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SATURDAY 08/24/13
HARD DOWN DAY
ER-2
HARD DOWN DAY - [No aircraft access]
DC-8
HARD DOWN DAY - [No aircraft access]
OTHER EVENTS:
0900 Foreign Nationals brief (bldg E135, 2nd floor). Meet ESPO personnel (Sue & Jhony) at Gate 18 at 0900.
1030 Flight Planning meeting (Bldg E135, 2nd floor)
FRIDAY 08/23/13
SEAC4RS SCIENCE FLIGHT
ER-2
0550 HANDS ON
0730 Pilot Brief in Bldg 994 / Telephone: 866-803-4244
0750 HANDS OFF
0905 eMAS Connected
0950 Takeoff (*8hr mission planned)
DC-8
0700 Hands On
0815 New Fliers DC-8 egress brief
0830 PreFlight Brief
0930 Door Close
1000 Takeoff
THURSDAY (08/22) - No Fly Day / Media Day
ER-2
0700 Ground crew arrives to LOX aircraft
0800 HANDS ON for science teams
1300 HANDS OFF
DC-8
0730 HANDS ON for science teams
1730 HANDS OFF
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Below is the media day schedule. Note that the key time for instrument teams to be available in and around Hangar 990 is between 1400 and 1500.
09:00 Flight Planning Meeting [Conference Room, E135)
12:30 Media begin arriving at Gate 18
12:45 Briefing panelists gathered in Bldg. 273 conference room
13:00 Briefing begins: presentations by Maring, Toon, Yokelson, Neeley
13:30 Q&A with media and presenters
13:45 Media transported via bus to Hangar 990
14:00 Media tours of the ER-2, Learjet, and DC-8. Interviews with personnel.
15:00 Media leave area, return to Gate 18
NO SCIENCE TEAM MEETING
08-21-2013, (Wed)
ER-2 SEAC4RS Science Flight
0600 HANDS ON
0730 Pilot Brief in Bldg 994 or by Telecon @ (866) 803-4244
0800 HANDS OFF
0915 eMAS connection complete
1000 Takeoff
*7.5 hr planned mission. Debrief time TBD
DC-8 SEAC4RS Science Flight
0630 Hand On
0745 DC-8 Aircraft safety brief (For new arrivals/fliers)
0800 Pre-flight Mission Safety brief
0900 Doors close
0930 Take Off
*Debrief time TBD
8/20 (Tue) - No Fly Day
ER-2
0800 Ground crew arrives to LOX aircraft
0900 HANDS ON for science teams
1400 HANDS OFF
DC-8
0730 HANDS ON for science teams
1730 HANDS OFF
Science meeting E135- WebEx
8/20 Tuesday Preflight day
0900 flight planers meet to discuss tomorrow’s flight plan
1400 Science team meeting
Science team meeting agenda 8/20
1. Report of DC-8 aircraft and instrument status-DC-8 flight scientist (Jack Dibb)-5min
2. Report of ER-2 aircraft and instrument status-ER-2 flight scientist (Jens Redemann)-5min
3. Report of Lear Jet aircraft and instrument status-Paul Lawson -5 min
4. Met briefing for Houston and area of flight plan-Lenny Pfister -10 min
5. Theory team presentation on next flight- Arlindo DeSilva -10 min
6. Flight plan presentation- Daniel Jacob, Eric Jensen
7. Science team presentations- 5 min each, Laura Pan-NAM flight summary; Sebastian Schmidt-smoke radiative effects in the presence of clouds; Maryann Sargent-Stratospheric water vapor.
8. Logistics - as needed. (DC-8 manifest)
8/19 (Mon) –
ER-2 SEAC4RS Science Flight
0600 HANDS ON
0730 Pilot Brief in Bldg 994
0800 HANDS OFF
0915 eMAS connection complete
1000 Takeoff
DC-8 SEAC4RS Science Flight
0700 Hands On
0830 PreFlight Brief
0920 Door Close
0950 Takeoff
8/18 (Sun) - No Fly Day
ER-2
0700 Ground crew arrives to LOX aircraft
0800 HANDS ON for science teams
1300 HANDS OFF
DC-8
0830 HANDS ON for science teams
1830 HANDS OFF
Science meeting E135- WebEx
1400 - Central Daylight Time
To join the audio conference only
866-556-6189
8/17/2013
ER-2
Hard Down Day - no access
DC-8
Hard Down Day - No access
Met Briefings -Central Time
8/16/2013
ER-2 - Science Flight
0500 HANDS ON
0630 Pilot Brief in Bldg 994 or Telecon: 866-803-4244
0700 HANDS OFF
0900 Takeoff
DC-8 Science Flight
0630 Hands on
0800 Brief
0900 Doors close
0930 Take Off
8/15/2013
ER-2
0700 Grnd Crew LOX aircraft
0800 Science HANDS ON
1300 Science HANDS OFF
DC-8
0730 Science HANDS ON
~1730 Science HANDS OFF
1400 Science Meeting E135
1. Report of DC-8 aircraft and instrument status-DC-8 flight scientist (Jack Dibb)-5min
2. Report of ER-2 aircraft and instrument status-ER-2 flight scientist (Eric Jensen)-5min
3. Report of Lear Jet aircraft and instrument status-Paul Lawson -5 min
4. Met briefing for Houston and area of flight plan- -10 min
5. Theory team presentation on next flight-Mary Barth-10 min
6. Flight plan presentation-Brian Toon -10 min
7. Science team presentations- 5 min each, 8. Logistics - as needed
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