Jen Moore shares her adventures as an IMPACTS instrument operator in this enjoyable short video clip. Jen is a member of the Microphysics Probe Team onboard the NASA P-3 aircraft.
IMPACTS
Chip Helms makes news in the latest edition of the Greenbelt News Review. See page 2 for news item.
Plan of the Day for Friday, Feb 3, 2023 - No fly day
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All - 0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Friday, 3 February: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Saturday, 4 February: Hard Down Day
Sunday, 5 February: Potential Science Flight
Possible earliest Take Off time: 1300 UTC
Dobbins
Friday, 3 February: Hard Down Day
Saturday, 4 February: Recurrency Flights
0700 - Crew show
0900 - Take Off
1100 - Landing
1500 - End crew duty day
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
IMPACTS Plan of the Day for Thursday, February 2.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All - 0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Thursday, 2 February: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Friday, 3 February: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Dobbins
Thursday, 2 February: No Fly Work Day
0800 - 1600 Hands On / Aircraft Access
Friday, 3 February: Hard Down Day
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
IMPACTS Plan of the Day for Wednesday, February 1.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All - 0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Wednesday, 1 February: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Thursday, 2 February: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Dobbins
Wednesday, 1 February: No Fly Work Day
0800 - 1600 Hands On / Aircraft Access
Thursday, 2 February: No Fly Work Day
0800 - 1600 Hands On / Aircraft Access
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
IMPACTS Plan of the Day for Tuesday, January 31
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All - 0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Tuesday, 31 January: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Wednesday, 1 February: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Dobbins
Tuesday, 31 January: No Fly Work Day
0800 - 1600 Hands On / Aircraft Access
Wednesday, 1 February: No Fly Work Day
0800 - 1600 Hands On / Aircraft Access
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
Plan of the Day for Monday, Jan 30, 2023
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All -0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Monday, 30 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #7
0730 Aircraft access/power on
0800 Pilot’s science brief
0850 Planeside brief/doors close
0927 Takeoff
~1324 P-3 lands at WFF
L+15 Debrief
Tuesday, 31 January: No Fly Work Day
0830 – 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Dobbins
Monday 30 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #7
0430: Hands On
0530: Hands Off / Tow / Crew Brief – Hangar 5 Science Room 1026 and MS Teams
0840: Take Off
1410: Landing (Tentative)
1440: Debrief – Hangar 5 Science Room 1026 and MS Teams (info below)
Tuesday, 31 January: No Fly Work Day
0800 - 1600 Hands On / Aircraft Access
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
Plan of the Day for Sunday, Jan 29, 2023
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All -0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Sunday, 29 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #6
0630 Aircraft access/power on
0700 Pilot’s science brief
0750 Planeside brief/doors close
0834 Takeoff
~1300 P-3 lands at WFF
L+15 Debrief
Monday 30 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #7
0700 Aircraft access/power on
0730 Pilot’s science brief
0820 Planeside brief/doors close
NET 0900 Takeoff
TBD P-3 lands at WFF
L+15 Debrief
Dobbins
Sunday, 29 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #6
0400 Show time / Hands-on
0500 Hands off / Tow / Flight Brief -- Hangar 5 Science Room 1026 and MS Teams
0800 Take Off
1400 Landing
1430 Debrief
Monday 30 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #7
0844 Tentative Take-Off Time
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All -0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Saturday, 28 January: Hard Down Day
***Hard down day for P-3 aircrew***
*NO AIRCRAFT ACCESS*
Sunday, 29 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #6
645 Aircraft access/power on
715 Pilot science brief
805 Planeside/ doors close
0845 Takeoff
~1545 P-3 lands at WFF
L+15 minutes – Post flight debrief
Dobbins
Saturday, 28 January: No Fly Work Day
0800 – 1400 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Sunday, 29 January: Fly Day, Science Flight #6
0400 Show time / Hands-on
0500 Hands of / Tow / Flight Brief -- Hangar 5 Science Room 1026 and MS Teams
0800 Take Off
1500 Landing
1530 Debrief
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – No regulations
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins
Plan of the Day for Friday, January 27, 2023
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
All -0900 Daily Weather Briefing
Wallops
Friday, 27 January: No Fly Work Day
0830- 1600 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
Saturday, 28 January: Hard Down Day
Hard down day for P-3 aircrew
P-3 ground crew support by request. Let Kelly Griffin know by noon Friday if you need access/power.
Dobbins
Friday, 27 January: Hard Down Day
No instrument access
Saturday, 28 January: No Fly Work Day
0800 – 1400 Access and power on the plane for instrument teams
General announcements
Current health guidelines call for:
Wallops – Masks to be worn while indoors
Dobbins – No regulations
Project Swag: https://www.cafepress.com/IMPACTSShop
Field catalog with the tentative weekly schedule: http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/impacts_2023
Project picture gallery (please contribute by uploading your project pictures).
Please complete the check-in form upon arrival at Wallops or Dobbins.
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