Global Hawk Plan of the Day
Date:
Thu, 08/19/2010
Global Hawk (Times in PDT)
Friday Aug 20
No-Fly Day
0600 Ground Test of Dropsonde System
0700 14Z Science meeting
0800 CST
0900 16Z Tri Agency telecon
1000 Fuel top-off
1100 Weight and Balance
1300 Dropsonde System Post-test meeting
1400 T-1 Meeting
1500 Preflight for Saturday Dropsonde System Range Check-Flight
Saturday Aug 21
0600 T-0 Meeting for Dropsonde System Range Check-Flight
0645 Science Staff GHOC
0700 14Z Science meeting
0700 Engine Start
0800 Take-off for 3.5-4 hour, 15K' & 30K' Dropsonde system check-flight
0900 16Z Tri Agency telecon
1200 Approximate landing time
Science Post Flight Meeting in GHOC Immediately afterward
1400 Aircraft Post Flight Meeting (if not Saturday then perhaps on Monday morning)
Sunday Aug 22
Hard Down Day
0700 14Z Science meeting
0900 16Z Tri Agency telecon
Tues Aug 24 high altitude dropsonde test flight
Thurs Aug 26 possible science flight
