Saturday, 8/24 Accomplishments:
A/C and instrument maintenance
A/C placed in hangar overnight
Sunday, 8/25 Plans:
Down day with the exception of:
11:00 Flight Planning meeting
Saturday, 8/24 Accomplishments:
A/C and instrument maintenance
A/C placed in hangar overnight
Sunday, 8/25 Plans:
Down day with the exception of:
11:00 Flight Planning meeting
Friday, 8/23 Accomplishments:
Salina science flight #2 (16th overall)
Saturday, 8/24 Plans:
Maintenance day
12:00 A/C access (ground crew needs time to work on A/C issues)
18:00 A/C access ends
18:00 Science Meeting
Sunday, 8/25 Plans:
Down day except for:
11:00 Flight planning meeting
There will be no Flight Planning Meeting tomorrow, Friday, 8/23
Thursday, 8/22 Accomplishments:
A/C recovered from hangar (storms were to the south)
First FedEx pickup of WAS and iWAS boxes!
Friday, 8/23 Plans:
09:00 A/C access
10:30 Preflight briefing
11:30 A/C door closed
12:00 Take-off (max. 8 hr. flight)
Wednesday, 8/21 Accomplishments:
First Salina science flight (Oklahoma, Texas and Mississippi river valley)
Continuation of lab/office set up
A/C towed to hangar in a precautionary move (hail potential)
Thursday, 8/22 Plans:
Maintenance day
09:30 A/C access begins
11:00 Forecasting meeting
16:00 Severe weather briefing by Michelle Barkley (Salina County Emergency Management Director)
17:00 A/C access ends
17:00 Science meeting
Tuesday, 8/20 Accomplishments:
Media Day and Open House (local legislators, media and upwards of 200 students visited)
Science team began unpacking and setting up
Office/lab space set up continued
Weather/Chem Briefing
Wednesday, 8/21 Plans:
0700 A/C access
0830 Pre-flight brief
0930 A/C Door closed
1000 DC-8 Takeoff
1100 Forecasting Discussion
1630 DC-8 Landing
If you need egress training be at the aircraft at 07:30!
If you will be returning to Palmdale after Salina don’t forget to make your hotel reservation from the Courtyard/Residence Inn room blocks
Monday, 08/19 Accomplishments:
Truck from Boise with A/C unit, GPU and 20’ Conex arrived and unloaded
Dry Ice Salina delivery of dry ice
Airgas delivery of LN2 and compressed gases
Two FedEx semi-truck and trailers unloaded
Tables and chairs set up
DC-8 arrival
All staged rental cars connected with renters
Tuesday, 8/20 Plans
09:00 Media Day begins with legislator briefings
09:00 A/C access begins
09:40 Legislator tour of A/C
10:40 Media tour of A/C
11:00 Open House begins (briefings, Q&A and tours)
13:00 Weather Briefing
18:00 A/C access ends
If you’re going to do work on the aircraft please, please, please do it early in the day.
Thursday, August 15 Accomplishments
Successful science flight!
Friday, August 16 Tentative Plans
1200 Forecasting briefing and flight planning
1330 A/C Access
14:30 Pre-flight meeting
16:00 A/C Door closed
16:30 Take-off time
Wednesday, August 14 Accomplishments
Instrument and A/C maintenance
Thursday, August 15 Plans
1000 Flight Planning Meeting
1400 A/C Access
15:30 Pre-flight meeting
16:30 A/C Door closed
1700 Take-off time
Tuesday, 8/13 Accomplishments
Science flight completed! Castle fire+ Grand Canyon
Wednesday, 8/14 Plans
1000 Flight planning/Forecasting Meeting
1000-1800 A/C Access
Thursday, 8/15 Plans
Possible flight
Monday, 8/12 Accomplishments
Science flight completed! Springs Fire + Grand Canyon!
Tuesday, 8/13 Plans
1000 Flight planning/Forecasting Meeting
1200 A/C Access
1330 Pre-flight meeting
1430 A/C Door closed
1500-1600 Take-off time span