ORACLES

ORACLES 09/30/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Science Flight #PRF02Y18
0430 Hotel Limited Breakfast
0530 Weather Briefing
0545 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport 
0630 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0715 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport (to view takeoff)
0730 P-3 doors closed
0800 P-3 takeoff - 8 hour flight
0815 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
1000 Weather and aerosol weather forecasts 
1100 Daily flight planning meeting
1100 Shuttle: Hotel to SuperCKdo to Hotel
1500 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
1600 P-3 Landing
1615 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

ORACLES 09/28/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Saturday, Sept 29thPOD
All times in Local time

Hotel:
0900 Weather/forecast
1000-1200 Flight planning discussion
1600 Brief on flight plan for Sunday

Airport:
0740 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0900 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0800-1300 Airport: P-3 Science Access 
1100 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
1315 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
Shuttle to Grocery if needed

Tentative Plan:
Sun, Sep 30 – Flight
Mon, Oct 1 – Hard Down

ORACLES 09/27/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Friday, Sept 28thPOD
All times in Local time

0900 Hotel : weather/forecast
1000-1200 Hotel : Flight Planning Discussion

0740 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0900 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0800-1300 Airport: P-3 Science Access (as late as 1600 if needed)
1200 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
1315 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
later shuttle(s) as needed
1400 Shuttle: Hotel to Grocery n back
1600 Hotel: Science Team Meeting – debrief of transit and PRF01Y18 (voluntary/optional)

ORACLES 09/26/18 Mission Daily Schedule

Science Flight #PRF01Y18
0430 Hotel Limited Breakfast
0530 Weather Briefing
0545 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport 
0630 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
0715 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport (to view takeoff)
0730 P-3 doors closed
0800 P-3 takeoff - 8 hour flight
0815 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel
0900 Weather and chemical weather forecasts 
1000 Daily flight planning meeting
1100 Shuttle: Hotel to SuperCKdo to Hotel
1500 Shuttle: Hotel to Airport
1600 P-3 Landing
1615 Shuttle: Airport to Hotel

ORACLES 08/30/18 Mission Daily Schedule
Achievements for August 30 and plan for August 31
HiGEAR
  • An AMS component has been shipped out for repair.
  • Left this afternoon and will return when equipment is returned
UND Wing Probes
  • Rack is ready and waiting to go on
  • Right wing is wired but no power yet to 3 out of 4 instruments
  • Mechs are working power issues
PDI
  • Also waiting on power problem resolution for system tests
  • Pylon is now closed up
Data Systems
  • Litton in
ORACLES 08/29/18 Mission Daily Schedule
Achievements August 29 and plans for August 30
UND/wing probes
  • Decision to use new canister; ready to be installed and tested either late next Wed or Thurs
  • Rack will be ready to be loaded onto the plane tomorrow morning
  • Can start testing probes on the right wing
  • Left inboard side could possibly be done late tomorrow
PDI
  • Cases arrived at the hangar today and Jennifer was able to get everything on the plane. She needs the UND rack to be installed tomorrow morning to connect th