ATTREX 02/21/14 Daily Schedule

ATTREX  GH Overview:

-Ku Satcom on the GH is now operational

-Awaiting the arrival of replacement Engine Bypass Valve

-Next Flight is Sunday, 23Feb – ~0140 Engine Start, 0225 T.O. 

Today’s Activities:

-0730: Daily Tag-up of GH Team, ESPO, Science Leads in Hangar

- Ku Satcom Testing with aircraft and PMOF – Operational for next flight

-UCATS and NOAA H2O removed pending pre-flight for next flight

Plan for Saturday:

 -0730: Daily Tag-up of GH Team, ESPO, Science Leads in Hangar

 - Instrument Pre-flight (note the two periods, below):

 o   For instruments NOT NEEDING aircraft Power or Data-IT:

§  0700 – 1200: Preflight of Instruments

 o   For instruments NEEDING aircraft Power and Data-IT:

§  2000 – 2200: Preflight of Instruments

-Instrument Pre-launch Preflight by DLH, DOAS, PCRS:

 o   1900 – 2200: “Day-of-Flight” Inst. Pre-flight activity

Plan for Sunday (Science Flight #3):

-0030: T-0 Briefing (to be held in the GH Crew Area, Hangar)

 o   0125: Staff PMOF

 - 0140: Engine Start

 o0205: Pin-Pull

 -~0225: Taxi and Take-off

 -  ~2100: Landing (~18.5-hr flight)

 - 2100 – 0400: GH Crew post-flights aircraft (weight, fuel, engine wash, weigh, de-panel)

 o   2130: PCRS, DLH, and UCATS will have post-landing access for Cal. Gas Shutoff

 o   Zone-25 and Z-14 (R2) to be removed temporarily after weighing for this access