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DC-8 Mission Director Log
---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: SUCCESS Flight Number: 960205 Day : 109 Date: Apr 18, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:09:51 | TO 1701Z -------------- 17:10:55 | P=D. Lewis, CP=TIFFANY, FE=BAKER, NAV=CHRISTENSEN, | MM=MILLER, AMM=PETERSEN -------------- 17:12:18 | TODAY'S MISSION IS NON PERSISTEN CONTRAIL WITH T-39 IN | AND AROUND CART SITE/L -------------- 17:12:22 | From/To: 00000/ICT000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 13975 Latitude: +38 28.1 | Radar alt: 12581 Longitude: -097 33.8 -------------- 17:13:05 | CARGO TEMP JUST BEFORE TO: -------------- 17:13:54 | 1=90, 2=88, 3=99, 4=85, 5=90, 6=90 DEGREES F. -------------- 17:15:25 | CARGI TENO AFTER TO AND AT FL 170 -------------- 17:16:27 | 1=95, 2=95, 3=100, 4=80, 5=90, 6=87 DEGREES F. -------------- 17:18:12 | From/To: 00000/ICT000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19800 Latitude: +37 56.0 | Radar alt: 18671 Longitude: -097 32.3 -------------- 17:18:59 | TESTING OUR AIRPHONE, SO FAR IT IS WORKING. -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:35:13 | >>>> Start of run: DC01A TO DC01B STARTING AT FL 250 | | From/To: 00000/DC01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 24993 Latitude: +36 31.0 | Radar alt: 24706 Longitude: -096 39.6 -------------- 17:39:29 | CLIMBING TO FL 310 -------------- 17:40:41 | t-39 IS ABOUT A COUPLE 100 FEET BEHIND. -------------- 17:41:59 | DEVIATED FOR TRAFFIC -------------- 17:45:47 | ALL DADS PARAMETERS CHECKED OUT OKAY -------------- 17:46:25 | STILL IN CLIMB TO FL 310 -------------- 17:47:03 | BEING VECTORED BACK TO TRACK -------------- 17:48:03 | PASSING FL 300 -------------- 17:50:00 | WHEN AT FL 310 WE NEED TO RESTRICT LASER ELEVATION | SCAN TO 4,000, I.E. BETWEEN FL 290 AND 350 -------------- 17:50:06 | AT FL 310 -------------- 17:56:06 | GOING TO REALINE OUR HEADING TO BE INTO THE WIND | BETTER, ATTEMPTING NEW HEADING WILL BE 278 TRUE -------------- 17:57:51 | >>>> End of run: WPT DC01B | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31003 Latitude: +36 19.9 | Radar alt: 30335 Longitude: -098 37.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:01:40 | >>>> Start of run: DC01C TO CART TO DC01D AT FL 310 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31000 Latitude: +36 26.1 | Radar alt: 30423 Longitude: -098 29.1 -------------- 18:08:20 | OVER CART SITE -------------- 18:09:46 | T-39 IS AHEAD OF US 4MI OUT. -------------- 18:10:39 | WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE UP ON TO THE T-39 -------------- 18:13:24 | REPORT RECEIVED THAT WE ARE SEEING THE T-39 -------------- 18:14:41 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT DC01D | | From/To: 00000/ICT000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31113 Latitude: +36 44.4 | Radar alt: 30789 Longitude: -096 28.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 18:15:19 | DACOM SEES A LARGE SPIKE CAUSED BY THE T-39 EXHAUST -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:21:28 | >>>> Start of run: WPT DC01A TO DC01B | | From/To: 00000/DC01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31111 Latitude: +36 31.4 | Radar alt: 30792 Longitude: -096 30.7 -------------- 18:22:30 | SEEING T-39 EXHAUST -------------- 18:24:16 | T-39 IS ABOUT 5 1/4 MILES AHEAD OF US -------------- 18:25:28 | T-39 IS AT 6 NM AHEAD -------------- 18:29:03 | TRYING TO MOVE UP TO 4 BUT TRY OF 2 MILES -------------- 18:30:50 | 3.5 MILES BEHIND T-39 -------------- 18:31:37 | 2.6 MILES BEHIND T-39 -------------- 18:36:15 | 2.0 MILES BEHIND T-39 -------------- 18:38:00 | T-39 HAS 25 MINUTES LEFT -------------- 18:38:52 | 1.5 MILES BEHIND T-39 -------------- 18:39:19 | >>>> End of run: WPT DC01A TO DC01B | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31151 Latitude: +36 13.8 | Radar alt: 30480 Longitude: -098 29.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:42:51 | >>>> Start of run: AT WPT DC01C TO CART TO DC01D | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31111 Latitude: +36 26.2 | Radar alt: 30435 Longitude: -098 13.8 -------------- 18:46:17 | T-39 ABOUT 2 1/4 MILES AHEAD OF US -------------- 18:47:20 | OVER CART SITE -------------- 18:48:04 | T-39 IS AHEAD BY 1/2 TO 3/4 MI -------------- 18:48:57 | EXPERIMENTERS ARE SEEING THE T-39 EXHAUST -------------- 18:51:45 | T-39 IS AHEAD BY 0.5 TO 0.75 NM -------------- 18:52:01 | RADAR ALTIMITER IS WORKING OKEY -------------- 18:52:33 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT DC01D | | From/To: 00000/ICT000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31078 Latitude: +36 44.9 | Radar alt: 30657 Longitude: -096 39.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:59:57 | >>>> Start of run: WPT DC01A TO DC01B AT | | From/To: 00000/DC01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31133 Latitude: +36 33.0 | Radar alt: 30823 Longitude: -096 27.4 -------------- 19:03:09 | END OF T-39 -------------- 19:03:28 | IT IS HEADING BACK TO SALINA -------------- 19:12:29 | LEAVING FL 310 TO FL 370 -------------- 19:15:55 | IN THE STRATOSPHERE -------------- 19:20:37 | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36968 Latitude: +35 26.7 | Radar alt: 36404 Longitude: -098 14.7 -------------- 19:22:14 | CIRRUS BELOW -------------- 19:25:00 | LARAR ON -------------- 19:25:10 | LIDAR I.E. -------------- 19:37:14 | WIND SPEED IS 100 KNOTS -------------- 19:39:09 | CIRRUS TOPS ARE ESTIMATE TO BE AT FL350 -------------- 19:39:34 | APPROVED FOR BL 350 -------------- 19:39:48 | LEAVING FL 370 -------------- 19:40:23 | AT FL 350 -------------- 19:41:39 | DESCENDING TO FL340 -------------- 19:41:51 | NOW DOWN TO FL 330 -------------- 19:44:48 | DOWN TO FL 310 -------------- 19:47:15 | AT TOP OF CIRRUS -------------- 19:47:24 | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29947 Latitude: +35 08.9 | Radar alt: 29450 Longitude: -098 46.2 -------------- 19:47:31 | IN CIRRUS -------------- 19:47:37 | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29778 Latitude: +35 08.8 | Radar alt: 29169 Longitude: -098 44.3 -------------- 19:47:54 | FL 300 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:48:36 | >>>> Start of run: FOR 15 MIN | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29870 Latitude: +35 08.4 | Radar alt: 29423 Longitude: -098 34.5 -------------- 19:49:51 | END OF RUN SHOULD BE 20:04 -------------- 19:54:13 | IN CIRRUS -------------- 19:54:31 | HALLET SEE LOTS OF PARTICLES -------------- 19:58:41 | ENDRUN -------------- 19:58:47 | >>>> End of run: FOR 15 MIN | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29074 Latitude: +35 12.5 | Radar alt: 31500 Longitude: -097 20.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:59:19 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29034 Latitude: +35 10.1 | Radar alt: 28723 Longitude: -097 22.5 -------------- 20:00:01 | CANCEL RUN -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:00:13 | >>>> Start of run: FOR 15 MIN | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29058 Latitude: +35 06.8 | Radar alt: 28750 Longitude: -097 26.4 -------------- 20:13:52 | >>>> End of run: END OF 15MIN RUN AT FL 290 IN & OUT OF C | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29064 Latitude: +35 22.2 | Radar alt: 28239 Longitude: -098 43.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 20:14:59 | CORRECTION END NOW -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:15:27 | >>>> Start of run: FOR MMS SQUARE TURNS | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29068 Latitude: +35 24.4 | Radar alt: 28435 Longitude: -098 51.9 -------------- 20:16:38 | LEVEL | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29042 Latitude: +35 29.5 | Radar alt: 28255 Longitude: -098 54.4 -------------- 20:17:21 | SECOND 90 DEGREE TURN STARTING -------------- 20:18:35 | LEVEL | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29024 Latitude: +35 37.1 | Radar alt: 28220 Longitude: -098 42.6 -------------- 20:19:18 | NEXT TURN -------------- 20:20:44 | LEVEL | | From/To: 00000/DC01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29057 Latitude: +35 28.3 | Radar alt: 28164 Longitude: -098 31.4 -------------- 20:20:49 | TURNING -------------- 20:22:13 | LEVEL -------------- 20:22:24 | HOLD FOR 30 SEC -------------- 20:22:43 | TURN FOR SALINA -------------- 20:22:53 | FL 290 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:26:08 | >>>> Start of run: MMS PITCH | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29085 Latitude: +35 47.7 | Radar alt: 28072 Longitude: -098 35.5 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:27:26 | >>>> Start of run: YAW MANAUVER | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29108 Latitude: +35 57.3 | Radar alt: 28303 Longitude: -098 32.9 -------------- 20:33:31 | Completed MMS pitch and yaw manuevers. Heading for the | barn. -------------- 00:07:32 | Touchdown time was 20:57:39 z. -------------- 00:07:33 | -------------- 00:07:56 | DADS Data subsystem on-line before takeoff and | off-line after landing. -------------- 00:08:18 | DADS Host subsystem on-line at 17:06 and off-line at | 20:54. -------------- 00:08:54 | PC data capture on-line at 17:05 and off-line at | 20:54. --------------
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