Plan of the Day

Date of Plan: 12 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting  6:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 6:45 AM (0745 UTC)
Go/No-Go Decision: 7:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 09:30 AM
Door Close: 10:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1100 CVT (1200 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:45 PM

Mission Summary/Objectives
      Day 1 investigation of strong African Easterly Wave emerging off the coast.   The length of the mission could be 8 hours long.

Date of Plan: 11Sept06
Flight Status: No Fly

Date of Plan: 10 Sept 06
Flight Status: planned Fly  – changed to No Fly
Forecaster Meeting  7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:30 AM (0830 UTC)
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 2000 CVT (2100 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 8:45 PM

Mission Summary/Objectives
      Day 3 investigation of an African Easterly Wave that was first sampled on 8 September.  The length of the mission could be 8 hours long.  There is a chance that the plan for the day could be declared as a no fly day in order to prepare for the next wave exiting the coast on Monday or Tuesday.

Date of Plan: 9 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 5:30 AM ( in hotel lobby)
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:45 PM

Mission Summary/Objectives
      Day 2 investigation of an African Easterly Wave sampled on 8 September.  The length of the mission should be 6-7 hours long.

Date of Plan: 8 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1800 CVT (1900 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 6:45 PM 

Mission Summary/Objectives
      To investigate an African Easterly Wave moving westward off the African coast.

Date of Plan: 7Sept06
Flight Status: No-Fly (tentative)
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 9:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 12:00 PM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Power Off Aircraft: 5:00 PM

Date of Plan: 6Sept06
Flight Status: Hard Down
           

Date of Plan: 5 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 6:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 6:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 7:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 9:30 AM
Door Close: 10:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1100 CVT (1200 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:45 PM

Mission Summary/Objectives
      Continue a Day 3 investigation of the African Easterly Wave sampled on 3-4 September. This mission would be an 8 hour mission to continue mapping the circulation center.  The mission will not be flown if the 5 September morning forecast does not suggest continued development of the wave.

Date of Plan: 4 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecaster Meeting 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 7:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 AM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1800 CVT (1900 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 8:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
      Continue a Day 2 investigation of the African Easterly Wave sampled on 3 September projected to be in the vicinity of 30 W.  This will be a 6 hour mission if the 4 Sept morning forecast suggests a Day 3 investigation for 5 Sept is feasible.