15Aug2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon
Submitted by mgoodman on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 09:41
Flight Date:
Sun, 08/15/2010
Sortie Number:
none
Participants
FLL
- Ed Zipser
- Scott Braun
- Jeff Halverson
- Michael Goodman
- Marilyn Vasques
- Greg McFarquhar
- Paul Bui
DFRC
- Gerry Heymsfield
- Rich Blakeslee
- Bjorn Lambrigtsen
JSC
- Tim Miller
NCAR
- Gary Wick
Global Hawk Report
T/O @ 8a PT 15Z
Dropsonde – Cindy Bradley and NCAR team flying out to DFRC to integrate dropsonde instrument
21Aug is either a dropsonde or science flight
Dropsonde need a test flight in range and an high altitude flight (which could be combined with a science flight?)
DC-8 Report
Aircraft facility – OK
Instruments
- Microphysics – particle probes performed well on test flight. Update on CSI pylon tomorrow
- MMS – green flight ready
- DAWN – yellow - see clouds but not aerosols. Laser behaving erratically. Many variables to tweak. Not sure what to repair at this point. Trailer arrives Thursday + 1-day to de-integrate + 3-5days to repair + integrate and re-flight. So 5-7 days after
- APR-2 – no report
- LASE – green. Excellent shape
- LARGE – green.
Hard Down day call is 12noon the day before
Currently the latest day for a hard down is Wednesday
DC-8 might fly TD#5 on Tuesday, 17Aug- decision at today’s16Z meeting
WB-57 Report
- HIRAD
At JSC 23. Shakedown on 24 Aug and ready for science on 25Aug
- AMPR
To join campaign about 1.5 weeks after
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