T-28 Pilot Report

 

             Flight:     816                                                             Note:      Video Recorded @ LP

               Date:     030727                                                                       Video lags computer by ~50 sec

   Flight Time:     1.1 hrs

               Pilot:     Charlie Summers

     Controller:     Andy Detwiler

       Location:     Greeley, CO (KGXY)

        Mission:     Research

 

Computer

Time

Video

Time (UT)

Comments

 

0:12:10

7/28 (after 6 pm MDT)  Video on    (Communication on video very scratchy)

 

0:15:30

Squawk 5133

 

0:18:09

Takeoff

 

0:20:00

Climb and maintain 10 kft, target storm at 2 o’clock

 

0:20:59

Out of 6 kft, cleared to 14 kft

 

0:21:51

Picking up heading 040 for storm

 

0:23:40

Will attempt first pass at 8 kft

0:27:11

0:26:20

Sniffer test (kFM test too?)

 

0:30:04

10º right to hit rainshaft

 

0:31:18

In very light precip at 8 kft

 

 

Asked to reverse 180º left

 

0:32:10

Reverse 180º left in light rain

 

0:33:20

Heading 200 at 9 kft. Heading straight toward CHILL

 

 

Sked to go right to 300 for a new storm

 

0:37:00

Picking up heading 300 for Storm 8 of CYS at 9 kft

 

0:38:30

Climbing to 11 kft for terrain clearance

 

0:41:20

Rainshaft 12 o’clock, below cloud base, lightning to left

 

0:41:39

Moderate rain

 

0:42:14

P-static for 10-20 sec

0:43:20

 

Lightning at 3 o’clock

 

0:43:34

Left turn to 160º

0:45:21

0:44:34

In cloud

0:45:31

 

Lightning at 9 o’clock

 

0:45:12

Lightning, moderate/heavy rain, below bases

 

0:46:00

Out of rain

 

0:46:30

Left to 010º for another pass

 

0:47:03

Steady on 010º

 

 

Go left a bit to center on precip

0:48:30

0:47:40

In rain

 

 

Occasional P-static

 

0:49:07

Out on north side

 

 

90/270 reverse course

 

0:50:35

Heading 180º at 11 kft

0:52:05

0:51:15

In-cloud, moderate turbulence

 

 

More turbulence, less rain on this pass

 

0:53:05

In light rain

 

 

Reverse 180º left

 

0:54:30

Leveled off, heading 360º

 

 

In light rain

 

 

Going to 350º to stay in precip

 

0:56:15

Out of precip

 

 

Storm at 10 o’clock, 20 N of CYS, too far

 

 

90/290, 60 through old storm then RTB

 

0:58:20

In-bound to CHILL. Will be in middle in 1 min

 

 

Pedestal IAS matches instrument IAS at high speed, but 5 kts diff at lower speeds

 

0:59:50

Occasional P-static, in precip at 11 kft

01:01:45

0:59:55

Sniffer test, out-of-rain

 

 

RTB VFR

 

01:11:05

TD

 

NOTES

 

Maintenance

 

 

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