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DC-8 Mission Director Log
---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: SUCCESS Flight Number: 960216 Day : 129 Date: May 8, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:12:58 | Flt 96-02-16 8 May 1996 -------------- 17:13:15 | Off to visit an anvil in the Northeast.. -------------- 17:13:43 | Flt Crew: Casy Call, Warren Hall, Don McCormick -------------- 17:13:50 | Nav: Russ Padula -------------- 17:14:02 | MM: Jim McClenahan, George Alger -------------- 17:14:04 | . -------------- 17:14:47 | Cargo Temp @ 1610Z #1 100 #2 93 #3 90 #4 95 #5 98 #6 | 100 -------------- 17:16:18 | Cargo Temp @ #1 97 #2 90 #3 105 #4 96 #5 101 #6 100 -------------- 17:16:29 | Cooper has flow problem at T.O. -------------- 17:16:36 | Hudson working.. -------------- 17:16:57 | Everyone else working.. -------------- 17:18:52 | FL 190 | | From/To: 00000/OBH000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 19114 Latitude: +39 44.5 | Radar alt: 18377 Longitude: -097 40.4 -------------- 17:23:13 | Cleared to FL 350 -------------- 17:26:30 | Cooper flow fixed (?) now.. -------------- 17:28:26 | Seeing particles now.. -------------- 17:29:43 | FL 300 -------------- 17:35:36 | COlud top @ 339 -------------- 17:39:21 | T39 3-4 miles in back.. -------------- 17:40:57 | FL 370 -------------- 17:42:22 | We are conning but a A/C parallel to us approx. 10 | miles left is not!! -------------- 17:42:51 | t39 reports that we are conning and immediately | combining in two trails.. -------------- 17:43:16 | T39 4.8 miles behind.. -------------- 17:50:14 | Cooning back to four trails now.. -------------- 17:52:12 | Hagen trtying new pump on Conv. #1 -------------- 17:54:54 | LIDAR looking down.. -------------- 17:55:51 | WPT FSD | | From/To: 00000/GEP000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36989 Latitude: +43 37.9 | Radar alt: 36131 Longitude: -096 47.7 -------------- 17:57:12 | T39 going home... -------------- 18:04:51 | T39 not going home, were just re-positioning... -------------- 18:09:54 | UV mixing ratio 1.5g/kg -------------- 18:13:56 | New info from ground says that activity is not going | as far north as originally believed. -------------- 18:14:59 | Requesting cutting corner of northly leg, staright to | Greenbay.. -------------- 18:16:30 | WPT GEP | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37019 Latitude: +45 08.0 | Radar alt: 41103 Longitude: -093 24.3 -------------- 18:23:01 | ER-2 is about 90 miles back -------------- 18:24:33 | Looks like a contrail above us 2000-2500 feet. -------------- 18:26:21 | Lawson seeing particles 20 30 microns -------------- 18:26:45 | Ascending to FL390 -------------- 18:28:58 | FL 390 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39042 Latitude: +44 53.2 | Radar alt: 38557 Longitude: -090 49.9 -------------- 18:30:21 | Ozone dropped on ascent -------------- 18:32:54 | Higher CN and lower CCN.. -------------- 18:35:41 | Cirrus above thin and below.. -------------- 18:36:18 | elevated NO for the last 10-15 minutes.. -------------- 18:37:20 | 100 ppt of NOy -------------- 18:40:41 | Clouds/Cirrus right at our level now -------------- 18:41:16 | WPT GRB | | From/To: 00000/DLH000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39098 Latitude: +44 35.3 | Radar alt: 0 Longitude: -088 22.6 -------------- 18:46:10 | Visually skimming the top of the Cirrus now.. -------------- 18:46:30 | LIDAR says about 1000 feet structure being seen.. -------------- 18:47:38 | Still picking up particles.. -------------- 18:48:42 | Sporadic bursts of larger particles.. -------------- 18:50:20 | Thinning out, LIDAR says...some structure -------------- 18:53:53 | ER-2 lost VHF on take-off..Difficult to work comm.. -------------- 19:00:16 | Out from anvil cirrus.. -------------- 19:00:20 | From/To: 00000/DLH000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38996 Latitude: +45 51.4 | Radar alt: 37979 Longitude: -090 26.7 -------------- 19:01:52 | Impactor deployed -------------- 19:02:14 | Ozone climbing for 3 minutes -------------- 19:06:31 | Ozone continues to climb -------------- 19:08:03 | Winds speed dropping and temps warming -------------- 19:14:14 | WPT DLH | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39042 Latitude: +46 48.2 | Radar alt: 37872 Longitude: -092 12.2 -------------- 19:15:33 | Descending to FL 350 before getting back on track to | GreenBay.. -------------- 19:16:01 | On track to Greenbay and approx. 15 mins in we ascend | to FL 410.. -------------- 19:17:13 | FL 350 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35052 Latitude: +46 55.4 | Radar alt: 75 Longitude: -091 55.2 -------------- 19:21:23 | Start Track.. | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35041 Latitude: +46 27.8 | Radar alt: 69 Longitude: -091 33.7 -------------- 19:28:15 | Trop starting to rise and get colder.. -------------- 19:28:48 | Will attempt an ascent thru cirrus (anvil) level. -------------- 19:35:41 | Leaving FL 350 for FL 410 -------------- 19:36:24 | Base of anvil coming down as we go up... -------------- 19:38:24 | FL 375 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37478 Latitude: +44 58.8 | Radar alt: 36960 Longitude: -088 54.7 -------------- 19:38:59 | FL 380 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37983 Latitude: +44 55.7 | Radar alt: 37574 Longitude: -088 49.5 -------------- 19:39:40 | larger particle at Lawson -------------- 19:39:51 | FL387 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38707 Latitude: +44 51.3 | Radar alt: 38414 Longitude: -088 41.9 -------------- 19:40:10 | FL 390 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 38986 Latitude: +44 49.6 | Radar alt: 38760 Longitude: -088 39.2 -------------- 19:40:46 | FL395 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39501 Latitude: +44 46.6 | Radar alt: 39300 Longitude: -088 34.1 -------------- 19:41:15 | Top of Anvil | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39827 Latitude: +44 44.2 | Radar alt: 39552 Longitude: -088 30.0 -------------- 19:41:29 | FL 400 | | From/To: 00000/GRB000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39983 Latitude: +44 43.1 | Radar alt: 39743 Longitude: -088 28.1 -------------- 19:42:53 | FL 410 | | From/To: 00000/DLL000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40975 Latitude: +44 35.8 | Radar alt: 89 Longitude: -088 17.3 -------------- 19:43:48 | Elevated NO still at 410 -------------- 19:44:56 | WPT GRB heading to DLL | | From/To: 00000/DLL000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 41010 Latitude: +44 25.9 | Radar alt: 89 Longitude: -088 24.0 -------------- 19:46:31 | Ralt continues to be sporadic.. -------------- 19:48:46 | Hi level of CN Twohy/Hudson -------------- 19:58:34 | WPT DLL | | From/To: 00000/DBQ000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40908 Latitude: +43 33.2 | Radar alt: 40948 Longitude: -089 45.6 -------------- 19:59:13 | Descending to FL 390 -------------- 20:02:58 | FL 390 | | From/To: 00000/DBQ000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39054 Latitude: +43 09.4 | Radar alt: 39212 Longitude: -090 05.7 -------------- 20:09:12 | Particles increasing & doing science | | From/To: 00000/DBQ000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39074 Latitude: +42 35.5 | Radar alt: 39032 Longitude: -090 33.4 -------------- 20:11:10 | WPT DBQ | | From/To: 00000/DSM000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39108 Latitude: +42 24.8 | Radar alt: 39261 Longitude: -090 42.1 -------------- 20:19:01 | Haze bank -------------- 20:20:26 | Stuff above to 3500 feet.. -------------- 20:24:48 | Thin cirrus/stuff above A/C..Been rather continuous | for last 10 min. -------------- 20:33:47 | WPT DSM Climbing to FL 410 | | From/To: 00000/DSM000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 39216 Latitude: +41 27.1 | Radar alt: 39319 Longitude: -093 36.4 -------------- 20:34:49 | FL 400 | | From/To: 00000/PWE000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40109 Latitude: +41 24.0 | Radar alt: 40155 Longitude: -093 43.8 -------------- 20:35:14 | FL 405 | | From/To: 00000/PWE000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40476 Latitude: +41 22.7 | Radar alt: 40568 Longitude: -093 46.7 -------------- 20:35:55 | FL 410 | | From/To: 00000/PWE000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40989 Latitude: +41 20.5 | Radar alt: 41039 Longitude: -093 51.3 -------------- 20:37:15 | Still some very thin cirrus or haze at our level or | slightly higher -------------- 20:38:02 | LIDAR sees clear conditions above now -------------- 20:39:24 | Low CN and aerosol concentrations -------------- 20:39:45 | Sonething now up to 1000 feet above.. -------------- 20:41:34 | Good signal return above by LIDAR... -------------- 20:42:22 | Clear above now = LIDAR -------------- 20:45:59 | LIDAR down Now.. -------------- 20:50:02 | Descending to FL240 | | From/To: 00000/PWE000 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 40631 Latitude: +40 32.5 | Radar alt: 40603 Longitude: -095 31.4 -------------- 20:53:32 | LIDAR off -------------- 21:02:53 | MMS maneuevers | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 24078 Latitude: +39 34.6 | Radar alt: 23636 Longitude: -096 52.3 -------------- 21:09:48 | yaw tricks | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 24099 Latitude: +39 35.0 | Radar alt: 23695 Longitude: -096 49.3 -------------- 21:13:34 | Pitch tricks | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 24229 Latitude: +39 26.5 | Radar alt: 23863 Longitude: -097 18.7 -------------- 21:15:09 | Finish MMS | | From/To: 00000/KSLN00 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 24025 Latitude: +39 20.2 | Radar alt: 23561 Longitude: -097 26.4 -------------- 21:16:23 | Very Good flight from smooth and scientific data point | of view... -------------- 22:24:26 | Touchdown time was 129 21:29:01 z. -------------- 22:24:27 | -------------- 22:27:08 | DADS Data Subsystem on-line before takeoff and | off-line after landing. -------------- 22:27:44 | DADS Host Subsystem on-line at 17:09 and off-line at | 21:25. -------------- 22:28:51 | PC data capture on-line at 17:08 and off-line at | 21:26. --------------
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