Captain Jebediah returns home to KSC in the first brand-new Civvie to roll off the production lines at Kravass, retracing the route he flew out to allow for a comparative performance analysis
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purchase order is in! We get the 1st & 3rd new Civvies off the line next month. 2nd & 4th will be training aircraft for the new instructors
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winds continue to increase outside, now 18-20kts w/ gusts to 30. Civvie has been pulled into HAB - needs to prep for new instruments anyway
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plan was for Jeb to fly the new Civvie back this day cycle but no way it can land in these winds. He'll have to stay until storm passes
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Umbarg has just closed their surface doors, which means the storm is getting bad down there, still headed our way. KSC getting ready for it
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storm has arrived in force, horizontal rain included. We recommend everyone remain indoors & will keep employees posted on KSC ops status
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KSC remains closed due to extreme weather. We're hoping for an abatement later today but for now everyone please remain indoors & stay safe
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good news from Umbarg is they've got cloudy but sunny skies, so we should see some relief soon as well.
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KSC will open for afternoon operations to anyone that wants to come in and get some work done before the weekend. If not, enjoy the weekend!
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OK that's enough! Everybody go home! We've had a busy week, here is our Ops Summary. Enjoy the weekend - bit.ly/OpsSummary5-8-…
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Jeb's been making the most of his extended stay at Kravass helping Val with the trainees, still looking forward to flying back Monday tho
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Jeb will be departing Kravass at sunrise with our new Civvie aircraft, says he can't wait to play with all the cool new instruments
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sky is brightening over here but further west & behind a tall ridge still dark @ KGA - Jeb just beginning his preflight to depart in ~45min
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Jeb departed KGA 5min ago & Val took this photo as he took off from Rwy19, handling the upslope no problem. We wish him a safe flight home!
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Jeb will backtrack his course at the same altitude so engineers can perform a comparative analysis. Next Civvie delivery flt will be @ 4km
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LOS to Civvie, below horizon from Kravass Mtn radio tower. Jeb is cruising 2km @ 100m/s using fuel to balance craft level w/full down trim
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his report of the fuel balance prior to LOS was impressive - he's managed to maintain 2km +/- only 10m(!) w/o touching elevator controls
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we have direct contact again w/Jeb thru Umbarg & he reports flight has been smooth and routine. Has passed time playing w/new instruments
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Tracking Station now has a lock on Civvie's signal, Jeb is 32km out & getting rdy to slow & descend to enter the landing pattern for Rwy27
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1km ASL pattern altitude Jeb is <70m/s on downwind leg continuing to descend while extending flaps through base & final for a 10km approach
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looking good on final approach, Civvie is fully configured for landing w/flaps full, trim set, fuel balanced & throttle set for 40-45m/s
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taxiing into the HAB after a smooth landing, we're happy to welcome home our new Civvie! It will receive a KerBalloon for mission tomorrow
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nearly a perfect retrace Jeb was off course on one leg, heading straight south instead of 184° to match the 4° hdg he took north previously
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photo Jeb shared during debrief - those mountains to the right far off in the distance are the Western Mountains we see from here at KSC
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Mk4 conclusions in at last! That and more via bit.ly/OpsSummary5-15… everyone definitely deserves a nice weekend of relaxation - get to it!
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C7 says they'll have a report for us to include in our Ops Summary on Friday on how the two Xcountry flights performed against each other
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alright here we go - all the ops from this past week + exciting details on a newly-captured asteroid, get it here: bit.ly/OpsSummary5-22…
