T-28 Pilot Report

 

             Flight:     781

               Date:     020611  (actually 12 June in UT time) (Tuesday)

   Flight Time:     00:25:00-01:46:54

               Pilot:     Summers

     Controller:     Warner

       Location:     Greeley, CO

        Mission:     Research

        Weather:     Scattered clouds, 26°C at takeoff, Cb to SE

 

Computer

Time

Video

Time

Comments

 

00:25:00

Video on

 

00:29:30

Sqwark 5113

 

00:39:05

Take off

 

00:42:22

FM Test on

 

 

Right wing de-ice and pilot heat on

 

 

Cleared to 12 kft heading 120°

 

00:43:35

Target 200°/22 nmi. Also a storm NE of that

 

00:47:25

Turning to 170° to head for storm 40 mi south of Denver

 

 

Below bases at 12 kft. Occasional drop on video window while passing under bases. This is the cloud CHILL is observing. Storm south of Denver is out of range of CHILL.

 

00:50:35

Out from under cell of interest. Can’t climb due to arrivals.

 

00:52:22

Cleared to 16 kft

 

00:53:00

CHILL asks for heading change to 010° or 020°

 

 

110°/35 nm is new target, but Charlie defers until reach 16 kft

 

00:55:53

Charlie reports he cannot go back to original storm due to arrival/departure traffic. Storm at 12 o’clock 20 nm ahead. CHILL agrees.

 

00:57:18

Arrival agrees to target at 12 o’clock. Will have to hold a hard altitude 16 kft.

 

00:59:35

Cleared to 18 kft. 16 kft would not get him into cloud

 

01:01:28

Turn to 080° then back as gets blower on. ATC says altitude is up to Charlie

 

01:03:00

Nice-looking storm as approaches it

 

01:04:00

In-cloud at 18 kft. “Nothing out here” comment as he enters.

 

01:04:45

Some turbulence

 

01:05:00

Updrafts, heading 150°, light turbulence, 18 kft altitude

 

01:06:00

Downdrafts

 

01:07:00

No ice, lightning, hail, or rain

 

01:07:16

Rain

 

01:08:41

Talking to center, asking for vector to storm (out of range from CHILL).

5° or 10° left is suggested by Center

(Can hear CHILL, but CHILL can’t hear Charlie)

 

01:11:23

Heading 120° as approach storm

 

01:12:24

In-cloud, heavier precipitation in video window

 

01:13:00

Light hail, light ice, updraft

 

01:13:29

1” ice. Asks for vector for Greeley. Turns to320°

 

01:14:42

Lightning

 

01:15:20

Out of 18 kft for 16 kft

 

 

Still in light precip on video window

 

01:16:00

Moderate/heavy turbulence at 17 kft

 

01:16:20

Out-of-cloud

 

01:16:55

At 16 kft. Headed for another small storm at 320°

 

01:17:47

Turn to 305°

 

01:18:07

Turbulence in base of cloud at 16 kft

 

01:24:30

Turn to 280° for traffic

 

01:25:50

~60 from ?????. No clouds.

 

01:29:48

DEN approach approves direct GXY. Maintain 16 kft

 

01:36:04

Out of 16 kft for 9 kft

 

01:39:00

Out of 9 kft for 7 kft

 

 

Ice melting off video window

 

 

P-static (due to ice melting off?)

 

01:43:15

Wind de-ice off

 

 

Alcohol off

 

 

Oil looks good

 

 

Lines up on Runway 9

 

01:46:54

Touchdown

 

Maintenance: No hail microphone

 

Operations:

 

-         Original small storm targets not suitable due to traffic conflicts

-         Went south out of range of voice communication. Was vectored into a storm by Denver Center controller. Made one pass through to south, came around to left and went back through on way home.

-         Also went through bases of a small storm closer to CHILL on way home.