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ORACLES 09/30/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Science Flight #PRF02Y18
0430 Hotel Limited Breakfast
0530 Weather Briefing
0545 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport 
0630 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0715 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport (to view takeoff)
0730 P-3 doors closed
0800 P-3 takeoff - 8 hour flight
0815 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
1000 Weather and aerosol weather forecasts 
1100 Daily flight planning meeting
1100 Shuttle: Hotel to SuperCKdo to Hotel
1500 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
1600 P-3 Landing
1615 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

ORACLES 09/28/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Saturday, Sept 29thPOD
All times in Local time

Hotel:
0900 Weather/forecast
1000-1200 Flight planning discussion
1600 Brief on flight plan for Sunday

Airport:
0740 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0900 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0800-1300 Airport: P-3 Science Access 
1100 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
1315 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
Shuttle to Grocery if needed

Tentative Plan:
Sun, Sep 30 – Flight
Mon, Oct 1 – Hard Down

ORACLES 09/27/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Friday, Sept 28thPOD
All times in Local time

0900 Hotel : weather/forecast
1000-1200 Hotel : Flight Planning Discussion

0740 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0900 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0800-1300 Airport: P-3 Science Access (as late as 1600 if needed)
1200 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
1315 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
later shuttle(s) as needed
1400 Shuttle: Hotel to Grocery n back
1600 Hotel: Science Team Meeting – debrief of transit and PRF01Y18 (voluntary/optional)

ORACLES 09/26/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Science Flight #PRF01Y18
0430 Hotel Limited Breakfast
0530 Weather Briefing
0545 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport 
0630 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0715 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport (to view takeoff)
0730 P-3 doors closed
0800 P-3 takeoff - 8 hour flight
0815 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
0900 Weather and chemical weather forecasts 
1000 Daily flight planning meeting
1100 Shuttle: Hotel to SuperCKdo to Hotel
1500 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
1600 P-3 Landing
1615 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

ORACLES 08/30/18 Mission Daily Schedule
Achievements for August 30 and plan for August 31
HiGEAR
  • An AMS component has been shipped out for repair.
  • Left this afternoon and will return when equipment is returned
UND Wing Probes
  • Rack is ready and waiting to go on
  • Right wing is wired but no power yet to 3 out of 4 instruments
  • Mechs are working power issues
PDI
  • Also waiting on power problem resolution for system tests
  • Pylon is now closed up
Data Systems
  • Litton in
ORACLES 08/29/18 Mission Daily Schedule
Achievements August 29 and plans for August 30
UND/wing probes
  • Decision to use new canister; ready to be installed and tested either late next Wed or Thurs
  • Rack will be ready to be loaded onto the plane tomorrow morning
  • Can start testing probes on the right wing
  • Left inboard side could possibly be done late tomorrow
PDI
  • Cases arrived at the hangar today and Jennifer was able to get everything on the plane. She needs the UND rack to be installed tomorrow morning to connect th
ORACLES 08/29/18 Mission Daily Schedule
Accomplishments August 28 and plans for August 29
UND/Cloud probes
  • Rack is populated and will be ready to load onto the plane sometime late morning.
  • Trying to locate a missing adaptor mount for one of the canisters, and exploring options for using a different one if it cannot be located.
PDI
  • Jennifer is waiting for her equipment to get back via FedEx.
HiGEAR
  • Steve and Amie ordered a replacement cable that should address their issue.
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