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---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: SUCCESS Flight Number: 960206 Day : 111 Date: Apr 20, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15:35:30 | P=D. LEWIS, CP=TIFFANY, FE=BAKER, NAV=MONIZ, | MM=MILLER, AMM=PETEREN -------------- 15:37:07 | MISSION: CIRRUS PROFILE OVER CART SITE WITH ER-2 | ABOVE, NO T-39; BUT EGREET AND OTTER WILL BE FLYING. -------------- 15:37:21 | CARGO TEMP READINGS: -------------- 15:38:43 | BEFORE T.O 1=80,2=75,3=82,4=70,5=75,6=75 DEGREES F. -------------- 15:39:36 | AFTER T.O. 1=90, 2=80, 3=90, 4=75, 5=80, 6=78 DEGREES | F. -------------- 15:40:01 | ALL DADA PARAMETERS CHECK OUT FINE. -------------- 15:40:50 | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19953 Latitude: +37 46.9 | Radar alt: 18952 Longitude: -096 04.5 -------------- 15:43:10 | LIDAR REPORTS CI ABOUT 2,000 FT ABOVE -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15:48:07 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19980 Latitude: +37 32.8 | Radar alt: 19220 Longitude: -095 23.2 -------------- 15:48:32 | RUN STARTED OVER EP01A TO CART -------------- 15:50:23 | ABOUT 3 OR 4 MILES BEHIND THE ER-2 ON THE SAME LINE -------------- 15:52:28 | CART SITE CANNOT IDENTIFIED THE CLD BASE AT THIS TIME -------------- 15:54:50 | CI OVERCAST IS PATCHY -------------- 15:58:38 | LIDAR IS NOT GETTING DADS DATA AT THIS TIME, BEING | WORKED ON -------------- 15:59:31 | OUR DRIFT ANGLE IS -4.3 DEGREES -------------- 16:00:23 | TH = 244.7 AND W. DIR = 268 DEGREES, WILL ADJUST | LATTER OVER THE CART SITE. -------------- 16:00:35 | LIDAR HAD THEIR DADS -------------- 16:02:08 | LIDAR REPORTS CI PATCHES ABOUT 5K FT ABOVE -------------- 16:07:47 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT CART, FL 200 WILL DO 180 AND RETU | | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19952 Latitude: +36 34.9 | Radar alt: 19209 Longitude: -097 28.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:12:04 | >>>> Start of run: WPT CART TO EP01A AT FL200 | | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19997 Latitude: +36 38.2 | Radar alt: 19242 Longitude: -097 25.5 -------------- 16:15:15 | WE ARE IN THE CLEAR AND BELOW CLD BASE BY ABOUT 1,000 | FT. -------------- 16:23:15 | PATCHY CI LAYERS ABOVE AND ER-2 IS CURRENTLY BEHIND US -------------- 16:27:16 | >>>> End of run: AT EP01A AT FL 200 THEN CLIMB TO FL230 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19970 Latitude: +37 32.8 | Radar alt: 19225 Longitude: -095 23.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 16:29:39 | ATC REQUEST ALT TO BE FL 240 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:40:47 | >>>> Start of run: AT WPT EP01B TO CART AT FL 240 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 23932 Latitude: +36 44.9 | Radar alt: 23512 Longitude: -095 06.5 -------------- 16:49:07 | NOW IN CIRRUS -------------- 16:49:34 | CORRECTION NOT IN CIRRUS AT THIS TIME, THIN CI ABOVE | US -------------- 16:50:04 | LOOK LIKE WATER CLDS AHEAD -------------- 16:51:38 | LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO ENTER A MARES TAIL UP AHEAD | ON THE RHS -------------- 16:51:45 | LIDAR SEE IT ALSO -------------- 16:52:42 | IN CIRRUS--MARK -------------- 16:52:57 | SHOULD SEE TRACES OF CI -------------- 16:53:29 | LOOK LIKE WE ARE GETTING INTO SOME THICKER STUFF NOW. -------------- 16:53:54 | LIDAR SEE WE ARE JUST SKIMMING THE BASE OF THE CI CLDS -------------- 16:54:11 | NOW SEE THE CLD -------------- 16:55:15 | MARK--IN CIRRUS -------------- 16:55:22 | ER-2 ABOVE US -------------- 16:56:21 | WILL BE PICKING UP A SMALL CONTAIL ABOVE US REPORTED | BY ER-2 -------------- 16:57:52 | >>>> End of run: OVER CART SITE | | From/To: 00000/EP02A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 23921 Latitude: +36 36.2 | Radar alt: 23247 Longitude: -097 29.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 16:59:20 | NOW CLIMB TO FL260 AND FLY FROM CART SITE TO EP02A -------------- 17:00:25 | WILL BE BANKING INTO A CLOUD -------------- 17:00:46 | ENTERING CLD NOW2 -------------- 17:02:31 | FL260 | | From/To: 00000/EP02A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 26026 Latitude: +36 39.0 | Radar alt: 25322 Longitude: -097 37.8 -------------- 17:02:54 | OUT OF CLOUD AND IN CLEAR AIR -------------- 17:03:22 | ENTERING CLD -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:03:52 | >>>> Start of run: RUN WPT CART TO EP02A | | From/To: 00000/EP02A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 26082 Latitude: +36 36.6 | Radar alt: 25395 Longitude: -097 27.0 -------------- 17:05:50 | LAWSON PROBE WHICH IS ON TOP OF THE A/C IS PICKING UP | PARTICLES -------------- 17:08:10 | GOING BENEATH A MARES TAIL -------------- 17:08:20 | ENTERING THE TAIL -------------- 17:14:17 | STILL IN CLEAR AIR, AND WE CAN SEE OLD CONTRAIL ABOVE | US -------------- 17:17:05 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT EP02A AT FL 260 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 26083 Latitude: +36 45.2 | Radar alt: 25684 Longitude: -095 06.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 17:18:01 | NEXT CLIMB TO FL 290 AND FLY FROM WPT EP02A TO CART -------------- 17:18:27 | CLEARED TO OPERATE LIDAR TO FL 370 -------------- 17:19:53 | LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE CLIMBING ON TOP OF HAZE LAVER -------------- 17:21:41 | MTP REPORT TROP READINGS AT 33,OOO FEET -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:23:38 | >>>> Start of run: AT FL 290 WPT | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28996 Latitude: +36 45.6 | Radar alt: 28586 Longitude: -094 49.8 -------------- 17:23:55 | WPT EP02A TO CART -------------- 17:33:56 | APPROACHING CIRRUS CLDS -------------- 17:34:57 | CI--MARK -------------- 17:35:16 | IN CI -------------- 17:36:02 | IN CLEAR AIR -------------- 17:37:08 | ESTIMATE CLD TOPS ABOUT 500 TO 1000 FEET ABOVE -------------- 17:39:12 | GOING THROUGH THICK PART OF CI -------------- 17:42:23 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT CART AT FL 290 | | From/To: 00000/EP02A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29004 Latitude: +36 36.0 | Radar alt: 28350 Longitude: -097 29.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:48:44 | >>>> Start of run: WPT CART TO EP02A AND AT FL 320 | | From/To: 00000/EP02A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 30865 Latitude: +36 36.3 | Radar alt: 30142 Longitude: -097 28.9 -------------- 17:49:01 | STILL CLIMBING -------------- 17:49:18 | WE ARE CONNING -------------- 17:50:10 | AT FL320 -------------- 17:50:26 | WE ARE MAKING A CONTRAIL -------------- 17:52:34 | STILL GOING THROUGH TOP OF CIRRUS CLD -------------- 17:55:43 | STILL MAKING A CONTRAIL -------------- 17:58:10 | CLEAR AHEAD -------------- 18:02:07 | REQUEST TO BACKTRACK AT THIS ALT TO THE CART SITE AND | DO 3 CIRCLES. -------------- 18:04:30 | >>>> End of run: AT FL 320 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32003 Latitude: +36 45.3 | Radar alt: 31538 Longitude: -095 06.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 18:05:34 | IN TURN AND MAKING A CONTRAIL -------------- 18:05:43 | ENTERING CLD -------------- 18:06:20 | ON REVERSE HEADING WE WILL TRY TO GET INTO OUR | CONTRAIL -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:11:39 | >>>> Start of run: FL 320 WPT EP02A TO CART | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31976 Latitude: +36 44.8 | Radar alt: 31543 Longitude: -095 06.4 -------------- 18:13:28 | LAYING DOWN A CONTRAIL -------------- 18:17:24 | IN CIRRUS NOW -------------- 18:28:46 | >>>> End of run: AT CART SITE | | From/To: 00000/EP02A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31960 Latitude: +36 36.0 | Radar alt: 31258 Longitude: -097 29.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 18:29:21 | START OF 360 DEG TURNS 3X -------------- 18:29:51 | ROLL ANGLE IS 3O DEGS -------------- 18:40:43 | MMS 90 DEG CAL TURNS -------------- 18:41:37 | TURN 2 START -------------- 18:42:11 | TURN 3 -------------- 18:43:48 | LEVEL FOR 3RD 30 SEC LEVEL RUN -------------- 18:44:00 | TURN 4 -------------- 18:45:20 | LEVEL FOR 4TH LEVEL RUN -------------- 18:46:10 | NEXT TURN -------------- 18:47:19 | END OF MMS TURNS -------------- 18:48:48 | DESCENDING TO FL220 -------------- 19:06:00 | FL 220 ON A HEADING TO EP01A | | From/To: 00000/EPOIA0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 22029 Latitude: +37 02.9 | Radar alt: 21327 Longitude: -096 30.9 -------------- 19:08:34 | SETTING UP FOR MMS PITCH AND YAW MANUVERS -------------- 19:09:31 | YAWING -------------- 19:10:34 | PITCHING -------------- 19:11:50 | YAWING -------------- 19:15:18 | >>>> End of run: AT FL 220 AT WPT EP01A | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 22098 Latitude: +37 34.6 | Radar alt: 21418 Longitude: -095 24.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 19:15:25 | TURNING -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:22:33 | >>>> Start of run: AT FL270 WPT EP01A TO CART | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 27006 Latitude: +37 32.6 | Radar alt: 26330 Longitude: -095 23.5 -------------- 19:24:55 | Entering cirrus center. -------------- 19:27:22 | Heading in something that looked brown -------------- 19:35:10 | we are in cirrus at times and break out into clear | areas. -------------- 19:40:55 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT CART | | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 26981 Latitude: +36 36.3 | Radar alt: 26275 Longitude: -097 29.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 19:45:01 | AT FL 330 -------------- 19:46:20 | STARTED RUN AT 19::45:30 -------------- 19:46:52 | WE WILL END RUN AT 20:00:30 -------------- 19:55:06 | DOING MMS MANEUVERS -------------- 19:57:03 | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 33013 Latitude: +37 16.1 | Radar alt: 32295 Longitude: -096 01.3 -------------- 20:00:35 | >>>> End of run: NEAR EP01A | | From/To: 00000/EP01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 33015 Latitude: +37 29.2 | Radar alt: 32245 Longitude: -095 31.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 20:01:07 | NEXT DO A 180 AND GO UPWIND ALONG CONTRAIL -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:05:20 | >>>> Start of run: ON REVERSE HEADING TO CART SITE AT FL 33 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32982 Latitude: +37 27.6 | Radar alt: 32303 Longitude: -095 36.8 -------------- 20:20:04 | ABOUT 200 FEET BELOW THE CLDS -------------- 20:21:50 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT CART | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32920 Latitude: +36 36.8 | Radar alt: 32150 Longitude: -097 29.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 20:22:32 | PROCEED UPWIND AND THEN DO 360 TURNS 2 TIMES -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:23:02 | >>>> Start of run: START OF TURN | | From/To: 00000/SLN000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32945 Latitude: +36 32.7 | Radar alt: 32129 Longitude: -097 37.2 -------------- 20:28:10 | ONE 360 DEGREE TURN -------------- 20:30:30 | GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CONTRAIL -------------- 20:31:16 | SECOND 360 DEGREE TURN COMPLETED -------------- 20:31:22 | From/To: 00000/SLN000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32976 Latitude: +36 42.6 | Radar alt: 32231 Longitude: -097 27.2 -------------- 20:31:46 | NEXT WILL BE A SPIRAL DOWN -------------- 20:32:23 | START DESCENDING -------------- 20:35:12 | ER-2 SPOTTED US DOING SMOKE RINGS AND HE IS HEADING | HOME -------------- 20:43:35 | IN HAZE MORE THAN CLDS -------------- 20:47:19 | PITCHING AND YAWING MANEUVERS -------------- 20:47:31 | PITCHING FIRST -------------- 20:48:56 | YAWING -------------- 22:17:44 | Touchdown time was 111 21:14:16 z. -------------- 22:17:46 | -------------- 22:18:07 | DADS Data Subsystem on-line before takeoff and | off-line after landing. -------------- 22:19:53 | DADS Host Subsytem on-line at 15:25 and off-line at | 21:08. -------------- 22:20:22 | PC data capture on-line at 15:24 and off-line at | 21:08. --------------
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