Citation Flight Notes
July 21, 2002 - Second Flight

Crew:  	Le Hardy, Martin, Poellot, Twohy, Rogers

180651	Takeoff

K	EYW  049/038
L	EYW  032/105

181720	K, 18,300', climbing, going to L.
182000	In cirrus, 22,400'. Aggregates. Some hung bits on HVPS.
182127	FL230, heading 030.
182240	Out of cloud, we'll see if we can get higher.
182328	Climbing fo FL250
182700	FL250, not in cirrus, will try higher.
!83200	Lower anvil base ahead. FL270.
183239	In cloud
1833??	Out of cloud
183457	In cloud
183530	Light turbulence
183610	L, turn, out of cloud, climb to FL290
183815	In cloud, aggregates.
184000	Light turbulence.
184045	FL290, near base of anvil.
184155	Thicker cloud, lumpy, rope-like chain aggregates
184320	Near bottom again, in and out.
184830	HVPS is behaving.
185050	Back in thicker cloud. Mostly small (40um), some larger out of focus.
185350	Plates. ATC request turn around before K.
185600	new points:

Q	EYW  003/026
R	EYW  042/042

190200	Change in course - had been going to east ground site; changing request, not under other aircraft now.
190500	Short columns.
190940	In cloud to R, 24 nm to go. FL290.
191500	At R, just out of cloud. Setting up line R to 40 east R.
191920	Turning back to R, climb to FL310.
192045	Photo toward R.
192105	Photo south
192600	Back in cloud, near R, FL310.
192630	R
193015	Turning northeast, paralleling line extending from Q-R.

S	EYW  050/084

193520	Turning to S, FL310. Particles are half small, half big, T -35C.
193805	S. Turning, almost out of cloud. Pitot nose had plugged slightly. NASA 926 in cirrus at 47,500'
194108	Back in cloud, FL310
194730	Still in cloud, getting thinner, heading about 250.
195220	R, turn, request FL330. Out of cirrus
195740	FL330. In cloud, T -40.5C. Mixture of large aggregates and small plates.
200425	S, turn, just about out of cloud, climb to FL350
200730	FL345, climbing.
200900	FL350, heading 260
201145	20 nm to R, cirrus thinning some. Plates with small stuff stuck to them. Also aggregates with columns
201610	R, turn and climb
202000	Heading 070, FL368
202630	Heading 065, FL370, aggregates.
202735	S, turn, climb, out of cloud.
203115	Climbing to FL380, in plates and aggregates.
203150	FL380, T -53.5C, heading 260.
203920	R, turn.
204600	FL390, heading 065, still inc cirrus. T -56.5C
205145	S, turn, will climb. Restarting CPI.
205635	FL400, heading 260
205930	Lost inverter #3. Affects CPI, CN, TDL flow.
210139	#3 back.
210240	FL400, in cirrus. T -58.7C, 188mb
210415	R, FL410, heading 075. T -61C, 179 mb
211300	Lost static pressure transducer. Pressure altitude is 41,000'
211400	Pressure OK now
211700	Out of cirrus, near S, FL410.
211745	Turn
212000	Climbing, heading 260. 2DC 5/liter, FSSP 100/liter
212430	Lost #3 again, FL416.
212650	#3 back.
212900	FL420, -64C, 170 mb
213030	Turn. CVI and CPI have lost DC power for heat.
214400	Starting spiral down at midpoint of R-S line.
214620	Photo east, FL400
214900	Photo west, FL378
215110	35,500', breaking off spiral for ATC. Cirrus very thin here.
215255	Halo photo, FL340. Westbound, descending.
215545	Out of cirrus at about FL325, will request RTB.
220455	Freezing level at 14,400'
220800	Static pressure back again, then bad before landing.

221418	Land

Summary:
1. Flew line K-L at FL250, 270 and 290, parallel to line of convection, in and out of anvil bases.
2. Established line R-S (40 nm long) and stepped up, level FL290, 310, 330, 350, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420. Followed by spiral down FL420 to FL350 at R-S midpoint.