Plan of the Day for Saturday, September 10, 2022
Today:
- Science Flight #4
- All flight crew, don’t forget to carry your passport with you on the flight (And COVID vax certificate just in case)
- Plan for your inflight meals!
- All times are local to Sal Island, Cabo Verde
Saturday, September 10
- Shuttle schedule
- 09:15 Hotel – Ops Center (Science team participating in pre-flight activities)
- 10:00 Hotel – Ops Center (Science Team aircrew)
- 13:00 Ops Center – Hotel (Forecasters return run)
- 21:50 Ops Center – Hotel
General Schedule – Flight #4
08:00 Mission Science Weather brief in preparation for the flight (Hilton Conference Room)
09:00 Go/go no decision (final call will be sent via WhatsApp)
10:00 Daily Forecast briefing (Webex link)
10:30 Flight planning
10:30 Science instrument pre-flight begins
11:00 Head down to the FBO lounge for the pre-flight briefing
11:30 Preflight Brief (at the FBO hall) past the metal detectors.
12:30 DC-8 Door closes
13:00 Take off Science flight #4
~21:00 DC-8 lands
Sunday, September 11
Note:
- Hard down day
- Forecasting and flight planning will still take place at the Hilton hotel
- No shuttles to the airport
10:00 Daily Forecast briefing (Webex link) – meet at the hotel meeting room
10:30 Flight planning
Monday, September 12
Maintenance day
Schedule TBD