POLARIS ER2 NOTE

                         -----  POLARIS EXPERIMENT  -----

                             * * *  ER-2 NOTE  * * * 
 
                           Wednesday, September 24, 1997 
 
	
	FLIGHT INFO:
	
	The ER-2 WILL fly back to Ames tomorrow, Thursday, 25 September.
	We will not know whether the C-141 will be able to make the transit
	tomorrow until it arrives at Hickam at 5pm this afternoon.  Teams
	will have to be prepared for the C-141 transit either Thursday
	w/ the ER-2 or on Saturday.  If the C-141 transits on Saturday,
	it will be possible to leave your instrument on the aircraft
	and there will be a minimal Lockheed crew in on Saturday for
	downloading instruments.  The truck shipment from Fairbanks HAS
	arrived at Ames, so handling carts will be available.

	We are targeting 4pm this afternoon to do the pallet weights.  We
	will build and weigh the last-minute pallet and will tear it
	down as soon as we can get it weighed.

	If we transit w/ the C-141 tomorrow, we will do the rental car
	drop-off and people pickup at 8:00pm.  There will be a sign-up
	sheet on the notice board for rides needed tonight and back
	to the hangar in the morning.

	We will take cloud4 down this afternoon, so the archive will revert
	to cloud1.arc.nasa.gov.  The network will remain up until the C-141
	departs.

	Flight schedule for tomorrow, Thursday, 97 09 25: 
	
	04:00	Hands on
	06:00	Hands off
		If C-141 transit:
		Load pallets onto C-141
		Ag inspection
	08:00	ER-2 Take-off
		If C-141 transit:
		C-141 take-off as soon after ER-2 as possible
	17:00	Estimated recovery.(PDT)

	ER-2 message phone: (808) 682-5089 

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