Plan of the Day for Wednesday, September 14 2022
Today:
- Science Flight #5
- 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
Wednesday, September 14
- Shuttle schedule
- 04:15 Hotel – Ops Center (Science team participating in pre-flight activities)
- 05:00 Hotel – Ops Center (Science Team aircrew)
- 09:15 Hotel – Ops Center (The forecaster team shuttle)
- 16:00 Ops Center – Hotel (Forecasters return run)
- 17:00 Ops Center – Hotel (Science Team aircrew return run )
General Schedule – Flight #5
- 03:00 Mission Science Weather brief in preparation for the flight (Hilton Conference Room)
- 04:00 Go/go no decision (final call will be sent via WhatsApp)
- 05:30 Science instrument pre-flight begins
- 06:00 Head down to the FBO lounge for the pre-flight briefing
- 06:30 Preflight Brief (at the FBO hall) past the metal detectors
- 07:30 DC-8 Door closes
- 08:00 DC-8 Take off Science Flight #5
- 10:00 Daily Forecast briefing (Webex link)
- 10:30 Flight planning
- ~16:00 DC-8 lands
- ~16:30 Post-flight debriefing
Thursday, September 15
Potential RF#6