15Aug2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon

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15Aug2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon

Flight Date: 
Sun, 08/15/2010
Sortie Number: 
none

Participants

FLL

  • Ed Zipser
  • Scott Braun
  • Jeff Halverson
  • Michael Goodman
  • Marilyn Vasques
  • Greg McFarquhar
  • Paul Bui

DFRC

  • Gerry Heymsfield
  • Rich Blakeslee
  • Bjorn Lambrigtsen

JSC

  • Tim Miller

NCAR

  • Gary Wick

 

Global Hawk Report

T/O @ 8a PT 15Z

Dropsonde – Cindy Bradley and NCAR team flying out to DFRC to integrate dropsonde instrument

21Aug is either a dropsonde or science flight

Dropsonde need a test flight in range and an high altitude flight (which could be combined with a science flight?)

DC-8 Report

Aircraft facility – OK

Instruments

  • Microphysics – particle probes performed well on test flight.  Update on CSI pylon tomorrow
  • MMS – green flight ready
  • DAWN – yellow  - see clouds but not aerosols.  Laser behaving erratically.   Many variables to tweak.  Not sure what to repair at this point.  Trailer arrives Thursday + 1-day to de-integrate + 3-5days to repair + integrate and re-flight.  So 5-7 days after
  • APR-2 – no report
  • LASE – green.  Excellent shape
  • LARGE – green. 

Hard Down day call is 12noon the day before

Currently the latest day for a hard down is Wednesday

DC-8 might fly TD#5 on Tuesday, 17Aug- decision at today’s16Z meeting

WB-57 Report

  • HIRAD

At JSC 23. Shakedown on 24 Aug and ready for science on 25Aug

  • AMPR

To join campaign about 1.5 weeks after

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