May 28 POD

Citation will depart PNC for LNK around 12 CDT for nose radar repair.  Will await instructions from ops regarding takeoff time and expected target.

Nominally, the Citation will depart for GXY around 19 CDT and arrive at 19:30 MDT.  They should expect a 2200 MDT takeoff to fly coordinated missions in Colorado.

The ER-2 will launch at 2200 CDT (03 Z), nominally for Colorado.  The patterns would be coordinated flight legs as directed by the CHILL radar.

An alternate mission is to fly the ER-2 and Citation in a coordinated fashion targeting precipitation over Nebraska/Kansas should the storm not evolve as expected in CO.  We would hold the Citation team in LNK in this case most likely.  We would call off the CHILL radar in this case.

If the Citation repair does not proceed as expected, we would change or scrub flight plans depending on the timing and weather.  ER-2 would fly alone.

Nesbitt/Kollias/Heymsfield