---------------------------------------------------------------------- DC-8 Mission Director Log Mission Name: CAMEXIV Flight Number: 010418 Day : 267 Date(PCT): Sep 24, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:52:24 | Taxi-18:35:18, B/R-18:41:52, T/O-18:42:32 -------------- 18:53:05 | Pilot-Lewis, CP-Brockett, FE-Trout, Nav-Hall -------------- 18:53:24 | Hurricane Humberto Day 3 -------------- 19:04:59 | Climb to FL330 | | Next waypoint: TROUT NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 30746 Latitude: +30 14.9 | Radar alt: 32478 Longitude: +079 12.2 -------------- -------------- 19:08:17 | Level at FL310 | | Next waypoint: TROUT NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 31005 Latitude: +30 16.8 | Radar alt: 32518 Longitude: +078 42.7 -------------- -------------- 19:11:23 | Descend to FL290 | | Next waypoint: TROUT NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29761 Latitude: +30 19.1 | Radar alt: 31198 Longitude: +078 14.9 -------------- -------------- 19:23:34 | Climb to FL330 | | Next waypoint: 75W NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 29200 Latitude: +30 43.4 | Radar alt: 30748 Longitude: +076 31.6 -------------- -------------- 20:43:29 | New IP | | Next waypoint: SOIP2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32997 Latitude: +32 43.0 | Radar alt: 34718 Longitude: +065 55.2 -------------- -------------- 20:53:07 | South IP | | Next waypoint: SOIP2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34272 Latitude: +32 16.4 | Radar alt: 35922 Longitude: +064 51.0 -------------- -------------- 20:53:26 | Climb to FL350 | | Next waypoint: SOIP2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 34665 Latitude: +32 17.2 | Radar alt: 36325 Longitude: +064 48.7 -------------- -------------- 21:02:59 | Release Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: EYE3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36994 Latitude: +33 22.6 | Radar alt: 38776 Longitude: +064 46.1 -------------- -------------- 21:09:58 | Splash Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: EYE3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37007 Latitude: +34 12.5 | Radar alt: 38730 Longitude: +064 43.5 -------------- -------------- 21:11:42 | #3 no winds -------------- 21:12:00 | correction #2 no winds -------------- 21:13:33 | Release Dropsonde #3 | | Next waypoint: EYE3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36994 Latitude: +34 38.6 | Radar alt: 38766 Longitude: +064 41.9 -------------- -------------- 21:15:40 | Splash Dropsonde #1 | | Next waypoint: EYE3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37008 Latitude: +34 54.0 | Radar alt: 38828 Longitude: +064 41.6 -------------- -------------- 21:23:13 | Splash Dropsonde #2 | | Next waypoint: EYE3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36993 Latitude: +35 48.8 | Radar alt: 38704 Longitude: +064 44.6 -------------- -------------- 21:24:45 | Humberto's Eye | | Next waypoint: EYE3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37023 Latitude: +35 59.9 | Radar alt: 38772 Longitude: +064 44.9 -------------- -------------- 21:27:14 | Splash Dropsonde #3 | | Next waypoint: NO3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37060 Latitude: +36 17.3 | Radar alt: 38772 Longitude: +064 45.0 -------------- -------------- 21:36:49 | Release Dropsonde #4 | | Next waypoint: NO3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37003 Latitude: +37 22.9 | Radar alt: 38697 Longitude: +064 45.0 -------------- -------------- 21:40:29 | Release Dropsonde #5 | | Next waypoint: NO3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37027 Latitude: +37 48.0 | Radar alt: 38666 Longitude: +064 45.0 -------------- -------------- 21:48:26 | Splash Dropsonde #/l Release Dropsonde #6 | | Next waypoint: NO3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37012 Latitude: +38 42.8 | Radar alt: 38626 Longitude: +064 45.0 -------------- -------------- 21:49:57 | Splash Dropsonde #4 | | Next waypoint: NO3 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37009 Latitude: +38 53.0 | Radar alt: 38667 Longitude: +064 45.0 -------------- -------------- 22:03:47 | Splash Dropsonde #6 | | Next waypoint: NW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37039 Latitude: +39 25.7 | Radar alt: 38506 Longitude: +065 38.6 -------------- -------------- 22:26:07 | Turn towards eye inbound #2 -------------- 22:32:09 | Release Dropsonde #7 | | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37005 Latitude: +37 48.0 | Radar alt: 38674 Longitude: +067 31.0 -------------- -------------- 22:32:36 | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37007 Latitude: +37 46.8 | Radar alt: 38669 Longitude: +067 27.8 -------------- -------------- 22:33:10 | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37003 Latitude: +37 45.2 | Radar alt: 38674 Longitude: +067 23.9 -------------- -------------- 22:34:04 | sonde 7 not sending wnds -------------- 22:39:59 | Release Dropsonde #8 | | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37013 Latitude: +37 25.1 | Radar alt: 38750 Longitude: +066 36.5 -------------- -------------- 22:45:25 | Splash Dropsonde #7 | | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37013 Latitude: +37 07.3 | Radar alt: 38762 Longitude: +065 56.1 -------------- -------------- 22:46:29 | Release Dropsonde #9 | | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36998 Latitude: +37 03.8 | Radar alt: 38818 Longitude: +065 48.1 -------------- -------------- 22:56:24 | Release Dropsonde #10 (Drew in the Eye) | | Next waypoint: EYE4 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37010 Latitude: +36 30.9 | Radar alt: 38738 Longitude: +064 35.8 -------------- -------------- 22:58:53 | Release Dropsonde #11 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37025 Latitude: +36 22.2 | Radar alt: 38706 Longitude: +064 17.4 -------------- -------------- 23:01:41 | Splash Dropsonde #9 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37011 Latitude: +36 12.4 | Radar alt: 38714 Longitude: +063 56.4 -------------- -------------- 23:06:09 | Release Dropsonde #12 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37005 Latitude: +35 56.2 | Radar alt: 38803 Longitude: +063 22.6 -------------- -------------- 23:06:41 | Splash Dropsonde #10 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37007 Latitude: +35 54.4 | Radar alt: 38759 Longitude: +063 18.6 -------------- -------------- 23:12:36 | Release Dropsonde #13 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37008 Latitude: +35 32.8 | Radar alt: 38811 Longitude: +062 34.6 -------------- -------------- 23:18:31 | Release Dropsonde #14 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37001 Latitude: +35 11.2 | Radar alt: 38846 Longitude: +061 51.1 -------------- -------------- 23:19:11 | Splash Dropsonde #12 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37000 Latitude: +35 08.9 | Radar alt: 38825 Longitude: +061 46.4 -------------- -------------- 23:25:30 | Splash Dropsonde #13 | | Next waypoint: SE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37055 Latitude: +34 44.5 | Radar alt: 38922 Longitude: +060 58.5 -------------- -------------- 23:29:17 | Release Dropsonde #15 | | Next waypoint: NE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37047 Latitude: +35 03.2 | Radar alt: 38876 Longitude: +060 43.1 -------------- -------------- 23:31:38 | Splash Dropsonde #14 | | Next waypoint: NE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37029 Latitude: +35 20.9 | Radar alt: 38902 Longitude: +060 42.2 -------------- -------------- 23:50:13 | Splash Dropsonde #14 | | Next waypoint: NE2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36999 Latitude: +37 40.2 | Radar alt: 38686 Longitude: +060 23.5 -------------- -------------- 23:58:31 | Last run through Humbert's eye | | Next waypoint: EYE5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37004 Latitude: +38 42.6 | Radar alt: 38669 Longitude: +060 18.4 -------------- -------------- 00:01:15 | Release Dropsonde #16 | | Next waypoint: EYE5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37022 Latitude: +38 38.0 | Radar alt: 38705 Longitude: +060 40.0 -------------- -------------- 00:06:59 | Release Dropsonde #17 | | Next waypoint: EYE5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37014 Latitude: +38 16.4 | Radar alt: 38716 Longitude: +061 21.5 -------------- -------------- 00:14:29 | Release Dropsonde #18 | | Next waypoint: EYE5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37039 Latitude: +37 47.5 | Radar alt: 38745 Longitude: +062 16.4 -------------- -------------- 00:20:15 | Release Dropsonde #19 | | Next waypoint: EYE5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37067 Latitude: +37 25.0 | Radar alt: 38820 Longitude: +063 00.4 -------------- -------------- 00:29:50 | In the Eye | | Next waypoint: EYE5 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36991 Latitude: +36 51.9 | Radar alt: 38798 Longitude: +064 15.0 -------------- -------------- 00:33:31 | Splash Dropsonde #19 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37007 Latitude: +36 38.9 | Radar alt: 38710 Longitude: +064 43.2 -------------- -------------- 00:39:31 | Release Dropsonde #20 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37059 Latitude: +36 17.7 | Radar alt: 38744 Longitude: +065 27.4 -------------- -------------- 00:45:57 | Release Dropsonde #21 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 36999 Latitude: +35 55.3 | Radar alt: 38699 Longitude: +066 13.9 -------------- -------------- 00:52:44 | Splash Dropsonde #20 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37011 Latitude: +35 31.5 | Radar alt: 38784 Longitude: +067 01.5 -------------- -------------- 00:53:29 | Release Dropsonde #21 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37007 Latitude: +35 28.8 | Radar alt: 38736 Longitude: +067 06.8 -------------- -------------- 00:57:16 | Release Dropsonde #22/l Splash Dropsonde #21 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37000 Latitude: +35 15.4 | Radar alt: 38658 Longitude: +067 33.2 -------------- -------------- 01:01:13 | Release Dropsonde #22 | | Next waypoint: SW2 NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37019 Latitude: +35 01.2 | Radar alt: 38588 Longitude: +068 00.7 -------------- -------------- 01:04:30 | Splash Dropsonde #21 | | Next waypoint: 70W NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37010 Latitude: +34 54.1 | Radar alt: 38616 Longitude: +068 26.6 -------------- -------------- 01:14:11 | Splash Dropsonde #22 "Ramesh" | | Next waypoint: 70W NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37008 Latitude: +34 33.9 | Radar alt: 38510 Longitude: +069 45.2 -------------- -------------- 01:18:53 | CAMEX IV Science is completed -------------- 02:22:44 | MMS pitch -------------- 02:23:19 | MMS Yaw -------------- 02:23:51 | MMS Reversal | | Next waypoint: NIPT NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 37047 Latitude: +30 24.7 | Radar alt: 38830 Longitude: +078 02.8 -------------- -------------- 02:31:09 | Debrief - CVI-ok CPI-ok, PMS- OK, MMS- yaw probe | froze, LIP- smaller fields than Sun. C/Star-ok, drop- | 23, 2 no winds 1 no chute for transmiited to gnd, -------------- 02:32:54 | ACLAIM- ok, LASE- ok, ICATS- ok Science- ok, -------------- 02:33:04 | Descent | | Next waypoint: NIPT NMS: 1 | Pressure alt: 32958 Latitude: +30 38.0 | Radar alt: 34546 Longitude: +078 14.7 -------------- --------------