CalWater2 Workshop NOAA P-3 and G-IV Jim McFadden, Jack Parrish and LCDR Justin Kibbey NOAA Aircraft Operations Center 1

A PLAIN TALK ABOUT PLANES

AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTATION WP-3D Flight Level Data (T, P, RH, WD, WS, etc. Radar – LF, TDR GPS Dropsonde Cloud Microphysics Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer - SFMR (Ocean Surface Wind Speed) IWRAP – Ocean Vector Surf. Winds W-band Radar Aerosols/Chemistry G-IV Flight Level Data (T, P, RH, WD, WS, etc. GPS Dropsonde TDR SFMR – Surface Wind Speed Ozone CO

Cloud Combination Probes (CCP). There are two instruments in a CCP: A Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP) and a Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP). Note that one of the CIPs has been modified with Anti-Shatter Tips (Korolev Tips). Precipitation Imaging Probes (PIP). Cloud Aerosol Spectrometers (CAS) with Particle by Particle Update (PbP). WP-3D CLOUD PROBES

FY14 Heavy Aircraft Flight Hours N42RF N43RF N49RF 780 hrs.

HOUSE RULES Water Survival – FAA certified water survival course required to fly more than 3 flights in a NOAA aircraft over water in a calendar year. Mac Dill AFB 10 – 12 June 2014 Jon Dixon

HOUSE RULES Water Survival – FAA certified water survival course required to fly more than 3 flights in a NOAA aircraft over water in a calendar year Crew Duty Day – Maximum 16 hr. crew duty day Crew Rest – Minimum 12 hours Max. consecutive work days – 6 days allowed before a hard down day. Clock may be re-set at any time. Sea Salt -