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AJAX Schedule 11-26-13
MMS calibration:
1825 UTC (1025 local)Pre-flight begins
1915 UTC (1115 local)Hands off
1935 UTC (1135 local)Engine start
2000 UTC (1200 local)Takeoff
2115 UTC (1315 local) RTB
Yates, E.L., et al. (2013), Airborne observations and modeling of springtime stratosphere-to-troposphere transport over California, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 12481-12494, doi:10.5194/acp-13-12481-2013.
Monday 11/18/13
1215 Hands off
1235 Engine Start
1300 Takeoff
1430 RTB
Proposed science flight - Sacramento and Walnut Grove
Friday Nov 15, 2013
9:30 am Pod assembly in N-245
10:00 Pod load at hangar (Brian - adjustments
certainly possible if you need to change)
10:25 Pre-flight begins
11:30 Hands off (party arrives 11:30; if they are
early, we may be able to shorten preflight if it's not as
cold ou
Thursday Nov 14, 2013
1600 - New Back-Seater Familiarization - at the aircraft
AJAX flight is scheduled for Monday 11/4, headed to
Edwards AFB for a vertical profile over a ground-based
"satellite simulator" there. We are aiming for the
folllowing schedule:
Hands Off 10:40
Engine Start 11:00
Take Off 11:25
Estimated RTB: 13:15