Accomplishments:

Saturday: P-3 completed Science flight #PRF01Y17 (see picture - credits: Jhony Zavaleta.  Note the container ship in the distance where we think our equipment from Wallops is currently located.)

Sunday August 13

Science Flight #PRF02Y17

Group A: (Crew, ac scientists, forecaster A, ground flight scientist A)

0430 Hotel Limited Breakfast

0530 Weather Briefing

0545 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport

0630 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport

0715 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport

0730 P-3 doors closed

0800 P-3 takeoff

0830 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

1700 P-3 Landing

1730 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

1830 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

Group B: (Forecasters B, ground flight scientist B)

0900 Weather and chemical weather forecasts based on WRF - Chem predictions for next possible flight day (+1-3)

1000 Daily flight planning meeting - Discussion on targeted science objectives

1200 Preliminary flight plans are produced

Group A&B:

L+15 science team tag-up at airport and by phone: flight recap, notice of next day schedule, flight plans distributed

Monday August 14

0745 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport

0800 Airport: P-3 Science Access / Badging for P-3 crew

0800 Hotel  : weather/forecast. 

0900 Hotel  : Flight Planning Discussion

1000 Hotel  : Flight Planning

1000 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport

1020 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

1200 Lunch box ordering closes 

1200 Hotel  : Flight Plans to Pilots

1330 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport to drop off for badging then to Grocery then Hotel

1400 Airport: Badging for new arrivals

1530 Shuttle: Airport to Grocery then Hotel

1500 Hotel  : Feedback on plans

1600 Hotel  : Science Team Meeting  

Links

São Tomé Google Map: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bJsQm0uhz51_QkCeusUTWOCetTQ&usp=sharing

 (editable so you can add pins to dining, pharmacy, etc...)

ESPO Numbers:

Bernie Luna +1-650-417-8810 & São Tomé +239-988-4243

Jhony Zavaleta +1-650-224-4825 & São Tomé +239-988-4417

Susan McFadden +1-312-804-1055 & São Tomé +239-988-4245