PACE-PAX

PACE-PAX 08/31/24 Mission Daily Schedule

Labor Day Weekend (all times PDT)
Hard Down Days Saturday and Sunday - enjoy the weekend!
Monday, September 2, 2024
Meetings:
0900: Weather Briefing, Mission Status and Flight Planning Meeting (Virtual Teams meeting) for Tuesday and Wednesday
NASA ER-2
Hard Down Day
CIRPAS Twin Otter 
Hard Down Day
Tentative weekly plan
Tuesday, September 3rd: Twin Otter flight
Wednesday, September 4th: Twin Otter, possible ER-2 flight

PACE-PAX 08/30/24 Mission Daily Schedule

Meetings (all times PDT):
0830: Oceans Group Meeting (Virtual only)
0930: All Hands Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room and virtual via weather brief Teams link)
NASA ER-2
0630 - 1100: Aircraft Access
CIRPAS Twin Otter 
0800:  Hangar Access
Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups
Reminders:

PACE-PAX 08/28/24 Mission Daily Schedule

Meetings (all times PDT):
0900:  Weather Briefing, Mission Status and Flight Planning Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
1300:  ER-2 Weather Brief (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
NASA ER-2: Check Flight 
0600: Preflight Science Weather Briefing (Teams and 1731)
0630: Instruments Hands On
0700: Mission Briefing ER-2 Go/NoGo (Teams and Lab 1720)
    *NOTE: A representative from each instrument must be present*
0730: Instrument Hands Off / ER-2 Tow out
1000: ER-2 Check Flight Takeoff
1300: Landing
1345:  Flight Debrief

PACE-PAX 08/27/24 Mission Daily Schedule

Meetings (all times PDT):
0900:  Weather, Mission and Flight Planning Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
1300:  ER-2 Weather Brief (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)

NASA ER-2 
0630 - 1100: Aircraft access
1200:  Begin CST

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
0800:  Hangar access

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

PACE-PAX 08/23/24 Mission Daily Schedule

NASA ER-2 (all times PDT)
0700 - 1500: Aircraft Access
1000 - 1100:  ER-2 Meeting in Conference Room 1731 (and Teams)

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

PACE-PAX 08/26/24 Mission Daily Schedule

Meetings (all times PDT):
0900:  Weather, Mission and Flight Planning Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
1300:  ER-2 Weather Brief (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
NASA ER-2 
0630 - 0800: Aircraft access
0800 - 0900: Network Check
0900:  Begin CST
1130 - 1530: Aircraft access
CIRPAS Twin Otter 
0800:  Hangar access
Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 

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PACE-PAX 08/22/24 Mission Daily Schedule
NASA – PACE-PAX Plan of the Day
Thursday 22 August 2024 (all times PDT)

NASA ER-2 
0630 - 0830: No instrument aircraft access
0830 - 1530: Aircraft access

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

PACE-PAX 08/21/24 Mission Daily Schedule
NASA – PACE-PAX Plan of the Day
Wednesday 21 August 2024 (all times PDT)

NASA ER-2 
0600 - 1200:  Pressure test, no aircraft access (pods that are in the lab will not be pressurized)
~1200-1530: Aircraft access

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information

 

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