22Aug2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon

22Aug2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon

Global Hawk Report

• Aircraft – green 
  • Monday – Combined System Test
  • Tuesday – Range Test
  • Thursday – high altitude drop test in Range
• Droposonde – red
  • installed;
  • Solved intermittent IR comm problems (firmware fix)
  • Programmig a new set of instructions
  • CST now schedule for Monday and Low-Altitude test Tuesday and High-Altitude test on Thursday
  • Phil Hall still working COA dropsonde – still do not final disposition but we do have international waters permission
• HAMSR – green.
• LIP - green
  • HIWRAP – yellow
  • but can still fly; Need more time on the aircraft to debug .  Software / hardware (bad board or connector) problems.

WB-57 Report

• Aircraft – green  
• HIRAD - green
  • delayed on data system upgrades.
  • Ship on 23Monday
  • Arrive on Wednesday,
  • Fly on Thursday as a checkout unless target is in the Gulf. 
  • Calm waters over a buoy at different altitudes
  • Fly precipitation
  • NAST-I will fly on test flight
  • Friday, 27Aug is first science
• AMPR arrives on 7Sept
• WB-57 Suitcase flights will be out of MacDill AFB, Tampa FL
• NAST-I IR interferometer will piggyback during the beginning – don’t have budget for extended

DC8 Report

• Aircraft– green. 
  • Visual and analytical inspection revealed no damage. Plane is ready to fly
• LASE – green.
• LARGE – green.
• APR2 – green. 
  • DAWN – yellow.
  • insulation fix completed.  Will test on first flight opportunity.
  • LaRC personnel working on alternative solutions (adding a fan and heat source in the can – no de-integration required)
• Microphysics – green
•  CSI - red
  •  CSI awaiting pylon remanufacture at least another week.  However, inspection needs to be completed before authorized to fly.  Shetter-doubtful that the authorization will be completed during GRIP
• MMS – green.
• Dropsonde – green.

TD#6 (formerly AL95/PGI-31&33) still far out in east Atlantic. 

Ruled out a suitecase flight to STX

NOAA or NSF are not flying. 

Now looking to the Gulf for a possible TS in Tues/Wed?

Secondary objective would be precip, microphysics and DAWN test flight

Alert for 23Aug 2010 @ 19Z  for 9hr flight