---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: 010413 Flight Number: Day : 253 Date(PCT): Sep 10, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14:20:50 | First Hurricane mission of CAMEXIV. Mission to fly | around Hurricane Erin, north of Bermuda. -------------- 14:24:52 | Pilot-"Vacaville" Bill Brocket, Copilot-"Fax"Eddy | Lewis, FE-Marty "Rainbow" Trout, Nav-Kevin "Raul" | Hall, MD- Walter "Calvin" Klein, AMD-Cris "BigUgly12" | Jennison -------------- 14:27:27 | Taxi-14:01:40, B/R-14:12:05 T/O-14:12:41 -------------- 15:58:06 | Release Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: PT_B NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28014 Latitude: +33 49.5 | Radar alt: 29514 Longitude: +069 00.6 -------------- -------------- 16:01:15 | sonde sending data -------------- 16:11:56 | Splash Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: PT_C NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 27994 Latitude: +33 17.5 | Radar alt: 29548 Longitude: +068 04.7 -------------- -------------- 16:22:06 | Next waypoint: PT_D NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28000 Latitude: +33 18.2 | Radar alt: 29546 Longitude: +067 01.7 -------------- -------------- 16:29:31 | Release Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: PT_D NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28008 Latitude: +32 30.4 | Radar alt: 29554 Longitude: +067 05.4 -------------- -------------- 16:30:01 | sonde data ok -------------- 16:40:16 | Splash Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: PT_D NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28009 Latitude: +31 42.1 | Radar alt: 29541 Longitude: +066 50.3 -------------- -------------- 17:07:00 | Release Dropsonde #3 | | Next waypoint: PT_F NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 27998 Latitude: +31 51.9 | Radar alt: 29548 Longitude: +064 39.9 -------------- -------------- 17:08:03 | sonde data is good -------------- 17:40:59 | Release Dropsonde #4 | | Next waypoint: PT_H NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28011 Latitude: +32 07.8 | Radar alt: 29563 Longitude: +062 04.4 -------------- -------------- 17:41:57 | sonde #4 good data -------------- 17:51:33 | Splash Dropsonde #4 | | Next waypoint: PT_I NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28017 Latitude: +31 58.3 | Radar alt: 29622 Longitude: +061 10.9 -------------- -------------- 18:00:00 | Release Dropsonde #5 | | Next waypoint: PT_I NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28020 Latitude: +32 57.6 | Radar alt: 29651 Longitude: +061 03.4 -------------- -------------- 18:03:05 | sonde #5 no wind data, re drop 1818 -------------- 18:03:39 | redrop estimate 1808 -------------- 18:08:13 | M/l Release Dropsonde #6 -------------- 18:13:20 | H -------------- 18:13:36 | Splash Dropsonde #6 1811 | | Next waypoint: J NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28010 Latitude: +33 30.8 | Radar alt: 29652 Longitude: +059 38.2 -------------- -------------- 18:13:53 | good data aonde #6 -------------- 18:18:38 | Splash Dropsonde #6 | | Next waypoint: J NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28024 Latitude: +33 33.3 | Radar alt: 29648 Longitude: +058 58.1 -------------- -------------- 18:25:46 | All sondes sent data reports but #5 -------------- 18:31:57 | Release Dropsonde #7 | | Next waypoint: PT_K NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28019 Latitude: +34 40.6 | Radar alt: 29677 Longitude: +059 20.8 -------------- -------------- 18:32:50 | sonde #7 good data -------------- 18:43:01 | Splash Dropsonde #7 | | Next waypoint: PT_L NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28015 Latitude: +35 47.2 | Radar alt: 29670 Longitude: +060 00.5 -------------- -------------- 19:04:57 | Release Dropsonde #8 | | Next waypoint: M NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28002 Latitude: +38 04.5 | Radar alt: 29644 Longitude: +060 46.3 -------------- -------------- 19:05:54 | sonde #8 data good -------------- 19:15:37 | Splash Dropsonde #8 | | Next waypoint: PT_N NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28007 Latitude: +38 59.1 | Radar alt: 29589 Longitude: +061 44.8 -------------- -------------- 19:36:02 | Release Dropsonde #9 | | Next waypoint: PT_N NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28014 Latitude: +39 02.5 | Radar alt: 29536 Longitude: +064 41.7 -------------- -------------- 19:47:04 | Splash Dropsonde #9 | | Next waypoint: PT_N NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28008 Latitude: +39 02.0 | Radar alt: 29515 Longitude: +066 19.3 -------------- -------------- 20:09:58 | Release Dropsonde #10 | | Next waypoint: PT_O NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28009 Latitude: +37 49.8 | Radar alt: 29506 Longitude: +068 35.7 -------------- -------------- 20:11:12 | sonde #10 data is good -------------- 20:21:49 | Release Dropsonde #11 (no wind from 10) | | Next waypoint: 70W NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 28004 Latitude: +36 38.9 | Radar alt: 29548 Longitude: +069 14.2 -------------- -------------- 20:24:06 | sonde #11 data ok -------------- 20:41:52 | Nine of eleven sondes successfully had dara relayed to | NOAA by satcom fax -------------- 21:38:41 | Debrief- CVI ok, CPI-worked but may be a vibe problem, | PMS-ok few clouds, MMS-ok, CSTAR-ok, Sondes- 9 for 11, | PR-2-ok, Aclaim-ok, lase-best flight for lase,ICATS-ok -------------- 21:48:37 | mms pitch -------------- 21:49:52 | mms yaw -------------- 21:51:17 | mms 90/270 --------------