T-28 Pilot Report
| Flight: | 805 |
| Date: | 030604 |
| Flight Time: | 1.4 |
| Pilot: | Tom Warner |
| Controller: | Andy Detwiler |
| Location: | Norman, OK (KOUN) |
| Mission: | Research |
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Computer Time |
Video Time |
Comments |
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|
155500 |
Start |
|
|
5839 |
Taxi |
|
|
160221 |
Time check: Computer display time +5
seconds from video time Actual time +6 seconds from
video time |
|
|
0520 |
Takeoff |
|
0633 |
|
Instruments on |
|
|
0728 |
Right turn to 270 |
|
0802 |
|
FM on with clouds overhead
and precip to left |
|
0832 |
|
FM off |
|
|
1155 |
Left turn towards Chickasha |
|
1332 |
|
Passing 7,000 MSL / 210
heading, convective outflow to right |
|
1410 |
|
Precip |
|
|
1507 |
Cloud base at 8,700 MSL,
ballooners are 10 miles north of Checkasha |
|
1518 |
|
In cloud |
|
|
1604 |
10,000 MSL |
|
1641 |
|
Rain |
|
1658 |
|
11,000 MSL |
|
|
1850 |
Right turn to 360 |
|
2000 |
|
360 / 12,000 MSL |
|
|
2050 |
130 C on cylinder heads, 21
inches MP and 2,500 RPM |
|
|
2155 |
10 degrees right |
|
|
2232 |
010 / 12,000 MSL, smooth
ride |
|
|
2258 |
P-static |
|
|
2400 |
P-static |
|
|
2418 |
End p-static |
|
|
2620 |
Getting some ice impacts on
video lens |
|
|
2812 |
P-static |
|
|
3110 |
End p-static |
|
|
3238 |
P-static |
|
|
3501 |
Climbing to 14,000 MSL |
|
3522 |
|
Start left turn to 195 |
|
|
3553 |
Ice particles clumping on
video lens |
|
|
3651 |
P-static |
|
|
3712 |
End p-static, 195 / 14,000
MSL |
|
|
3730 |
P-static |
|
|
3955 |
End p-static |
|
|
4039 |
P-static |
|
|
4127 |
End p-static |
|
4215 |
|
175 / 14,000 MSL |
|
|
4510 |
Intermittent p-static |
|
|
4623 |
P-static |
|
4719 |
|
Possible flash |
|
|
4800 |
Intermittent p-static |
|
4904 |
|
Flash, possible discharge
(4854-4858 video time had p-static increasing and stopped with flash) |
|
|
4923 |
Light turbulence |
|
|
5003 |
Intermittent p-static |
|
|
5109 |
Intermittent stronger
p-static |
|
|
5219 |
Clouds thinning out |
|
|
5600 |
Left turn to 360 |
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|
5814 |
Climb to 16,000 MSL |
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|
170016 |
360 |
|
|
0338 |
P-static |
|
|
0503 |
NO test on |
|
|
0532 |
NO test off |
|
|
0735 |
310 / Begin descent to
6,000 MSL |
|
1102 |
|
Out of cloud |
|
|
2019 |
Landing at Page Muni (F29) |
NOTES
Weather
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Stratiform
convective region targeted with coordinated balloon operations
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North-south line
20 west of Norman extending from Chickasha to El Reno
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Flew northbound
at 12,000 MSL to be right at the freezing level
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Flew southbound
at 14,000 MSL
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Flew northbound
at 16,000 MSL
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Mostly smooth
with occasional light turbulence
-
Three flashes
noted
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1/3 inch of ice
accumulated at 16,000 MSL
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Moderate
precipitation and lower visibility at Norman forced a landing at Page Muni
(F29)
-
Ferried aircraft
back once weather cleared at Norman
Maintenance
-
Cylinder head
temperatures ran at 150 C with cowl flaps closed
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Decrease to just
above 100 C during descent with 2400 RPM and 23 inches MP
Operations
-
Occasionally
p-static prevented communications with ops
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Ops keep me
informed on precipitation intensity at Norman and Will Rodgers
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Initial intended
to land at Will Rodgers, but broke out of the west side of the precipitation
and saw that Page Muni was clear
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Added 60 gallons
of fuel at Page and returned to Norman in about an hour