---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: CAMEX4 Flight Number: 010403 Day : 215 Date(PCT): Aug 3, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:31:25 | lip | | Next waypoint: KEDW NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 5156 Latitude: +34 54.7 | Radar alt: 2854 Longitude: +117 51.9 -------------- -------------- 17:41:59 | end of lip manuever | | Next waypoint: KEDW NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 7031 Latitude: +34 54.7 | Radar alt: 4932 Longitude: +117 51.9 -------------- -------------- 17:42:31 | climbing to FL350 | | Next waypoint: EHF NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 7035 Latitude: +34 54.7 | Radar alt: 4754 Longitude: +117 51.9 -------------- -------------- 17:52:47 | level at FL240 | | Next waypoint: EHF NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 23894 Latitude: +34 54.7 | Radar alt: 17708 Longitude: +117 51.9 -------------- -------------- 17:53:33 | climbing to -------------- 17:53:45 | climbing to fl330 -------------- 18:01:54 | climbing to fl 350 -------------- 18:03:51 | leveloff at fl350 | | Next waypoint: EHF NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 35004 Latitude: +34 54.7 | Radar alt: 34433 Longitude: +117 51.9 -------------- -------------- 18:08:43 | wp4 | | Next waypoint: KLAX NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34937 Latitude: +34 54.7 | Radar alt: 36525 Longitude: +117 51.9 -------------- -------------- 18:15:46 | crew;pilot,F Batteas;copilot,R Ewers;FE,D Baker;Nav,M | Trout;MD,C Miller,,T Mace -------------- 18:16:23 | wp6 | | Next waypoint: SXC NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 34958 Latitude: +33 05.4 | Radar alt: 36622 Longitude: +118 23.6 -------------- -------------- 18:27:30 | NMS-1 has been selected for EU conversions. -------------- 18:27:53 | NMS-2 has been selected for EU conversions. -------------- 18:34:09 | Cargo temp 80/80/81/72/80/95 -------------- 18:40:26 | Release Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: SHOTS NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 34925 Latitude: +30 28.9 | Radar alt: 36862 Longitude: +119 00.0 -------------- -------------- 18:41:37 | dropsonde reports good data -------------- 18:45:49 | turning | | Next waypoint: SHOTS NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 34944 Latitude: +29 53.5 | Radar alt: 36931 Longitude: +119 07.9 -------------- -------------- 18:48:55 | dropsonde 1 passing 10,000ft -------------- 18:53:02 | Dropsonde Splash # 1 | | Next waypoint: PT07 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 34906 Latitude: +30 22.0 | Radar alt: 36870 Longitude: +119 08.4 -------------- -------------- 18:54:23 | Release Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: PT07 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 34911 Latitude: +30 30.4 | Radar alt: 36888 Longitude: +119 00.7 -------------- -------------- 18:55:13 | dropsonde2 good data -------------- 18:55:53 | starting orbit -------------- 19:00:48 | descend spiral | | Next waypoint: PT08 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 34937 Latitude: +30 42.1 | Radar alt: 36912 Longitude: +119 10.9 -------------- -------------- 19:02:59 | drop 2 through 10,000ft | | Next waypoint: PT08 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 32836 Latitude: +30 27.3 | Radar alt: 34649 Longitude: +119 08.3 -------------- -------------- 19:06:53 | splash drop2 -------------- 19:07:29 | intermittant wind data on drop1 and good wind data on | drop2 -------------- 19:32:25 | entering clouds | | Next waypoint: SXC NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 2028 Latitude: +30 40.4 | Radar alt: 2157 Longitude: +119 00.5 -------------- -------------- 19:33:31 | 2000ft level -------------- 19:39:23 | cargo temps 71/75/79/77/80/92 -------------- 19:42:57 | ascent to fl 250 -------------- 19:52:58 | level @ fl250 -------------- 19:54:44 | hi volt lip test -------------- 19:57:30 | 8KV -------------- 19:58:01 | 10kv -------------- 19:58:18 | 12KV -------------- 19:58:46 | 14KV -------------- 19:59:03 | 16KV -------------- 19:59:30 | 18KV -------------- 20:00:42 | 18KV -------------- 20:01:12 | 16kv -------------- 20:01:38 | 14kv -------------- 20:02:05 | 12kv -------------- 20:02:38 | 10kv -------------- 20:03:04 | 8kv -------------- 20:03:41 | 0kv -------------- 20:04:22 | -1kv -------------- 20:05:23 | -8kv -------------- 20:06:34 | seastar fail -------------- 20:07:18 | -14kv -------------- 20:08:04 | -16kv -------------- 20:08:52 | -20kv -------------- 20:09:28 | -18 -------------- 20:09:59 | -16kv -------------- 20:10:31 | -14kv -------------- 20:10:57 | -12kv -------------- 20:11:48 | -10kv -------------- 20:12:11 | -8kv -------------- 20:14:34 | wp 11 | | Next waypoint: SHOTS NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 25001 Latitude: +33 56.7 | Radar alt: 26221 Longitude: +118 24.2 -------------- -------------- 20:14:57 | hv off -------------- 20:15:11 | hv o -------------- 20:15:33 | hv o -------------- 20:15:52 | hi volt on -------------- 20:16:31 | hv off -------------- 20:16:44 | hv on -------------- 20:17:27 | 0 kv -------------- 20:19:09 | 20kv -------------- 20:19:41 | hv off -------------- 20:19:59 | hv on -------------- 20:20:20 | hv off -------------- 20:20:37 | hv on -------------- 20:20:59 | hv off -------------- 20:21:19 | hv on -------------- 20:22:41 | hv off -------------- 20:30:34 | mms start -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:32:36 | >>>> Start of run: MMS Manuevers | | Next waypoint: SXC NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 24980 Latitude: +35 23.5 | Radar alt: 23286 Longitude: +117 22.7 -------------- 20:42:32 | >>>> End of run: MMS Manuevers | | Next waypoint: PT12 NMS: 2 | Pressure alt: 25187 Latitude: +35 07.5 | Radar alt: 24002 Longitude: +117 31.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- 20:48:19 | spiral descent -------------- 20:52:09 | cvi; power pm, no sunday, slight malfunc on start. | some concern on absol vals. -------------- 20:53:13 | cpi: looked good, nev some prob. no sunday, -------------- 20:53:53 | pms; no sunday, good data in clouds for smaller | probes not larger. -------------- 20:54:25 | mms: need about 1hr pwr, no sunday, 72 of 75 samples, | no diff -------------- 20:54:58 | lip 30min today, no sunday, need to look at cal -------------- 20:56:27 | seastar; drop inst out of a/c may be needed, need | sunday, up until spiral data good, aborted on return | to alt. -------------- 20:57:23 | dropsonde; 1st intermit winds, 2nd good, need 1-2hr | this pm, having problem receiving icats, may need | 'sunday -------------- 20:57:52 | Oms -------------- 20:57:59 | acclaim; -------------- 20:58:19 | acclaim; need time today and sun if poss -------------- 20:59:00 | Olase; no sun, some tiday, good data -------------- 20:59:23 | icats; some problems, no showstoppers. -------------- 20:59:56 | science; acheived most objectives -------------- 21:00:12 | tech; prob with 3stage -------------- 21:10:24 | brake release 17;25;53 -------------- 21:10:24 | rotation 17;26;23 -------------- 21:10:24 | landing 21;08;59 --------------