrument team representatives need to be at the Payload Operations Room in the GHOC @ 08:00
Begin repairing aircraft nose strut (leaking) (If it goes well it could take about a day)
Tentative long range plan is to conduct the range flight on Thursday morning (07:30 ETD) and the science flight on Friday
1/12 Accomplishments:
49ers completely dispatch The Pack
MMS network interface problem turned out to be a bad ethernet cable; it was changed and the system works fine
GWAS fixed a noisy manifold pressure sensor
HU/PCRS continued system calibration work
DLH performed high altitude pressure control system work
1/13 Plans:
Off aircraft instrument system work
The current schedule calls for Combined System Test on Monday, preflight on Tuesday for a range flight on Wednesday, preflight Thursday a.m. for a p.m. take off for a science flight
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