Plan of the Day for Friday, September 16, 2022
Today:
- Science Flight #7
- 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
Friday, September 16
- Shuttle schedule
- 08:15 Hotel – Ops Center (Science team participating in pre-flight activities)
- 09:00 Hotel – Ops Center (Science Team aircrew and the forecaster team shuttle)
- 16:00 Ops Center – Hotel (Forecasters return run)
- 20:30 Ops Center – Hotel (Science Team aircrew return run )
General Schedule – Flight #7
- 07:00 Mission Science Weather brief in preparation for the flight (Hilton Conference Room)
- 08:00 Go/go no decision (final call will be sent via WhatsApp)
- 09:30 Science instrument pre-flight begins
- 10:00 Daily Forecast briefing (Webex link)
- 10:00 Head down to the FBO lounge for the pre-flight briefing
- 10:30 Preflight Brief (at the FBO hall) past the metal detectors
- 10:30 Flight planning
- 11:30 DC-8 Door closes
- 12:00 DC-8 Take off Science Flight #7
- ~19:30 DC-8 lands
- ~20:00 Postflight brief
Saturday, September 17
Hard Down Day
Note: We plan to get together Saturday afternoon to congratulate Ed on his 40th campaign.
Details to follow.