Date: April 4, 1999

Mission: Ferry ER-2 aircraft back to California (DFRC).

Mission Objectives

Overfly some clear and cloudy air on ferry flight back to Dryden

Flight Summary

Take-off was at 1300 UTC. ER-2 landed  at about 1700 UTC.

ER-2 left MSN and flew SW over midwest directly towards DFRC.  In route, the ER-2 overflew clear conditions in IA/NE, then some alto cu and cirrus in western NE, and a broad upper level trough with much cloudiness in the Rockies and Intermontaine Basin. No overpass of SSEC.  HSRL not operating.  AERI on roof at SSEC was operative.

Highlights

Aircraft returned safely to Dryden.

Instrument Status

• Modis Airborne Simulator (MAS): Operated. Good data
• Scanner High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (SHIS): Off the plane
• NPOESS Atmospheric Sounder Test Bed
•     NAST-I: Operated.  Good data.
•     NAST-M: Off the plane.
• VIS video camera: Operated.  Good video collected.
• RC-10 Camera: Not operated.