ATTREX GH Overview:
- Proceeding to a planned Science flight tomorrow, 0700 Takeoff.
- Pics from recent activities.
The Schedule for Thursday is:
- 0000 – 0300 ChST: Day-of-Flight Instr. Preflight by PCRS, Mini-DOAS, and DLH.
o Instrument Team hands-off at 0300
- 0500: T-0 Briefing with GH Team & Science Leads (Building 18006, Rm 15)
- 0545: Staffing of PMOF and GHMOF by Instr. Teams and Flt Crew
- 0600: Engine Start
- 0700 (2100 Z, Wed): Take-off for a planned 14-hr flight
- 2100 (1100 Z, Thurs): Est. Landing time
Issue of Note:
- The Payload Ku Satcom system is still experiencing a fault and is likely to not function during the flight.
o The flight will proceed as planned with the GHMOF being provided MMS and MTP Data via Payload Iridium.
o These 2 instruments have been given Network Traffic priority over the system for this purpose.
The Current Plan for Friday is for Aircraft and Instrument Post-flight:
- 0600 - ~1100: GH Crew post-flights aircraft (weight, fuel, engine wash, weigh, de-panel)
- ~1100 - 1300: Access to instruments with aircraft power and Data-IT support