REPLICATOR AND CLOUDSCOPE FLIGHT NOTES

FLIGHT 2, 19 SEPTEMBER 1997

Pat Arnott {return}.

FLIGHT 2 NOTES:

18:37:16 Cloudscope recording.

18:44:13 Takeoff.

18:48:45 188 frames driven on replicator, 2450 m altitude (no formvar).

18:52:00 Photo of contrail.

18:53:00 4507 m Out of lower cloud at this altitude.

18:55:27 Ran replicator to frame number 321.

18:57:00 Fair weather cumulus below, 2 photos taken.

19:01:00 Moist layer between 4.5 km and 6 km. Dry immediately above and below.

19:02:00 Water cloud below. Puffy cirrus above in distance.

19:03:00 8913 m, 310 mb, -30 C.

19:04:00 8869 m, 314 mb, -30 C. Contrails mixed with cirrus.

19:06:48 Ran replicator to 436 frame count, no formvar.

19:08:45 Replicator on, filmspeed 1, patches of cirrus.

19:12:00 Replicator vcr on.

19:15:35 Event marker replicator. -39 C outside, -27 C on cloudscope. In cirrus fall streak.

19:16:46 Replicator auto off sequence started.

19:18:00 Replicator back on. Film speed 1, 5200 frame count.

19:18:30 Event marker replicator.

19:19:00 flush replicator.

19:20:01 Filmspeed 2. Formvar not coming out.

19:21:50 Replicator off. Filmspeed 1.

19:23:56 Replicator on. Thin cirrus and contrails.

19:24:29 Filmspeed 2 on replicator.

19:25:06 Replicator event mark.

19:26:57 In cirrus or contrail (old one).

19:28:07 Filmspeed 1 replicator.

19:29:18 Event marker after flushing replicator.

19:30:00 Filmspeed 2 replicator.

19:30:30 Filmspeed 1 replicator.

19:31:11 Autooff sequence started.

19:33:31 Spiralling down to study altostratus.

19:36:02 We made many contrails above, but the cirrus has moved on...

19:43:00 Cloudscope deice on, 1.5 C.

19:48:00 Can't see sun through stratus.

19:59:30 Flying upwind 50 km, and will return.

20:02:05 Replicator on. Pretty crystals on PMS 2DC.

20:04:31. Flush of about 30 seconds ended.

20:07:21 Event marker replicator. 6343 m, -12 C.

20:09:18 Event marker replicator.

20:12:05 Mixed phase cloud.

20:18:16 Replicator off.

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