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Due to forecast crosswinds and low ceilings at AAFB tomorrow there will not be a flight attempt tomorrow morning.
The next Science Flight is currently scheduled for Wednesday - Takeoff ~0320 ChST (weather permitting)
Aircraft and Science Preflight activity are scheduled for tomorrow.
Activities Today:
- No Vehicle Access – aircraft moved to USAF GH Hangar
-AAFB’s Cope North Exercise has ended…
o The Japanese (JASDF) Maintainers will be packing their equipment in our hangar today.
Current Plan for tomorrow, Tuesday, is Preflight:
- 0600: Aircraft retrieved from the USAF GH Hangar
- 0730: Daily GH/ATTREX Leads Tag-up and Weather Briefing in the Hangar
-Currently the Day-time Preflight schedule is:
o1000 – 1300: Science Preflight with Aircraft VTC and Data-IT support
- Currently the Evening Pre-flight schedule for DOAS, DLH, PCRS, NOAA H2O is:
o1800 – 2100: Science Pre-launch Preflight (no VTC Power or IT support)
Current Plan for Wednesday (weather permitting) is Science Flt #3:
-T-0 Briefing at ~0130 (TBA)
o PMOF Staffing @ 0230
- Engine Start @ 0240
- Takeoff @ 0320
- Landing @ 1620 (13-hr flight)
Outlook:
Flight Planning for the next 2-3 days is being significantly affected by Tropical Storm Faxai.