POD August 14, 2024 - Flight Day (SF#9 P-3, SF#10 LearJet, SF#5 G-III)
Announcements:
For luggage, the staging deadline is noon on Thursday. If we fly Thursday, all flyers must have their luggage ready in the morning before the flight. To make things easier, you can leave your luggage in your building’s common area for ESPO to pick up: for 99, in the middle hallway on the first floor; for 331/336, in the living room area. Please have it there no later than 10am if you want ESPO to pick up.
All:
0415 - Go No-Go (WhatsApp message, Flight Ops Channel)
0930 - Forecasting and Flight Planning, Danish School (Hybrid)
1600 - Flight Debrief (Hangar 8 conference room)
P-3 Schedule:
0430 - P-3 Power and Instrument Access (if No-go revert to 0800-1600 access)
0700 - Preflight Briefing (Hangar 8 conference room)
0720 - Doors Close
0800 - Takeoff
~TBD - Landing (approximate time)
1600 - Flight Debrief Brief (Hangar 8 conference room)
G-III Schedule:
0800 - Estimated earliest potential takeoff
~TBD - Landing (approximate time)
Lear Schedule:
0815 - Estimated earliest potential takeoff
~TBD - Landing (approximate time)
General reminders:
Please continue packing your cargo so ESPO and Kit can begin building pallets for the end of the deployment. The staging area has been identified in the hangar. Refer to the WhatsApp announcements for photos (blue label for AMC route, pink label for NASA C-130 cargo). Contact ESPO with any logistical questions or concerns.
Fill out the Google Doc with your team’s de-installation plans for the P-3 so we can all plan accordingly.
If you plan to rent a car at Wallops, note that Enterprise at SBY airport closes at 10:30 p.m., and AVIS closes at 10pm
Review Dan’s email titled “ARCSIX 2nd Deployment close out” for additional information about the end of the deployment process.
Only essential cargo approved by ESPO and the C-130 loadmaster, such as toolboxes or items needed for P-3 de-installation, will return during transit. All other items will ship via the military cargo route, which may take a few weeks. Best case scenario, your cargo will arrive at Wallops on the 1st or 2nd week of September. I will update folks on the status of their cargo once it is enroute.
