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DC-8 Mission Director Log
---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: SUCCESS Flight Number: 960215 Day : 128 Date: May 7, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:37:08 | Flt 96-02-15 T.O. 18:08:22Z 7 May 1996 -------------- 18:37:37 | Flt Crew: Warren Hall. Casey Call, Don McCormick -------------- 18:37:46 | Nav: Ken Christensen -------------- 18:38:00 | MM: Jim McClenahan, George Alger -------------- 18:38:39 | Flt. Plan to NW Nebraska for Contrail Work w/757, T39, | ER-2, DC-8 -------------- 18:40:50 | Cargo Temp @ 1715Z #1 94 #2 82 #3 94 #4 84 #5 86 #6 89 -------------- 18:42:05 | Cargo Temp @ 1810Z #1 95 #2 87 #3 99 #4 92 #5 96 #6 95 -------------- 18:46:13 | Cargo Temp @ 1845Z #1 90 #2 86 #3 86 #4 74 #5 80 #6 81 -------------- 18:46:36 | Flt. Crew rejects LIDAR Ops today.. -------------- 18:46:50 | Conning at FL334 -------------- 18:47:32 | Flt delayed today for possible Hudson fix.. Didn't | work.. -------------- 18:54:35 | Picking up particles now -------------- 18:55:54 | Ice Cloud.. -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:00:08 | >>>> Start of run: Rad Run | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34978 Latitude: +42 48.1 | Radar alt: 33105 Longitude: -100 27.6 -------------- 19:00:36 | Under contrail now -------------- 19:03:17 | Start 7 Min Rad at 1901Z -------------- 19:04:42 | We are approx. 200-300 feet below, 757 and 25 miles | back -------------- 19:08:46 | Descent thru Contrail Now -------------- 19:09:13 | Contrail seems to be disaapating -------------- 19:10:18 | Approaching contrail -------------- 19:11:17 | Block altitude 330 370 -------------- 19:13:05 | Going thru but dissapated not visible -------------- 19:13:35 | 757 ran whole track at 370 -------------- 19:15:17 | Don't believe we went thru or above contrail -------------- 19:19:19 | >>>> End of run: Rad Run | | From/To: 00000/NE01C0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35727 Latitude: +42 16.3 | Radar alt: 32595 Longitude: -102 39.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 19:20:11 | 2-stage hygrometer has been selected for EU | conversions. -------------- 19:28:56 | Pilot Screw up in NAV on 2nd leg -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:38:39 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35533 Latitude: +42 48.9 | Radar alt: 33564 Longitude: -100 30.3 -------------- 19:41:20 | In something..at FL350 -------------- 19:41:43 | Seems to appear disassociated and OLD. -------------- 19:42:34 | Apparentlywe are staying in the (?) contrail. -------------- 19:45:13 | We are curently in 757 contrail (5 min old) and above | us is our wrongway contrail -------------- 19:47:05 | 757 looks approx. 27 miles behind us.. -------------- 19:55:45 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34853 Latitude: +42 15.5 | Radar alt: 31700 Longitude: -102 33.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:58:45 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34859 Latitude: +42 29.1 | Radar alt: 31705 Longitude: -102 30.4 -------------- 20:05:39 | Contrail seems toi have disappeared on this leg.. -------------- 20:06:20 | 757 31 mioles ahead -------------- 20:09:03 | 757 laying down short contrail -------------- 20:10:15 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34890 Latitude: +42 59.8 | Radar alt: 32781 Longitude: -100 41.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:14:15 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36916 Latitude: +42 47.6 | Radar alt: 34961 Longitude: -100 41.1 -------------- 20:24:34 | Aircraft in comtrail at this time -------------- 20:25:49 | Worm holes again -------------- 20:26:41 | CCN high -------------- 20:29:36 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01C0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36484 Latitude: +42 16.8 | Radar alt: 33213 Longitude: -102 38.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:33:03 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36367 Latitude: +42 30.9 | Radar alt: 33374 Longitude: -102 33.7 -------------- 20:33:36 | 757 out in front by 12 m iles -------------- 20:41:12 | COntrail enviroment has moved on east... -------------- 20:44:40 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01A0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36183 Latitude: +43 01.5 | Radar alt: 34111 Longitude: -100 36.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:48:00 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36248 Latitude: +42 50.0 | Radar alt: 34266 Longitude: -100 29.7 -------------- 20:53:47 | Contrail seems to be developing more on this leg.. -------------- 21:00:02 | Loosing Contrail environment aagain -------------- 21:03:23 | Ground says that stuff is all around us.. -------------- 21:06:24 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01C0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 35990 Latitude: +42 16.6 | Radar alt: 32782 Longitude: -102 37.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:10:00 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36919 Latitude: +42 30.8 | Radar alt: 33833 Longitude: -102 33.2 -------------- 21:11:57 | On top of contrail this run. -------------- 21:21:25 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01A0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36999 Latitude: +43 01.3 | Radar alt: 34916 Longitude: -100 35.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:30:50 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 38636 Latitude: +42 43.3 | Radar alt: 36371 Longitude: -100 55.5 -------------- 21:31:36 | at FL 390 -------------- 21:31:52 | shear zone -------------- 21:34:12 | contrail is becoming less persistant.. -------------- 21:44:25 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 38942 Latitude: +42 16.1 | Radar alt: 35718 Longitude: -102 34.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:49:30 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 38915 Latitude: +42 36.6 | Radar alt: 35891 Longitude: -102 14.8 -------------- 21:51:03 | 757 17-18 miles ahead, almost no signs -------------- 21:58:08 | Contrail again -------------- 21:59:25 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01A0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 38725 Latitude: +43 02.1 | Radar alt: 36644 Longitude: -100 33.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:03:09 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01B0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 35962 Latitude: +42 49.3 | Radar alt: 34079 Longitude: -100 32.4 -------------- 22:03:37 | in Cirrus -------------- 22:04:20 | topping cirrus -------------- 22:05:37 | in cirrus and seeing contrails -------------- 22:21:45 | >>>> End of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01C0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 35679 Latitude: +42 15.9 | Radar alt: 32656 Longitude: -102 42.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:25:01 | >>>> Start of run: | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 36031 Latitude: +42 28.3 | Radar alt: 32864 Longitude: -102 28.3 -------------- 22:32:07 | >>>> End of run: all over the sky.. | | From/To: 00000/NE01D0 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 35235 Latitude: +42 48.3 | Radar alt: 33037 Longitude: -101 24.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 22:38:13 | ALL done going home.. | | From/To: 00000/OBH000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35173 Latitude: +42 56.8 | Radar alt: 33196 Longitude: -100 28.2 -------------- 22:44:59 | Athos test Slow...TAS 331 IAS 190 -------------- 23:01:48 | COmpleted successfully, got some movement.. -------------- 23:13:26 | Ballentin worked good ready tomorrow.. -------------- 23:14:03 | Brune worked ok -------------- 23:22:41 | MMS tricks | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 23994 Latitude: +39 39.3 | Radar alt: 23175 Longitude: -098 16.4 -------------- 23:24:18 | MMS Square ... -------------- 23:29:28 | Pitch tricks... -------------- 23:31:38 | Yaw tricks -------------- 23:34:29 | Finish MMS Manuevers.. | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 24521 Latitude: +39 26.2 | Radar alt: 23898 Longitude: -098 31.5 -------------- 00:28:41 | Touchdown time was 128 23:53:20 z. -------------- 00:28:43 | -------------- 00:30:54 | DADS Data Subsystem on-line before takeoff and | off-line after landing. -------------- 00:31:49 | DADS Host Subsystem on-line at 18:31 and off-line at | 23:48. -------------- 00:32:21 | PC data capture on-line at 18:31 and off-line at | 23:49. --------------
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