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Note: DAS time = GMT -3 seconds Note: 2D-P inop.
184406 - Takeoff. Ci mission planned.
185440 - Climbing, 17,700'. No optical effects. Patchy Ci 7/8 coverage all quadrants.
190310 - Ci that's left is fairly thin and patchy. Approaching from the SW - we had to vector around traffic.
190600 - CART, 29,900'. Not in cloud.
190927 - In cloud E of CART, 310.
191045 - 8 miles E of CART, still in cloud. We're going to begin spiral up.
191700 - Balance EG&G.
192105 - 350, just below top. Only a few wisps of Ci at this altitude (10.66 km).
192225 - Starting back down, spiral. Not in cloud yet.
192420 - Into a Ci wisp. Bullet rosettes, some as large as 600-700 (m.
193130 - Gong to descend to As layer - Ci is gone over site now.
194035 - Picture of old circular contrail. Top of As at 20,800', T = -11 (C. Between layers at 19,600'. Tops of next layer down at 18,500', T = -6.5 (C. At -5 (C getting a few ice particles, low concentrations. At 17,000', just in and out of base. T = -3.8 (C.
195455 - Will go down to middle of As and fly upwind of CART for 50 km.
195850 - In a hole, but will continue. 200100 - Lots of plates on 2dc, also stellars.
200545 - Back inbound to CART from the WSW.
200513 - Went through a bit of Cu that came up from lower layer. We're in occasional light turbulence.
200745 - In and out of cloud - it's a little patchy. Mostly plate-type crystals. T = -11.4 (C.
200925 - Still in and out. In continuous light turbulence.
201200 - Past CART. Did 2 legs at 20,800' to 50 km out and back, along wind. Will return to base.
202235 - Land.
1.6 hours.
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