Overview - today's flight is on but with AV-1 not AV-6
- AV-1 Transit Flight tonight
- AV-6 Transit Flight possible tomorrow night
TONIGHT - Aug 21, 2014: AV-1 Transit
- AFRC (PDT):
1700 Engine Start
1800 Takeoff
- WFF (EDT):
1930 Staff GHOCE for AV-1 Transit
2000 Engine Start
2100 Takeoff
- AV-1 Transit Flight tonight
- AV-6 Transit Flight Thurs-Fri
- AV-6 Gear swing
- AV-1 Replacement radar altimeter tested
- AFRC (PDT):
1600 Engine Start
1700 Takeoff
- AV-1 Transit Flight Prep continues
- AV-6 Nose gear work
- AV-1 Intrument and Aircraft pre-flights
-AV-6 Landing gear servicing was performed Saturday. Today hike/de-hike testing showed no leakage.
- AV-1 Transit Flight Prep begins
- AV-6 Nose gear work
- AV-1 Successful Range Flight (see below)
- AV-6 Transit Flt. prep. continues
- AV-1 completed a successful Range flight but did have a
Link mod failure just before descent and also had issues
with the radar altimeter during landing (troubleshooting in
Overview:
- AV-1 preflighted for Range Flt.
- AV-6 Transit Flt. prep. continues
Today’s Accomplishments:
- AV-1 Instrument Preflight
o Low-light Camera installed/tested
- AV-6 Nose Gear replaced
o Awaiting Gear-swing test
Overview:
- AV-1 passed CST
- AV-6 replacement nose-gear being replaced
Today’s Accomplishments:
- AV-1 CST completed successfully
- AV-1 Payload GPS issue repaired
- AV-6 Low-light Camera issue repaired
Overview:
- AV-1 prepped for CST
- AV-6 being prepped for Transit Flt. next week
Today’s Accomplishments:
- HIRAD and HAMSR re-installed and tested
- Preflight prep of all instruments & Aircraft for CST
Overview:
- AV-6 on schedule
- AV-1 on schedule, CST & Range Flt. next week
o AV-1 Inst. Teams: Note Mon’s Schedule below
Today’s Accomplishments:
- AV-6 HDVis camera Heater mod, retest (pic)
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