T-28 Pilot Report
Flight: 781
Date: 020611(actually 12 June in UT time) (Tuesday)
Flight Time:
Pilot: Summers
Controller: Warner
Location:
Weather:Scattered clouds, 26C at takeoff, Cb to SE
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Video on |
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Sqwark 5113 |
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Take off |
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FM Test on |
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Right wing de-ice and pilot heat on |
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Cleared to 12 kft heading 120 |
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Target 200/22 nmi. Also a storm NE of that |
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Turning to 170 to head for storm 40 mi south of |
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Below bases at 12 kft.
Occasional drop on video window while passing under bases. This is the cloud
CHILL is observing. Storm south of |
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Out from under cell of interest. Cant climb due to arrivals. |
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Cleared to 16 kft |
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CHILL asks for heading change to 010 or 020 |
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110/35 nm is new target, but Charlie defers until reach 16 kft |
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Charlie reports he cannot
go back to original storm due to arrival/departure traffic. Storm at |
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Arrival agrees to target at
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Cleared to 18 kft. 16 kft would not get him into cloud |
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Turn to 080 then back as gets blower on. ATC says altitude is up to Charlie |
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Nice-looking storm as approaches it |
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In-cloud at 18 kft. Nothing out here comment as he enters. |
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Some turbulence |
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Updrafts, heading 150, light turbulence, 18 kft altitude |
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Downdrafts |
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No ice, lightning, hail, or rain |
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Rain |
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Talking to center, asking for vector to storm (out of range from CHILL). 5 or 10 left is suggested by Center (Can hear CHILL, but CHILL cant hear Charlie) |
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Heading 120 as approach storm |
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In-cloud, heavier precipitation in video window |
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Light hail, light ice, updraft |
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1 ice. Asks for vector for
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Lightning |
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Out of 18 kft for 16 kft |
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Still in light precip on video window |
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Moderate/heavy turbulence at 17 kft |
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Out-of-cloud |
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At 16 kft. Headed for another small storm at 320 |
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Turn to 305 |
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Turbulence in base of cloud at 16 kft |
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Turn to 280 for traffic |
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~60 from ?????. No clouds. |
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DEN approach approves direct GXY. Maintain 16 kft |
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Out of 16 kft for 9 kft |
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Out of 9 kft for 7 kft |
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Ice melting off video window |
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P-static (due to ice melting off?) |
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Wind de-ice off |
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Alcohol off |
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Oil looks good |
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Lines up on Runway 9 |
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Touchdown |
Maintenance:No hail microphone
Operations:
- Original small storm targets not suitable due to traffic conflicts
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Went south out of
range of voice communication. Was vectored into a storm by
- Also went through bases of a small storm closer to CHILL on way home.