Plan of the Day for Friday, September 9, 2022
Today:
- Science Flight #3
- All flight crew, don’t forget to carry your passport with you on the flight (And COVID vax certificate just in case)
- Plan for your inflight meals!
- All times are local to Sal Island, Cabo Verde
Friday, September 09
- Shuttle schedule
- 07:45 Hotel – Ops Center (Science team participating in pre-flight activities)
- 08:30 Hotel – Ops Center (Science Team aircrew)
- 09:15 Hotel – Ops Center (The forecaster team shuttle)
- 16:00 Ops Center – Hotel (Forecasters return run)
- 21:00 Ops Center – Hotel (Science Team aircrew return run #1)
General Schedule – Flight #3
- 06:30 Mission Science Weather brief in preparation for the flight (Hilton Conference Room)
- 07:30 Go/go no decision (final call will be sent via WhatsApp
- 09:00 Science instrument pre-flight begins
- 09:45 Head down to the FBO lounge for the pre-flight briefing
- 10:00 Preflight Brief (at the FBO hall) past the metal detectors.
- 10:00 Daily Forecast briefing (Webex link)
- 10:30 Flight planning
- 11:00 DC-8 Door closes
- 11:30 Take off Science flight #3
- ~20:00 DC-8 lands
Saturday, September 10
Schedule TBD