Daily Schedule

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

Maintenance day. Access to the GV 12PM - 8PM.

MONTANA

Sunday, August 09

HARD DOWN DAY, no hangar or power on the jet 

BLDG 30 access as requested. Please get with ESPO. 

Monday, August 10

TBD Normal Ops Day or Possible Flight Day

Will know by 1200 Sunday

GROUND

Hard Down Day

Please contact inspyre-espo@espo.nasa.gov with any questions.

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

MONTANA

RF04

• 0700: Building 30 & Hangar access; no aircraft access until crew shows at 1130
• 1000 Daily Flight Planning/ Forecasting Meeting
• 1130: Crew Show ——— Hands On
• 1200: Crew Brief (Go/No-Go Decision)
• 1230: Aircraft Tow ——— Hands Off
• 1300: Wx Brief
• 1500: Takeoff
• 2130: Landing
• 2215: Debrief
• 2300: Hangar Closure

GROUND

Saturday, August 08

Either transit day, or if all assets are back at Widemouth they might stay

Sunday, August 09

Either transit or down day

Please contact inspyre-espo@espo.nasa.gov with any questions.

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

RF05

• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1200: Show time
• 1230: Warm up begins on the ramp
• 1400: Earliest planned takeoff
  • If takeoff is delayed, pre-flight on the ramp will be extended

MONTANA

RF03

• 0700: Building 30 & Hangar access; no aircraft access until crew shows at 1130
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1130: Crew Show ——— Hands On
• 1200 (Teams): Crew Brief
• 1230: Aircraft Tow ——— Hands Off
• 1300 (Teams): Wx Brief
• 1500: Takeoff
• 2130: Landing
• 2215 (Teams): Debrief
• 2300: Hangar Closure

GROUND

In the Field: Widemouth Fire

• Reevaluate observing sites
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300 onward: Observations

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

RF03 and RF04

• 0900: Show time
• 0930: Warmup begins on ramp (note the shorter warmup time)
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1100: Takeoff RF03 to Russian PyrpCb plume
• 1530: ETA
• 1530 - 1700: Refuel
• 1700: Takeoff for RF04 to UT
• ~2000: ETA

MONTANA

ER-2 Ops Check Flight

• 0700 - 1530: Hangar and Bldg 30 hours, no aircraft access
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300 (Teams): Wx/Status Brief 

GROUND

In the Field: Target A = Widemouth Fire, Target B = Black Canyon Fire

• 0800-1300: discover/ establish observing sites
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300 onward: site observations

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

UPDATE

The ER-2 is currently down due to a fuel leak. The crew, with support from MTANG personnel, is working hard to resolve the issue and get the aircraft back to an airworthy status for more science flights. As of today, the earliest the ER-2 could support a possible science flight is Friday. 

COLORADO

• 0900 - 1700: Power and access on the GV
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): STM

MONTANA

Wednesday, August 05 - Crew Hard Down Day 

• 0700 - 1530: Hangar and Bldg 30 hours, no aircraft access
  • If your team isn’t planning to come to the Hangar or Building 30, please let ESPO know.
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): STM

Thursday, August 06 - ER-2 Ops Check Flight

• 0700 - 1530: Hangar and Bldg 30 hours, no aircraft access
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300 (Teams): Wx Brief 

GROUND

• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): STM
• UNR and SJSU crews depart Weds (8/5) AM, heading to Richfield UT
• Survey observing sites on Thurs AM for Widemouth (unless we select a different target).
• Thurs afternoon commence observations by 1300 MDT.
• Fri reevaluate observing sites, commence observations by 1300 MDT (at latest).

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

Tuesday, August 04

• HARD DOWN DAY - no aircraft activities
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1500 (Webex): STM ~2hrs

Wednesday, August 05

• 0900 - 1700: Power and access on the GV
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): STM ~1hr

MONTANA

Tuesday, August 04

• 0700 - 1530: Hangar and Bldg 30 access, no aircraft access until after we de-fuel, possibly after lunch. A status update will be sent on the Google Chat from John McGrath. 
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300: Status Brief (Teams/Bldg 30)
• 1500 (Webex): STM ~2hrs

Wednesday, August 05

• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): STM ~1hr

GROUND

Tuesday, August 04

• No live ops; prep for transit
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1500 (Webex): STM ~2hr

Wednesday, August 05

• Transit day
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): STM ~1hr

UPDATED 8/03/26 at 1245.

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

Two Possible Research Flights

The first flight depends on a PyroCb occurring on Sunday; a decision will be made and communicated by 2000 tonight (Sunday; 12 hours prior to show time for the RAF crew). The timing of the other flight may also change.

• 0830: Warmup begins on the ramp
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1030: RF02 Takeoff
• 1400: ETA; Refuel; Change Crew
  • Note that the plane will remain on APU so research power will not be turned off
• 1500: RF03 Takeoff (best case, could be later based on fueling)
• 2100: ETA
• 1600 (Webex): IF FLIGHTS ARE SCRUBBED - Science Team Meeting

MONTANA

• Ground Crew Hard Down Day - no aircraft access
• 0700 - 1530: Hangar access only during nominal MTANG hours
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300 (Teams): Wx/Status Brief
• 1600 (Webex): IF FLIGHTS ARE SCRUBBED - Science Team Meeting

GROUND

• No active ops; prep for next deployment
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600 (Webex): IF FLIGHTS ARE SCRUBBED - Science Team Meeting

UPDATED 8/01/26 at 1720.

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO

Sunday, August 02

• 1000 - 1800: Power and access on the GV (please arrive early)
• NO 1000 FORECASTING MEETING (forecasters - day off)

Monday, August 03

• No flights
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600: Science Team Meeting - information to follow in separate email

MONTANA

Sunday, August 02

• 0730 - 1600 hangar access, but hoping it will be contained to a half day, with hangar closure at 1200
• 0730 - 1600: Building 30 access as needed
• NO 1000 FORECASTING MEETING (forecasters - day off)

Monday, August 03

• No flights
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600: Science Team Meeting - information to follow in separate email

GROUND

Sunday, August 02

• Down day
• NO 1000 FORECASTING MEETING (forecasters - day off)

Monday, August 03

• Data processing, quicklooks
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1600: Science Team Meeting - information to follow in separate email

UPDATED 8/01/26 at 1030.

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), unless noted otherwise.

COLORADO - SCRUBBED

• 0900: Final go/ no go for flight
• 1000: Power on
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1115: Doors close
• 1200: Takeoff
• 1900: ETA
• Note: There is an air show and drone show happening at the airport Saturday in honor of the 150th anniversary of Colorado becoming a state. The airfield is closed 1730 - 1845 and 2130 - 2145 MT for these events, so the GV landing will be coordinated around those times.

MONTANA

• 0630: Crew show - Hands on
• 0700: Crew pre-flight brief
• 0730: Aircraft tow - Hands off
• 1000: Takeoff
• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• 1300: Pilots/Mission Sci weather brief
• 1600: Landing
• 1630: Post-flight debrief
• 1730: Hangar closure

GROUND

• 1000 (Webex): Forecasting planning meeting!
• No live ops; transit to Reno