Data: CLASIC 2007 Flight #1924

2007-06-21 (Flight #1924)

Aircraft Flight Summary

Date: 2007-06-21
Flight Time: 18:00 - 19:07
Data Time: 17:54 - 19:02
Aircraft Type: Jetstream 31 (J-31)
Flight Scientist: Charles Gatebe
Flight Number: 1924
Mission Location: SGP Site, Oklahoma, USA
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1655 - 2040 UTC

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Flight Mission Details

Overview:
This was the 6th flight out of Ponca City. Preflight goals focused on measuring BRDF over the Southern Great Plain Central Facility (36.60°N, 97.48°W) -- CF and Little Washita (35.04°N, 97.91°W) -- LW under scattered clouds.

J-31 Crew - David Thrasher (Pilot 1) & Scott Kaiser (Pilot 2).

Cabin Crew - Charles Gatebe (Flight scientist; GEST/GSFC), Robert Billings (UC Santa Cruz/NASA Ames), Michael King (NASA GSFC), and Peter Lamb (Univ. of Oklahoma).

Flight Path, Timing, and Measurements

Time (UTC).
17:44 -- Engines on.
17:45 -- POS, Nose controller, and CAR instrument started normally.
17:50 -- problem with the intercom reported. No communication between pilots and flight scientist.
18:00 -- take off.
18:09 -- in the vicinity of the CF and descending down to 2000’ agl.
18:14 -- orbiting the CF at 2000’ agl for BRDF measurements under scattered clouds.
18:47 -- below an isolated cloud - Cu. Humilis.
18:57 -- end of BRDF circles.
18:58 -- headed back to the base with a detour southwards to look for thick clouds for diffusion domain measurements.
19:01 -- CAR shutdown.
19:07 -- touchdown.
19:13 -- Engines off.

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