---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: Flight Number: Day : 249 Date(PCT): Sep 6, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:47:22 | mission CAMEXIV 010410 -------------- 16:48:38 | This is a short intrument check out flight for the | repair of microphysics experiments -------------- 16:49:33 | P-Lewis, CP-Brockett, FE-Trout, Nav-Hall -------------- 16:51:33 | Taxi-16:30:20, B/R-16:39:28, T/O-16:40:02 -------------- 17:10:31 | decend to 180 for cloud -------------- 17:14:20 | level 180 -------------- 17:26:06 | >4 -------------- 17:30:34 | Next waypoint: PT4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16020 Latitude: +30 52.7 | Radar alt: 16886 Longitude: +079 20.9 -------------- -------------- 17:31:14 | Release Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: PT4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16033 Latitude: +30 48.3 | Radar alt: 16910 Longitude: +079 21.2 -------------- -------------- 17:37:54 | Splash Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: PT6 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16035 Latitude: +30 04.2 | Radar alt: 16883 Longitude: +079 21.1 -------------- -------------- 17:44:00 | TRMM Satellite overpass | | Next waypoint: PT6 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16037 Latitude: +29 27.0 | Radar alt: 16916 Longitude: +079 19.8 -------------- -------------- 17:46:40 | Level at 16,000' -------------- 18:04:33 | Release Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: PT5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16046 Latitude: +30 54.0 | Radar alt: 16938 Longitude: +079 36.0 -------------- -------------- 18:06:01 | Good dropsonde data -------------- 18:11:21 | Splash Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: PT4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 16059 Latitude: +31 35.5 | Radar alt: 16923 Longitude: +079 30.9 -------------- -------------- 18:24:14 | SATCOM successfully employed to send dropsonde data | after splashdown -------------- 19:03:18 | MMMS Pitch Maneuvar -------------- 19:03:24 | error -------------- 19:08:03 | MMS Pitch Maneuvar -------------- 19:09:21 | MMS Yaw -------------- 19:09:59 | MMS square circle -------------- 19:18:09 | Descending for landing -------------- 19:23:13 | CVI-ok, CPI-didn't work, PMS-ok w/software glitch, | MMS-ok, LIP-ok, CSTAR-ok, dropsonde-ok, PR-2 - appears | to be intefered by PMS, ACLAIM-ok, LASE-ok, ICATS - | ok, Science- ok. -------------- 19:31:30 | ciao --------------