ARCSIX

ARCSIX 08/16/24 Mission Daily Schedule

POD August 16, 2024  - Transit Day

P-3 Timeline:
0600: Show at Hangar
~0800: Takeoff 
ETA Bangor ~ 0130 EST
ETA WFF ~1630 EST, depending on customs.

C-130 Timeline:
0700: Show at Hangar
0700: Fuel as soon as able, following P-3
0715: LM QNC Brief
0740: Doors Close
0750: Engine Start
~0815: Est. takeoff time 
(expect 1h+00 on deck followed by 1h+30 to Wallops)
ETA BTV ~ 1400 EST
ETA WFF ~ 1630 EST

ARCSIX 08/15/24 Mission Daily Schedule

POD August 15, 2024 - Flight Day (SF#9 P-3, SF#10 LearJet, SF#5 G-III)

All:
0415 - Go No-Go (WhatsApp message, Flight Ops Channel) 
1600 - Flight Debrief (Hangar 8 conference room)

P-3 Schedule:
0430 - P-3 Power and Instrument Access (if No-go revert to 0800-1600 access)
0700 - Preflight Briefing (Hangar 8 conference room)
0720 - Doors Close 
0800 - Takeoff
~TBD - Landing (approximate time)
1600 - Flight Debrief Brief (Hangar 8 conference room)

ARCSIX 08/15/24 Mission Daily Schedule

POD August 15, 2024 - Flight Day (SF#9 P-3, SF#10 LearJet, SF#5 G-III)

All:
0415 - Go No-Go (WhatsApp message, Flight Ops Channel) 
1600 - Flight Debrief (Hangar 8 conference room)

P-3 Schedule:
0430 - P-3 Power and Instrument Access (if No-go revert to 0800-1600 access)
0700 - Preflight Briefing (Hangar 8 conference room)
0720 - Doors Close 
0800 - Takeoff
~TBD - Landing (approximate time)
1600 - Flight Debrief Brief (Hangar 8 conference room)

ARCSIX 08/14/24 Mission Daily Schedule

POD August 14, 2024 - Flight Day (SF#9 P-3, SF#10 LearJet, SF#5 G-III)

Announcements: 
For luggage, the staging deadline is noon on Thursday. If we fly Thursday, all flyers must have their luggage ready in the morning before the flight. To make things easier, you can leave your luggage in your building’s common area for ESPO to pick up: for 99, in the middle hallway on the first floor; for 331/336, in the living room area. Please have it there no later than 10am if you want ESPO to pick up.

ARCSIX 08/12/24 Mission Daily Schedule
POD August 12, 2024

Announcements: 
Thank you to everyone who participated in the ARCSIX Open House today. The community members were grateful for the chance to tour the aircrafts and talk to some of the instrument teams about the exciting science happening in this campaign.

Please start packing cargo tomorrow so ESPO and Kit can begin building pallets for the end of the deployment. Contact ESPO with any logistical questions or concerns.

Wind advisory for tomorrow. Please be cautious when you are outdoors and take taxis when possible.

ARCSIX 08/11/24 Mission Daily Schedule

POD August 11, 2024 
ARCSIX Open House: 0900 - 1100

Plan to be at the hangar at 0845 to start setting up your stations if you have something for “show and tell.” We will have NASA swag available for participants and attendees.

All: 
1115 – Weather Briefing, Danish School (Hybrid)

P-3 Schedule:
0800 - 1100: Power and access for instrument teams

G-III Schedule:
No aircraft access.

Lear Schedule:
For aircraft access - see TR

ARCSIX 08/09/24 Mission Daily Schedule

POD August 9, 2024 —  (SF#8 P-3 and Spec, Inc. LearJet, SF#4 G-III)

Updates:
Successful SF#7 for the P-3 and Learjet, and SF#3 for the G-III. 
ARCSIX-2 group photo in front of Hangar 8 with all aircrafts after P-3 lands (~4pm) 
ARCSIX Open House Sunday, Aug 11 from 0900 - 1100

All:
0415 - Go No-Go (WhatsApp message, Flight Ops Channel) 
0930 - Forecasting and Flight Planning, Danish School (Hybrid)
1600 - Flight Debrief (Hangar 8 conference room)

NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt

The NASA-sponsored Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) mission is flying three aircraft over the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland to study these processes. The aircraft are equipped with instruments to gather observations of surface sea ice, clouds, and aerosol particles, which affect the Arctic energy budget and cloud properties. The energy budget is the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy the Earth loses to outer space.

 

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