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---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: SUCCESS Flight Number: 960208 Day : 115 Date: Apr 24, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:36:06 | MISSION 06-02-08: COORDINATED FLT WITH T-39 (NO ER-2 | -- HIGH WINDS) OVER THE CART SITE. -------------- 16:37:18 | P=D. LEWIS, CP=TIFFANY, FE=BAKER, NAV=MONIZ, | MM=MILLER, AMM=PETERSEN -------------- 16:37:28 | CARGO TEMPERATURES: -------------- 16:37:39 | BEFORE APU START: -------------- 16:38:57 | 1=89, 2=72. 3=75, 4=77, 5=82, 6=82 DEG F. SAT=19 DEG | C -------------- 16:39:34 | BEFORE T.O. AFTER APU AND ENGINE START: -------------- 16:40:39 | 1=90, 2=80, 3=92, 4=80, 5=85, 6=80 DEG F, SAT = 20 DEG | C. -------------- 16:40:47 | AFTER T.O. -------------- 16:41:38 | 1=90, 2=97, 3=102, 4=80, 5=85, 6=87 DEG F -------------- 16:41:50 | IN THE HAZE LAVER -------------- 16:42:03 | DIRECT TO BT01A -------------- 16:48:09 | CLEARED TO FL 230 -------------- 16:50:48 | CLEARED FOR BLOCK BETWEEN 290 AND 310 -------------- 16:53:17 | CLEAREDE FOR FL 300 -------------- 16:56:12 | CLIMBING -------------- 16:56:54 | LIDAR CLEARED FOR FL 270 TO 300 -------------- 16:59:04 | FL 280 AND CLIMBING -------------- 17:00:04 | CLOUDS BASE ARE ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE, SOME CLOUDS ABOUT | 2000 FT BELOW. -------------- 17:03:17 | MARE TAILS AHEAD -------------- 17:03:55 | BEGINING A LEFT TURN TO COME OVER BT01A -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:09:47 | >>>> Start of run: AT WPT BT01A TO CART TO BT01B | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29983 Latitude: +36 09.0 | Radar alt: 30242 Longitude: -096 30.8 -------------- 17:15:21 | ENTERING WATER CLOUD NOW -------------- 17:16:17 | WATER CLOUD -------------- 17:16:49 | T-39 SAID WE ARE OCCASIONALLY OMITTING A CONTRAIL -------------- 17:17:19 | CLOUD IS REPORTED TO BE ICY -------------- 17:18:28 | OVER CART SITE -------------- 17:19:46 | CART SITE REPORTED A COUD BASE OF FL260, AND END OF | THIS LEG WE HOPE TO DESCEND TO FL 240 ON THE RETURN | LEG -------------- 17:21:17 | T-39 IS BEHIND US AND REPORTS INTERMITTEN CONTRAIL -------------- 17:23:56 | ON THE REVERSE WE WILL DO THE FIGURE 8 PATTERN AND DO | A VERY SLOW DESCENT TO FL 240 -------------- 17:24:51 | HALLET REPORT SEE LARGE ICE PARTICLES -------------- 17:25:14 | LIDAR RESTRICTED UP TO FL 330 -------------- 17:26:21 | >>>> End of run: AT BT01B | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29827 Latitude: +37 01.9 | Radar alt: 29650 Longitude: -098 23.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 17:27:51 | DESCENDING TO FL 240 -------------- 17:28:06 | CLEARED TO TURN -------------- 17:28:21 | RIGHT BANK TURN -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:32:08 | >>>> Start of run: TO CART | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 25428 Latitude: +37 08.8 | Radar alt: 25062 Longitude: -098 21.1 -------------- 17:38:18 | INFORMED CART SITE WE WILL BE UPWIND OF THEIR SITE BY | 1740z -------------- 17:39:19 | ENTERING THE WATER CLOUD -------------- 17:39:47 | AT THE BASE OF THE CLOUD, HALLET REPORTS SEEING ICE | NOT WATER -------------- 17:43:06 | CHRIS CAN SEE A SUN HALO -------------- 17:43:34 | LIDAR REPORT THE STUFF WE ARE GOING THROUGH IS PATCHY -------------- 17:44:48 | COMING UP ON CIRRUS BANDS ABOUT 5000 FEET ABOVE US -------------- 17:45:14 | T-39 REPORTS THEY HAVE LESS THAT 30 MIN REMAINING -------------- 17:46:19 | FLT ENG OUR MAX ALT CAPABILITY IS FL370 -------------- 17:47:24 | WE HAVE ASK TO CLIMB TO FL 350 ON THE RETURNS, WE WILL | EXTEND THIS RUN BY 4 MINUTES FOR RIDLEY CALIBRATION -------------- 17:48:01 | PASSED BT01B -------------- 17:48:47 | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 25041 Latitude: +35 54.4 | Radar alt: 25090 Longitude: -096 24.8 -------------- 17:49:23 | END OF EXTENSION, TURNING -------------- 17:49:27 | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 25043 Latitude: +35 51.1 | Radar alt: 25710 Longitude: -096 20.5 -------------- 17:52:45 | STARTRUN NEAR WPT BT01A AND CLIMBING TO FL370 -------------- 17:52:49 | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 25817 Latitude: +36 02.5 | Radar alt: 25797 Longitude: -096 17.5 -------------- 17:54:53 | OVER BTO1A | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 27622 Latitude: +36 08.6 | Radar alt: 27782 Longitude: -096 30.0 -------------- 17:55:17 | CLIMBING -------------- 17:55:33 | ENTERING CLOUDS -------------- 17:55:51 | LOOKS LIKE CLOUDS -------------- 17:56:07 | CLOUD IS ALL ICE -------------- 17:57:21 | BECAUSE OF THE JET STREAM WE CAN EXPECT A LOT OF | TRAFFIC -------------- 18:01:08 | INFORMED CART SITE WE WILL BE OVER THEIR SITE AT 1805Z -------------- 18:01:37 | T-39 REPORT CONTRAILS ARE GETTING BETTER -------------- 18:02:27 | WEATHER BALOON SIGHTERD -------------- 18:03:09 | BEING VECTORED -------------- 18:04:33 | NEAR CART SITE | | From/To: 00000/BT01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31849 Latitude: +36 44.5 | Radar alt: 31992 Longitude: -097 23.2 -------------- 18:06:26 | LEFT BY 20 DEGREES, STILL PASSING THROUGH THICK CLOUD -------------- 18:07:44 | COMING OUT ON THE BOTTON OF A CLOUD -------------- 18:08:03 | APPROACHING A CLEARING AREA -------------- 18:08:16 | OUT OF THE CLOUD NOW -------------- 18:08:32 | WE ARE IN CLEAR AIR NOW -------------- 18:09:22 | NEXT CLOUD BANK LOOKS 3 OR 4 MINUTES AWAY -------------- 18:10:16 | ENTERING THIN CLOUDS NOW -------------- 18:10:40 | T-39 REPORTS GOOD CONTRAILS AT THIS ALT -------------- 18:10:41 | From/To: 00000/BT02B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34289 Latitude: +36 58.4 | Radar alt: 34171 Longitude: -098 07.5 -------------- 18:11:07 | CAN SEE CONTRAIL IN REAR VIEW VIDEO -------------- 18:11:52 | READY TO MAKE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN A NEW | HEADING TO BE BETTER ALIGNED INTO THE WIND -------------- 18:14:14 | STILL IN HAZE CI CLDS -------------- 18:16:52 | IN THINNER CLDS NOW, THICKER CLDS ARE ON THE WAY -------------- 18:20:24 | AT FL 370 -------------- 18:20:45 | START TURN | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37018 Latitude: +36 51.4 | Radar alt: 36469 Longitude: -099 20.0 -------------- 18:21:27 | T-39 HAS 5 MINUTES REMAINING -------------- 18:21:56 | WE ARE MAKING A CONTRAIL -------------- 18:31:36 | OVER BT03B | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37027 Latitude: +37 08.7 | Radar alt: 36732 Longitude: -098 25.2 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:32:50 | >>>> Start of run: WPT BTO3B TO BTO4A | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37022 Latitude: +37 06.3 | Radar alt: 36846 Longitude: -098 14.7 -------------- 18:35:19 | T-39 IS OFF TO SALINA -------------- 18:38:25 | ENTERING THE CLOUD BANK NOW -------------- 18:42:26 | ENTERING THICKER CLDS NOW -------------- 18:43:42 | ABOVE THE CIRRUSW LAVERS -------------- 18:43:54 | IN THE CLEAR -------------- 18:44:32 | From/To: 00000/BT01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38027 Latitude: +36 04.7 | Radar alt: 38522 Longitude: -096 44.6 -------------- 18:44:37 | TURNING -------------- 18:44:50 | >>>> End of run: WPT BTO3B TO BTO4A | | From/To: 00000/BT01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38084 Latitude: +36 03.5 | Radar alt: 0 Longitude: -096 41.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 18:45:18 | DOING A 90 270 DEGREE TURNS TO COME BACK ON OUR TRACK -------------- 18:48:43 | ENTERING SOMETHING IN 10 SEC -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:49:34 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38022 Latitude: +36 00.2 | Radar alt: 38352 Longitude: -096 38.2 -------------- 18:50:06 | WPT BTO4A TO BTO3B -------------- 18:50:47 | GOT SOMETHING BIG IN NO -------------- 18:51:28 | NO IS BACK INTO BACKGROUND LEVEL -------------- 18:55:43 | LIDAR SAYS WE ARE IN A HAZE -------------- 18:56:13 | STILL IN THICK CI AT THIS TIME -------------- 18:56:27 | STARTING TO CLEAR UP -------------- 18:57:07 | IN THE CLEAR DON'T SEE THE CONTRAIL -------------- 18:58:05 | LAYING DOWN A GOOD CONTRAIL -------------- 18:58:31 | WILL BE GOING BACK INTO THE CIRRUS IN ABOUT 4 MINUTES -------------- 18:59:10 | LIDAR SAYS WE ARE COMING INTO SOMETHING -------------- 18:59:27 | ENTERING SOMETHING NOW -------------- 19:00:08 | HALLET SEE LOTS OF SMALL PARTICLES -------------- 19:01:01 | RIDLEY SEE OCCASIONAL 1 SEC BLIPS ON NO -------------- 19:01:20 | BEGINNING TO THIN OUR -------------- 19:01:39 | BEGINNING TO THIN OUT I.E. -------------- 19:02:38 | HAZE THICKINING IN A FEW MINUTES -------------- 19:04:59 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38000 Latitude: +37 08.5 | Radar alt: 37857 Longitude: -098 16.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 19:05:18 | AT WPT BT03B -------------- 19:06:06 | KEN SASSON AT THE CART SITE SAYS THE CONTRAILS ARE NOT | PERSISTING VERY LONG -------------- 19:07:08 | ENTERING A THICKER PART OF THE CLOUDS -------------- 19:07:53 | TURNING | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38004 Latitude: +37 20.1 | Radar alt: 37846 Longitude: -098 36.5 -------------- 19:09:00 | STILL LAYING DOWN A CONTRAIL -------------- 19:10:08 | OUR CONTRAIL IS DYING OUT BEHIND US -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:13:52 | >>>> Start of run: GOING TO WPT BT04B | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37911 Latitude: +37 15.8 | Radar alt: 37576 Longitude: -098 29.8 -------------- 19:14:30 | AGAIN SEE A LITTLE ON NO, THEN BACK TO BACKGROUND -------------- 19:18:35 | SEEING NO -------------- 19:19:50 | APPROACHING A CLD BANK -------------- 19:20:00 | ENTERING CLD BANK -------------- 19:22:19 | COMING OUT OF THE CLD INTO A RELATIVE CLEAR AREA -------------- 19:23:28 | SAW SOMETHING ON NO THAT LASTEST ABOUT 4 SEC -------------- 19:23:50 | APPROACHING CLD BANK AHEAD -------------- 19:24:39 | BANKING -------------- 19:27:38 | >>>> End of run: AT BT04A | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37892 Latitude: +36 03.6 | Radar alt: 38243 Longitude: -096 43.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 19:28:29 | WILL GO BEYOND BTO4B BEFORE WE DO OUR 360 TURNS 3X -------------- 19:30:08 | IN THE CLEAR -------------- 19:30:21 | START TURNS | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37901 Latitude: +35 49.3 | Radar alt: 38454 Longitude: -096 23.0 -------------- 19:36:23 | CIRCLE 1 COMPLETED | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38316 Latitude: +35 46.3 | Radar alt: 38673 Longitude: -096 18.4 -------------- 19:41:22 | NO SAW SOMETHING -------------- 19:42:45 | CIRCLE 2 COMPLETED | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37751 Latitude: +35 40.9 | Radar alt: 38108 Longitude: -096 16.6 -------------- 19:43:19 | RIDLEY SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF NO -------------- 19:44:26 | BRIAN SAW SOMETHING COMING UP AND RIDLEY SAW IT ON NO -------------- 19:44:54 | RIDLEY NOW BACK TO NORMAL BACKGROUND -------------- 19:45:51 | GOOD SHARP RETURN COMING UP ON LIDAR -------------- 19:46:20 | WE WENT THROUGH A WAKE -------------- 19:47:12 | COMPLETED 3RD CIRCLE -------------- 19:47:44 | LIKE TO DO A SQUARE BOX AT THE CART SITE -------------- 20:00:29 | MMS CALIB TURN LHS 90 DEG START TURN 1 -------------- 20:01:52 | LEVEL -------------- 20:02:31 | TURN 2 -------------- 20:03:58 | LEVEL -------------- 20:04:36 | TURN 3 -------------- 20:05:58 | LEVEL -------------- 20:06:34 | TURN 4 -------------- 20:07:56 | LEVEL -------------- 20:08:35 | END OF MMS SQ TURNS -------------- 20:09:17 | DESCENDING -------------- 20:09:25 | LIDAR IS OFF -------------- 20:10:13 | WAITING TO CLEAR TRAFFIC TO START TURNING -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:10:48 | >>>> Start of run: SPIRAL | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 37147 Latitude: +36 47.9 | Radar alt: 37437 Longitude: -097 46.3 -------------- 20:11:05 | FROM FL 370 TO FL 290 -------------- 20:11:13 | LHS SPIRAL -------------- 20:12:50 | LEVEL LEGS AT 290, 330, 370, 410 EACH ONE IS ONE 15 | MIN LEG -------------- 20:17:58 | FL290 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:24:08 | >>>> Start of run: AT FL 290 TO 15 MIN | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29013 Latitude: +36 25.2 | Radar alt: 29129 Longitude: -097 14.1 -------------- 20:27:58 | OVER BT01A -------------- 20:30:02 | BEING VECTORED -------------- 20:33:22 | CLEARED FOR FL 330 -------------- 20:33:52 | CLEARED FOR BLOCK 330 TO 370 -------------- 20:34:21 | LIDAR IS APPROVED TO OPERATE IN THE VERTICAL -------------- 20:35:16 | CLIMBING TO FL 330 -------------- 20:38:45 | AT FL 330 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:40:18 | >>>> Start of run: AT WPT BT04A TO BTO3B | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32910 Latitude: +35 59.9 | Radar alt: 33207 Longitude: -096 38.0 -------------- 20:44:44 | MMS CALIBRATION: WIGILLES -------------- 20:44:51 | START OF PITCH -------------- 20:45:14 | ONE -------------- 20:45:25 | TWO -------------- 20:45:41 | THREE -------------- 20:45:57 | FOUR -------------- 20:46:14 | FIVE -------------- 20:46:25 | START OF YAWS -------------- 20:47:32 | ONE -------------- 20:47:40 | TWO -------------- 20:47:47 | THREE -------------- 20:47:52 | FOUR -------------- 20:48:04 | FIVE -------------- 20:48:59 | END OF YAWS -------------- 20:51:27 | OVER CART -------------- 20:53:32 | ENTERING CLOUDS -------------- 20:56:35 | >>>> End of run: END OF 15 MIN DATA RUN | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 33104 Latitude: +37 11.3 | Radar alt: 32864 Longitude: -098 19.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 20:56:48 | TURN -------------- 20:57:26 | APPROVED FOR 370 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:04:19 | >>>> Start of run: AT WPT BT04A AT FL 370 | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36949 Latitude: +36 56.3 | Radar alt: 36979 Longitude: -097 59.6 -------------- 21:06:36 | COMING INTO THICK CLDS -------------- 21:06:42 | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36963 Latitude: +36 43.4 | Radar alt: 37133 Longitude: -097 40.6 -------------- 21:08:07 | CPA CART SITE | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36976 Latitude: +36 35.6 | Radar alt: 37176 Longitude: -097 29.1 -------------- 21:09:50 | SEVERAL LAYERS OF CIRRUS ABOVE US -------------- 21:10:15 | GOING TO ENTER CIRRUS ON THE RHS -------------- 21:11:16 | WE ARE CONTRAILING -------------- 21:11:51 | WILL DO A RIGHT IN ABOUT THREE MINUTES -------------- 21:14:33 | >>>> End of run: AT FL370 OVER WPT BT04A | | From/To: 00000/BT01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36963 Latitude: +35 59.9 | Radar alt: 37311 Longitude: -096 38.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 21:15:02 | NEXT LEVEL IS 390 -------------- 21:15:25 | SCRAPING THROUGH A CLOUD BANK -------------- 21:15:39 | ENTERING CI CLOUD BANK -------------- 21:16:00 | TURN INTO OUR LEFT 270 -------------- 21:16:15 | CLIMBING AND TURNING -------------- 21:16:26 | PASSING 380 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:21:15 | >>>> Start of run: AT BT04A TO BT03B | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39061 Latitude: +35 56.1 | Radar alt: 39288 Longitude: -096 32.1 -------------- 21:27:31 | MARK CHANGING HEADING TO BE UP WIND -------------- 21:30:32 | 40 SEC TO CLOUD BANK -------------- 21:30:48 | ENTERING CLOUDS -------------- 21:32:59 | IN CIRRUS -------------- 21:35:25 | PLAN TO GO BACK AT FL 390 THEN TO 410 -------------- 21:36:15 | COMING UP ON WPT BT03B -------------- 21:37:54 | >>>> End of run: WILL DO A 180 AND RETURN AT THIS LEVEL T | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39083 Latitude: +37 11.4 | Radar alt: 38883 Longitude: -098 21.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 21:38:07 | TURNING -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:43:46 | >>>> Start of run: RETURNING INTO OUR CONTRAIL WE HOPE | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39038 Latitude: +37 11.4 | Radar alt: 38796 Longitude: -098 21.9 -------------- 21:44:22 | IN CIRRUS -------------- 21:44:34 | NO SAW SOMETHING ABOUT 10 SEC AGO -------------- 21:45:07 | NO SAW ANOTHER SPIKE (RIDLEY) -------------- 21:50:26 | MARK--CPA CART SITE -------------- 21:52:41 | IN CLEAR SKY NO CONTRAIL VISIBLE ONLY CLOUD TOPS -------------- 21:53:45 | GOING DOWN ABOUT 100 FT -------------- 21:53:51 | NOW IN THE CLOUD TOPS -------------- 21:56:58 | >>>> End of run: RETURNING INTO OUR CONTRAIL WE HOPE | | From/To: 00000/BT01A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38915 Latitude: +35 58.9 | Radar alt: 39184 Longitude: -096 38.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 21:58:29 | CLIMBING TO FL 410 -------------- 21:59:13 | PASSING THROUGH FL400 -------------- 22:01:56 | NEXT RUN IS AT FL 420 FROM BT04A TO BTO3B -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:03:31 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40941 Latitude: +35 57.8 | Radar alt: 41063 Longitude: -096 34.8 -------------- 22:12:35 | CPA CART | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 41006 Latitude: +36 35.8 | Radar alt: 41069 Longitude: -097 29.4 -------------- 22:13:31 | NEXT PLAN TO DO A 180 AND RETURN AT THIS LEVEL -------------- 22:14:50 | IN TOPS OF CIRRUS CLDS -------------- 22:16:25 | TROP IS AT 43,000 FT -------------- 22:20:39 | >>>> End of run: AT WPT BT03B | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40973 Latitude: +37 11.1 | Radar alt: 40682 Longitude: -098 21.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 22:20:44 | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40975 Latitude: +37 11.5 | Radar alt: 40679 Longitude: -098 21.8 -------------- 22:20:51 | TURNING -------------- 22:22:53 | IN DIFUSE CIRRIS -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:25:57 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40858 Latitude: +37 11.8 | Radar alt: 40511 Longitude: -098 23.2 -------------- 22:26:27 | STARTED RUN AT 40800 FT -------------- 22:27:16 | GO SOMETHING ON NO -------------- 22:27:32 | ACCORDING TO RIDLEY SEEING NO -------------- 22:27:50 | GETTING MORE NO -------------- 22:28:15 | GETTING NO NOW -------------- 22:29:29 | IN THIN CIRRUS -------------- 22:30:38 | BROKE OUT AND ON TOP OF CLDS -------------- 22:33:09 | DEVIATED TO THE LEFT A LITTLE -------------- 22:33:18 | CPA CART SITE | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40902 Latitude: +36 36.6 | Radar alt: 40918 Longitude: -097 31.5 -------------- 22:36:24 | From/To: 00000/BT04A0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40887 Latitude: +36 22.0 | Radar alt: 40962 Longitude: -097 10.3 -------------- 22:40:54 | ENDRUN AT WPT BT04B AT THIS END WE WILL DO 3 CIRCLES -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:42:03 | >>>> Start of run: DOING TURNS | | From/To: 00000/BT03B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 41359 Latitude: +35 54.6 | Radar alt: 41451 Longitude: -096 30.5 -------------- 22:42:35 | START OF 360 DEG TURNS OUR ORIGINAL TH = 129 -------------- 22:43:05 | RIGHT HAND TURN -------------- 22:47:36 | TURN 1 COMPLETED -------------- 22:47:49 | NO SEE SOMETHING -------------- 22:48:29 | CONTRAIL -------------- 22:48:38 | IN CONTRAIL -------------- 22:49:06 | RIDLEY SAID THE NO SIGNAL IS STEADY BUT NOT HIGH -------------- 22:51:45 | IN IT NOW -------------- 22:53:32 | TURN 2 COMPLETED -------------- 22:53:53 | RIDLEY HAS 5 SECONDS ON THE NO -------------- 22:59:22 | TURN 3 COMPLETED -------------- 22:59:30 | ROLLED OUT -------------- 23:01:13 | [DATE0 S7=60 S11=55 V1 X1 S0=0 -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 23:03:15 | >>>> Start of run: to cart site | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40991 Latitude: +35 45.6 | Radar alt: 41090 Longitude: -096 17.7 -------------- 23:04:08 | IN THIN CI -------------- 23:04:37 | APPROACHING CI CLD BANK -------------- 23:07:51 | AT THE CART SITE WE WILL SPIRAL DOWN TO FL 300 -------------- 23:13:36 | OVER THE CART SITE | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 40682 Latitude: +36 33.2 | Radar alt: 0 Longitude: -097 19.3 -------------- 23:14:25 | CORRECTION; DID NOT REACH THE CART SITE AS PROMISED, | STARTING OUR SPIRAL EARLIER -------------- 23:15:12 | IN SPIRAL DOWN TO FL 290 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 39025 Latitude: +36 42.6 | Radar alt: 39190 Longitude: -097 19.4 -------------- 23:19:46 | IN SPIRAL & PASSING FL 350 -------------- 23:23:15 | AT CLD BASE -------------- 23:24:34 | LEVEL AT FL 290 | | From/To: 00000/CART00 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 29013 Latitude: +36 44.1 | Radar alt: 29075 Longitude: -097 21.6 -------------- 23:26:06 | MMS MANEUVERS -------------- 23:26:13 | PITCH -------------- 23:26:57 | 1 -------------- 23:27:20 | 2 -------------- 23:27:33 | 3 -------------- 23:27:45 | 4 -------------- 23:27:59 | 5 -------------- 23:28:07 | YAWS -------------- 23:28:56 | 1 -------------- 23:29:05 | 2 -------------- 23:29:12 | 3 -------------- 23:29:20 | 4 -------------- 23:29:28 | 5 -------------- 23:30:11 | END OF MMS -------------- 00:39:49 | Touchdown time was 115 23:48:40 z. -------------- 00:39:50 | -------------- 00:40:10 | DADS Data Subsystem on-line before takeoff and | off-line after landing.\ -------------- 00:42:43 | DADS Host Subsystem on-line at 16:33 and off-line at | 23:46. -------------- 00:43:15 | PC Data Capture on-line at 16:31 and off-line at | 23:47. --------------
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