Daily Schedule

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Sunday, 2 August 2026

Announcements:

Monday:  G3 No Fly, B200 possible local flight

Note:  We will continue using the Hotel and FBO conference rooms, disregard former messaging to move to the Larger room at FBO.

All times are local (Mountain Time)

Meetings:

0930 Preflight meeting (MANDATORY FOR ALL FLIERS) in FBO lobby Conference Room

1300 Flight Planning Meeting (Webex)

1800 PostFlight Brief (Webex)

B-200 N529NA PIRS

Down day - Aircraft access for instrument work

G-III N520NA  C-FIRST

Goal of flights is Silvertip Fire with other fires on transit

0800 Begin PreFlight Instrument Prep

1050 Doors Close

1100 Takeoff

1700 Land

ESPO on site: Roy Johnson 

FireSense Aircraft

DA B200 N53W AVIRIS

 Ft. Huachuca survey. Targeting on-station time of ~0930

DA A-90 N94S G-LiHT

~0700 Finish Ft. Huachuca survey then transit to Flagstaff, AZ

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Saturday, 1 August 2026

Announcements:

We will be setting up the Ops and Planning room tomorrow after 10am.  It is located behind the FBO.  Just drop a text on the Whatsapp channel and someone will come down to open the gate. We will be operating from there instead of the small conference room at FBO and the Hotel Conference room until 7 Aug. 

All times are local (Mountain Time)

Meetings:

No scheduled meetings

B-200 N529NA PIRS

Hard Down - access as needed

G-III N520NA C-FIRST

Hard Down - no aircraft access

ESPO on site: Roy Johnson 

 

FireSense Aircraft

DA B200 N53W AVIRIS

Transit to Burbank

DA A-90 N94S G-LiHT

Transit to Sierra Vista, AZ

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Friday, 31 July 2026

Announcements:

-Friday: Focus on racetrack pattern over Bald Mtn Fire. G-III will fly transits over Tartar, Fox, Coleman Creek Fires, and Big Grass Fires

-Saturday fires in order of priority: 1. Silvertip 2. Fox fire

All times are local (Mountain Time)

Meetings:

0900 Preflight meeting (MANDATORY FOR ALL FLIERS) in FBO lobby Conference Room

1300 Flight Planning Meeting (Webex)

1500 PostFlight Brief (Webex)

B-200 N529NA PIRS

Goal of flights is active fires/hot target and coordination with Urban Sky Overflights

0530 Begin PreFlight Instrument Prep 

0900 Preflight meeting (see above)

1030 Doors Close

1100 Takeoff

1300 Land

G-III N520NA  C-FIRST

Goal of flights is active fires/hot targets and coordination with Urban Sky Overflights

0715 Begin PreFlight Instrument Prep

0830 Preflight meeting (see above)

1010 Doors Close

1030 Takeoff

1400 Land

ESPO on site: Roy Johnson

 

FireSense Aircraft

DA B200 N53W AVIRIS

Transit to Burbank 

DA A-90 N94S G-LiHT

Transit to Sierra Vista, AZ

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Thursday, 30 July 2026

Announcements:

Thursday: 

  -Transit to Lake Tahoe (Big Grass, Chimney, Biscar, Elephant fires) for C-FIRST and PIRS

  -Power plants and other static sources for calibration (Gas - 39.5625, -119.5250, 39.5603, -119.5108

Geothermal - 39.3700, -119.7669)

Friday fires in order of priority: 1. Bald Mtn, 2. Fox fire, 3. Silvertip

All times are local (Mountain Time)

Meetings:

0830 Preflight meeting (MANDATORY FOR ALL FLIERS) in FBO lobby Conference Room

1300 Flight Planning Meeting 

1500 PostFlight Brief 

B-200 N529NA PIRS

Calibration flights over Lake Tahoe buoys plus bonus targets over fires

0430 Begin PreFlight Instrument Prep 

0830 Preflight meeting (see above)

0930 Doors Close

1000 Takeoff

1400 Land

G-III N520NA  C-FIRST

Calibration flights over Lake Tahoe buoys plus bonus targets over fires

0715 Begin PreFlight Instrument Prep

0830 Preflight meeting (see above)

1010 Doors Close

1030 Takeoff

1400 Land

ESPO on site: Roy Johnson

 

FireSense Aircraft

DA B200 N53W AVIRIS

0930 Initiate Kirtland Air Force Base survey 

DA A-90 N94S G-LiHT

0700-0730 Initiate Kirtland Air Force Base survey 

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Wednesday, 29 July 2026

All times are local (Mountain Time)

Meetings:

1300 Flight Planning Meeting (Webex)

B-200 N529NA PIRS

Down Day

0800 Data download 

0900 July 30th flight plans complete for FAA notification

G-III N520NA  C-FIRST

Down Day

0900 July 30th flight plans complete for FAA notification

0930 Egress training 

1200 Crew badging

ESPO on site: Jaden Ta and Roy Johnson 

 

FireSense Aircraft

DA B200 N53W AVIRIS

Transport to Albuquerque

DA A-90 N94S G-LiGHT

0700-0730 Initiate Kirtland Air Force Base survey 

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
 Announcements:

-See attached highlight for PIRS

-Reminder: If you need to go to the aircraft, you need to escorted by Jen, Dan, or myself 

All times are local (Mountain Daylight Time)

Meetings:

1000 INSPYRE brief 

1100 NICC daily brief

1300 Flight planning meeting (Webex)

1800 Postflight brief

B-200 N529NA PIRS

0630 Instrument preflight begins 

1030 Preflight brief 

~1130 Take off (time based on NWS balloon launch time)

~1330 Landing (approx. 2 hours after takeoff)

G-III N520NA C-FIRST

Transit to Boise 
 

ESPO on site: Jaden Ta

FireSense Boise Campaign Plan of the Day: Monday, 27 July 2026

Announcements:

-Contact Jen Fowler or Jaden Ta for access to the folder that contains flight plans and updates
 All times are local (Mountain Time)

Meetings: 

1000 INSYPRE Brief (Element Conference Room: Tamarack Room Level 5)

1300 Flight Planning Meeting 

1800 Preflight brief for Tuesday 

B-200 N529NA PIRS

Transit to Boise (for tracking: https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/tracker/ and https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N520NA)

G-III N520NA C-FIRST

Test flight at LaRC

ESPO on site: Jaden Ta

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