T-28 Pilot Report
Flight:
819
Date:
030729
Flight Time:
19:10:32 to 20:10:05
Pilot:
Charlie Summers
Controller:
Andy Detwiler
Location:
Greeley, CO (KGXY)
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Computer Time |
Video Time |
Comments |
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190840 |
Start |
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|
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Charlie says telemetry is
on. |
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Andy confirms telemetry
being good; target E of Chill, about 15 nautical miles. |
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|
191600 |
Takeoff rwy 09 |
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192345 |
|
NOx test on |
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192355 |
|
NOx test off |
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192357 |
|
FM test on, not sure if it
was turned off |
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192350 |
High blower |
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|
193145 |
Passing 16,300 MSL, 090
heading |
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|
|
Andy recommends heading 100
instead. |
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193442 |
193357 |
In cloud Video time -45 seconds from
computer time |
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|
193445 |
Passing 18,000 MSL |
|
|
193627 |
Light precip that is
freezing |
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|
193737 |
P-static coincident with
frozen hydrometeors |
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In the storm, lots of ice, lightning at |
|
193910 |
|
Flash + hail |
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|
|
More lightning |
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|
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Lightning at |
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|
193957 |
180 degree turn to right starts |
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|
194110 |
280 heading |
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|
194125 |
20 degrees to the left (260
heading) |
|
194200 |
194146 |
Flash at |
|
194250 |
194205 |
Flash |
|
194310 |
194222 |
Ice accumulation followed
updraft |
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194350 |
194227 |
Updraft |
|
|
194239 |
Alcohol on |
|
194328 |
194240 |
Close flash (could be a
strike) - Look for a NO spike |
|
194349 |
194258 |
More lightning |
|
194408 |
194321 |
Lightning |
|
|
194326 |
Hail (clears video screen),
light soft hail |
|
194418 |
194429 |
Close flash; gets lightning
every 15 seconds |
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194610 |
Right turn to 120 heading |
|
|
194800 |
30 degrees left, back in
cloud |
|
195011 |
|
Flash |
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195025 |
|
Flash |
|
|
195030 |
P-static followed by flash |
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195045 |
P-static with rapid ice
accumulation |
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|
195200 |
One inch of ice on wings |
|
|
195220 |
180 degree turn to the left |
|
|
195348 |
270 heading, 18,500 MSL |
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|
195536 |
P-static |
|
|
200100 |
140 heading, then 20
degrees right |
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200445 |
|
In cloud |
|
|
200410 |
10 degrees right, video
starting to degrade...generator failure beginning |
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200540 |
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Flash |
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200600 |
Video continues to degrade |
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200614 |
Generator goes off line |
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200956 |
Video stops |
NOTES
Weather
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Only one instance
of soft hail reported
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Four passes in
which strong updrafts encountered
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Ice accumulation
was significant reach 1 inch accumulation
-
Possible
lightning strike at 194328 computer time
Maintenance
-
Generator failed
at 200614 video time.
Video quality degraded as failure progressed.
-
P-static still a
significant issue
Operations
-
Recommend ground
controller provide tactical position of desired target (i.e. your