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ER-2 Flight: 99050

Date: March 15 1999

Mission: Ferry flight from DFRC to Madison, WI

Mission Objectives

Ferry ER-2 aircraft with MAS, NAST-M and RC-10 camera system to Madison. Overfly Lake Tahoe (if clear sky) or Lake Michigan (if clear).

Flight Summary

Take off at about 1800 UTC. ER-2 landed at MSN at 2300 UTC. ER-2 overflew Lake Michigan with some cirrus cloud in the region. Lake Tahoe was not overflown due to overcast conditions. ER-2 also overflew Lake Powell.

Highlights

ER-2 made it to Madison.

Instrument Status

Modis Airborne Simulator (MAS): Operated, good data collected.
Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS): Not On Board
NPOESS Atmospheric Sounder Testbed - Interferometer(NAST-I): Not On Board
NAST-M: Operated. Good data collected
RC-10 Camera: not operated

Additional Pilot Notes:. Haze or thin cirrus over upper Midwest.