Global Hawk Plan of the Day

Global Hawk (Times in PDT)

Tuesday, Aug 24 - (Low Altitude Dropsonde Check-flight)

0600 T-0 meeting
0630 Science and Payload staff GHOC
0700 Engine start
0700 14Z Science meeting
0800 Take off with F-18 Chase (4-5 hour flight)
0900 16Z Tri-Agency telecon
1300 Approximate Landing Time (Post Flight Science Team meeting in
GHOC to follow immediately)
1400 Refuel a/c and return to hangar
1500 T-1 Meeting for Dropsonde Check Flight
1600 No power/hands on

Wednesday, Aug 25 – (High Altitude Dropsonde Check-flight)
(Times tentative)

0600 T-0 meeting
0630 Science and Payload staff GHOC
0700 Engine start
0700 14Z Science meeting
0800 Take off
0900 16Z Tri-Agency telecon
1300 Approximate Landing Time (Post Flight Science Team meeting in
GHOC to follow immediately)
1400 Refuel a/c and return to hangar
1500 T-1 Meeting for Dropsonde Check Flight
1600 No power/hands on

Thursday, Aug 26 – (Times tentative)

0700 14Z Science meeting
0800 Power On / Instrument Access
0900 16Z Tri-agency
1400 Instrument Preflight
1600 Aircraft Preflight

Friday, Aug 27 - Potential Science Flight