OIB

Synonyms
Operation Ice Bridge
Ice Bridge
IceBridge
Operations IceBridge
OIB 10/27/16 Mission Daily Schedule

The plan of the day for tomorrow, 10/27/2016.

0600 - Early breakfast for five group crew
0800 - Power On
0900 - Flight Brief
0930 - Aircraft door close
1000 - Take Off

Notes & Reminder:

* New science flight participants need to do egress & safety training at 8:30am

* The breakfast will be open at the regular time, 0700, except five crew members who will have breakfast early at 0600.

* If you are flying, bring your passport with you, and a change of clothes in the, very unlikely, eventuality of a divert.

OIB 10/22/16 Mission Daily Schedule

The plan of the day for tomorrow, 10/22/2016, is the following:

0800 POWER ON
0900 FLIGHT BRIEF
0930 DOORS CLOSE
1000 TAKE OFF

Notes & Reminders:
NEW PRINTER: We have installed a new wireless printer in the OIB ops area. Please delete the old one (EPSON XP-400) and add the new one (EPSON L375 Series). This printer has higher printing capacity and hopefully presents less issues. You DO need to download drivers for it, you can either use the CD located by the printer or go to https://epson.cl/Soporte/Impresoras/Impresoras-multifuncionales/Epson-L… and select [DOWNLOAD] for the [Driver de Impresora v9.81] (for the case of Mac computers, it might be different for Windows machines. As usual, if necesary, ask ESPO for assistance setting it up.
BREAKFAST: Once again, the breakfast bar will open at their regular time: 0700, with the exception of 5 crew members who will have breakfast ready for them at 0600.
PASSPORTS: Don't forget to bring your passports for the flight.
MTS: To access MTS: https://mts.nasa.gov/group/operation-ice-bridge

OIB 10/21/16 Mission Daily Schedule

Plan of The Day
< 1100 Aircraft Power ON
1400 - 1500 PUQ Airport Fire Drill (see Notes)
1810 - Science Meeting, at the Sky Bar

Notes & Reminders:
  • Fire Drill today at 1400 - 1500: Except the two DC-8 aircraft fire watches everyone else needs to evacuate to the parking lot in front of the terminal.
  • NEW PRINTER: We have installed a new wireless printer in the OIB ops area. Please delete the old one (EPSON XP-400) and add the new one (EPSON L375 Series). This printer has higher printing capacity and hopefully presents few issues. You DO need to download drivers for it, you can either use the CD located by the printer or go to https://epson.cl/Soporte/Impresoras/Impresoras-multifuncionales/Epson-L… and select [DOWNLOAD] for the [Driver de Impresora v9.81] (for the case of Mac computers, it might be different for Windows machines. As usual, if necessary, ask ESPO for assistance setting it up.
  • ESPO: Jhony is leaving on Saturday and will be back here on November 10th to wrap up the campaign, please take the opportunity to say thank you. Patricio Ibarra and I will still be here. My US cell phone number is +1 (925) 640-0463, my local, Chilean mobile: +56 9 9688-8264. Patricio phone is +56 9 9190-3874. Remember that the local OIB Office phone is +56 9 7836-9688.
  • MTS: To access MTS: https://mts.nasa.gov/group/operation-ice-bridge
OIB 10/20/16 Mission Daily Schedule

Plan of the day for 10/20/2016:

0800 POWER ON
0900 FLIGHT BRIEF
0930 DOORS CLOSE
1000 TAKE OFF

Mission Tool Suite (MTS): is up and running for OIB. MTS is an integrated way to communicate with the aircraft, joint the different chat rooms (without dealing with complicated setup, etc), track the aircraft (and estimated flight times to any point on the map). Give it a try. If you don't have an account, use the link to request an account and password (trust me, it is worth the little extra effort). To get started go to:

https://mts.nasa.gov/group/operation-ice-bridge
Notes & Reminders:
  • Once again, the breakfast bar will open at their regular time: 0700, with the exception of 5 crew members who will have breakfast ready for them at 0600.
  • Don't forget to bring your passports for the flight.
OIB 10/19/16 Mission Daily Schedule

UPDATED (0900): Science flight for today has been canceled due to poor weather conditions at the target areas. As usual, we will have a science/weather brief today at 1800. Stand by for the meeting room information.

Notes & Reminders:
  • Use Dreams Network with password provided. Be mindful of internet usage.
  • For tomorrow, breakfast bar will open at their regular time: 0700, with the exception of 5 crew members who will have breakfast ready for them at 0600.
NASA Launches Eighth Year of Antarctic Ice Change Airborne Survey

IceBridge completed the first research flight of its 2016 Antarctic campaign on October 14. The campaign will continue through November 19. This year, the mission is based in Punta Arenas, a city at the southern tip of Chile. From there, IceBridge is carrying 12-hour flights back and forth to Antarctica, covering most of the western section of the frozen continent – the region that is experiencing the fastest changes and is Antarctica’s biggest contributor to sea level rise.

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