IMPACTS Plan of the Day
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
General announcements
- Don’t forget to do your daily health screening (click here)
- For the long range science plans, visit the IMPACTS field catalog (updated regularly)
- Continue attending the daily briefings online if possible
- Always wear your masks and maintain social distance
- Notice that the briefing times have changed for this Saturday and Sunday.
P-3 Fliers:
- Remember to prepare some snacks for the flight. There is a microwave available on board the aircraft. Water and coffee are also available on board.
IMPACTS GENERAL
Saturday, Jan 29
1130EST Daily Weather brief - Click here for WebEx.
Sunday, Jan 30
1100EST Daily Weather brief - Click here for WebEx.
FLIGHT OPS / CHINCOTEAGUE
Saturday, Jan 29
1030EST Hotel dining area open to IMPACTS team members. Fairfield Inn & Suites, 3913 Main Street, Chincoteague, VA 23336
1130EST Daily Weather brief - Click here for WebEx.
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
Saturday, Jan 29
1130EST/1630Z Transport from Hotel to AFB
1200EST1700Z Tow/fuel
1230EST1730Z P-3 Mission Flight Brief - Click here for WebEx.
1340EST/1840Z Engines start
1400EST/1900Z Take off
2300EST/0400Z Landing
2330EST/0430Z Fuel
0000EST/0500Z Transport to Hotel
Sunday, Jan 30 or Monday, Jan 31 (subject to change)
0830 Transport from Hotel to WP AFB
0900 Aircraft access/flight prep
1100 Take Off: Transit to WFF
1230 Landing
Tow to hangar
POPE AAF / ER-2
Local Announcements:
- If you don’t need to work on your instrument, please stay in your hotel
- Photography in the direction of the Pope AAF flight line is prohibited
We are looking at a time window for take-off Not Earlier than 2200Z (Jan 29), 8-hour flight duration. We’ll provide schedule updates as/if they happen.
T-3: / 1900Z / 1400EST: Show / ER-2 Brief / Hands On (Click here to join the MS Teams Meeting or call in at (256) 715-9946, Passcode: 632487318
T-2 / 2000Z / 1500EST: Hands Off
T-0 / 2200Z / 1700EST: Take off
T+8 / 0600Z / 0100EST: Land (Jan. 30)
T+9: / 0700Z / 0200EST: Debrief
Sunday, Jan 30
There will be no additional aircraft access after the post flight debrief.
Monday, Jan 31
0830 – 1630 aircraft and instrument access