DC-8 Mission Director Log


---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: SUCCESS Flight Number: 960213 Day : 124 Date: May 3, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:36:53 | Flight 96-02-13 -------------- 17:37:40 | Crew: Cockpit:G. Warren Hall, Casey Call, Don | McCormick -------------- 17:37:59 | Nav:Ken Christensen, Russ Padula -------------- 17:38:14 | MM: McClenahan, Alger -------------- 17:38:58 | Off we go to the CART site w/ER-2,T39,757,DC-8 for | conning & fuel studies -------------- 17:39:15 | T.O. 17:31:51Z -------------- 17:40:07 | Formation FLight with T39 & 757 & DC-8 for Happy Pics -------------- 17:42:20 | Cargo @ 1700Z #1 102 #2 90 #3 98 #4 88 #5 93 #6 95 -------------- 17:43:31 | Cargo @ 1745Z #1 91 #2 90 #3 102 #4 94 #5 96 #6 95 -------------- 17:47:19 | Nice Fly Bye at 1745Z -------------- 17:50:40 | Late get up.. -------------- 17:56:02 | Pilots says they had a bird strike right after clud | break out.. -------------- 17:56:57 | Left side strike, no problem checking experimenters.. | no problems -------------- 17:57:12 | 4 miles behind 757 | | From/To: 00000/ICT000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16636 Latitude: +37 54.1 | Radar alt: 15739 Longitude: -097 35.6 -------------- 17:58:39 | Painting 757 on radar.. -------------- 17:59:13 | DACOM having some problems -------------- 18:03:57 | NO & CO peak couple of minutes ago -------------- 18:05:02 | CN, CO2, NO peak 30 seconds ago with bump -------------- 18:08:27 | Bump Big...Hiuge NO, CN peak CN 4x -------------- 18:09:45 | 6 miles behind 757 now -------------- 18:16:03 | Start conning | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34231 Latitude: +36 28.1 | Radar alt: 34317 Longitude: -096 14.3 -------------- 18:20:24 | We are going back & forth thru contrail -------------- 18:21:24 | Still in contrail of 757 -------------- 18:22:24 | NO says we R in it!!! Bumpy -------------- 18:23:27 | we are into the initial leg -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:23:50 | >>>> Start of run: Late Start but taking data all the time. | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34701 Latitude: +36 30.0 | Radar alt: 34711 Longitude: -097 12.8 -------------- 18:24:01 | In wake!!! -------------- 18:24:21 | 200 - 400 feet varing to get wake. -------------- 18:26:27 | In wake again now -------------- 18:27:35 | AT the top of a haze layer.. -------------- 18:30:17 | ATlk to CART site.. -------------- 18:30:37 | Talk to CART Site, told we'd be here for 2 hours.. -------------- 18:32:00 | Record data collection is 20-30 seconds in wake.. -------------- 18:32:32 | Just got 40-45 data -------------- 18:32:43 | just got 40-45 sec data -------------- 18:34:14 | CN peaks to 250 mins at 60 -------------- 18:36:01 | 60 seconds of wake data -------------- 18:38:10 | 250 feet below 350 and rock & roll.. -------------- 18:38:19 | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34745 Latitude: +36 29.7 | Radar alt: 34283 Longitude: -098 56.1 -------------- 18:39:14 | Lo sulfur run -------------- 18:40:01 | Just got 135 seconds of Wake.. -------------- 18:42:23 | Contrail only last about .5 miles.. -------------- 18:45:42 | >>>> End of run: Late Start but taking data all the time. | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34797 Latitude: +36 28.7 | Radar alt: 33448 Longitude: -099 49.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:48:58 | >>>> Start of run: Hi sulfur Leg | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34627 Latitude: +36 41.3 | Radar alt: 33295 Longitude: -099 42.3 -------------- 18:49:25 | 6 miles ahead now -------------- 18:50:23 | Bumpy -------------- 18:54:51 | bumpy side ways.. record ccn -------------- 18:58:16 | Rock & roll 5 miles ahead and 250 feet below -------------- 19:02:15 | 250 - 300 feet below FL350 consistent.. -------------- 19:09:59 | Starting ascent to FL390 | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35167 Latitude: +36 41.9 | Radar alt: 35124 Longitude: -096 29.2 -------------- 19:12:21 | >>>> End of run: Hi sulfur Leg | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35748 Latitude: +36 41.9 | Radar alt: 35882 Longitude: -096 06.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 19:15:43 | Attempting shoe box FL370-410 -------------- 19:16:01 | Distancing to 8 miles for LIDAR ops on this leg.. -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:17:10 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37727 Latitude: +36 30.1 | Radar alt: 37870 Longitude: -096 21.9 -------------- 19:17:41 | Doing it at FL380 | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37708 Latitude: +36 30.1 | Radar alt: 37861 Longitude: -096 25.6 -------------- 19:17:56 | 5 miles ahead Big Rock & Roll!!! -------------- 19:18:55 | Circles of COntrail coming at us even on Video!!! Nop | problem finding.. -------------- 19:20:04 | + & - 25 deg swings..... -------------- 19:23:23 | BAcking off now -------------- 19:27:25 | AT about 7 miles... -------------- 19:28:01 | ALot of sick folks..!!! -------------- 19:31:47 | Getting out of contrail to get some background data... -------------- 19:33:16 | Back to Rock & Roll.. -------------- 19:37:36 | FOund Wake again at 8+_ miles behind -------------- 19:38:56 | Switch to high SUlfur fuel.. -------------- 19:40:46 | Both engines on Hi sulfur fuel now.. -------------- 19:45:45 | T39 breaking off and back home.. -------------- 19:47:15 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37683 Latitude: +36 28.9 | Radar alt: 37397 Longitude: -099 50.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:51:10 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37816 Latitude: +36 41.4 | Radar alt: 36914 Longitude: -099 33.2 -------------- 19:54:37 | 6 miles ahead.. -------------- 19:56:40 | Found again.. -------------- 19:57:06 | Hi SUlfur again -------------- 19:59:53 | under 5 miles separation -------------- 20:00:06 | pICKING UP rock & roll -------------- 20:03:33 | Contacting Eggert CART Aircraft.. -------------- 20:03:58 | 5 miles in front not as rough... -------------- 20:13:06 | switch to lo sulfur now.. -------------- 20:13:19 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37972 Latitude: +36 40.7 | Radar alt: 39870 Longitude: -096 03.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:17:15 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37736 Latitude: +36 30.0 | Radar alt: 37829 Longitude: -096 20.6 -------------- 20:18:19 | 5 miles ahead -------------- 20:18:40 | side ways & rock & roll -------------- 20:25:33 | sine ways action -------------- 20:29:36 | No contrails in sight anywhere -------------- 20:31:20 | 45 minutes to bingo for 757 -------------- 20:37:00 | descending to FL290-330 -------------- 20:46:46 | 757 to split lo vs. hi sulfur fuel burn 13 & 13 to | bingo -------------- 20:48:29 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29899 Latitude: +36 28.7 | Radar alt: 28461 Longitude: -099 51.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:52:25 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29895 Latitude: +36 41.3 | Radar alt: 28740 Longitude: -099 39.4 -------------- 20:57:47 | switching to high sulfur in 60 sec. | | From/To: 00000/CT27D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29795 Latitude: +36 41.6 | Radar alt: 28994 Longitude: -098 55.8 -------------- 21:00:13 | 757 will probably have to do a-semetric landing | again.. -------------- 21:07:42 | Found again.. -------------- 21:08:49 | 4.5 miles behind -------------- 21:09:31 | 250-300 feet below 757.. -------------- 21:18:41 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT2700 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 30201 Latitude: +36 41.6 | Radar alt: 30258 Longitude: -096 05.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 21:28:03 | Will drop MMS manevers due to health situation.. -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:38:35 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/CT2700 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40092 Latitude: +36 35.8 | Radar alt: 40126 Longitude: -096 04.0 -------------- 21:39:35 | FL410 -------------- 21:41:04 | SRI downward Online -------------- 22:10:02 | Over clouds and Anvil ahead -------------- 22:12:20 | >>>> End of run: over CART SITE Leg... | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 41051 Latitude: +36 35.0 | Radar alt: 39659 Longitude: -099 57.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 22:13:04 | Continuing on NO Cal leg @ FL410 for 12 minutes.. -------------- 22:13:09 | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 41052 Latitude: +36 38.7 | Radar alt: 0 Longitude: -100 01.3 -------------- 22:19:31 | All systems go. -------------- 22:19:43 | Crew condition nominal -------------- 22:21:35 | Good APT Capture.. -------------- 22:25:30 | End FL410 | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40777 Latitude: +37 46.2 | Radar alt: 39565 Longitude: -098 48.9 -------------- 22:28:43 | Descent into Salina... Good Flight but Sickly & | Smelly.. -------------- 22:29:43 | Lacked suuficient water this flt.. -------------- 22:29:51 | LIDAR Home -------------- 23:14:09 | Touchdown time was 124 22:49:54 z. -------------- 23:14:10 | -------------- 23:14:59 | DADS Data Subsystem on-line before takeoff and | off-line after landing. -------------- 23:15:44 | DADS Host Subsystem on-line at 17:35 and off-line at | 22:47. -------------- 23:16:45 | PC data capture on-line at 17:35 and off-line at | 22:47. -------------- 

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