HS3

Overview:  Next potential AV-6 flight is Tue morning (target P26L in Gulf of Mexico).  Troubleshooting continues on AV-1.  Earliest possible transit flight Fri Sep 5.

Sun Aug 31 (Hard Down Day for MX Crew)
WFF (EDT)
     -     0800 Forecast Briefing (S115)
     -     1930 Forecast Briefing (S115)

Overview:  AV-6 is currently flying Science Flight #2 over Hurricane Cristobal.  Expected landing about 1830 this evening.  Next potential AV-6 flight is Tues morning.  Troubleshooting continues on AV-1.  Earliest possible transit flight remains afternoon of Tue Sep 2.

Overview:  AV-6 arrived WFF this morning following transit/Hurricane Cristobal collection (83 sondes dropped). Plan is to fly AV-6 again Thur evening targeting Hurricane Cristobal (70 sondes planned).  Troubleshooting continues on AV-1.

The first of two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft landed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, on Aug. 27 after surveying Hurricane Cristobal for the first science flight of NASA's latest hurricane airborne mission.

Overview:  AV-6 arrives WFF Wed following transit/Hurricane Cristobal collection. Plan is to fly AV-6 again Thur targeting Hurricane Cristobal.  Troubleshooting continues on AV-1.

Overview:  AV-6 transit to WFF Tue-Wed.  Troubleshooting continues on AV-1.

Sunday August 24

Monday August 25

Overview - both jets are undergoing repair/troubleshooting.

The goal is a takeoff Tuesday morning, and a takeoff Wednesday morning, each 22 hours duration with science. The order of transits (AV-1 or AV-6) has not been determined.