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platform: King Air
flight_id: KA-20250928a
takeoff: "2025-09-28 12:30:00Z"
landing: "2025-09-28 15:20:00Z"
departure_airport: KRN
arrival_airport: KRN
crew:
  - name: Robert Oscar David
    job: PI
  - name: Sorin Ghemulet
    job: Instrument operator
  - name: Alex Vlad
    job: Instrument operator
categories: [ec_under, cirrus]
orphan: true
---

{logo}`CELLO`

# Flight plan - {front}`flight_id`

```{badges}
```

## Crew

The flight is planned to take off at {front}`takeoff`.

```{crew}
```

## Logistics

Item | Value
-------------| -----
Tow-out+refueling | **11:00 UTC** (13:00 LT)
**Takeoff** | **12:30 UTC** (14:30 LT)
**Landing** | **15:20 UTC** (17:20 LT)
Distance | ~396 nm
Duration | ~2.53 h

## Flight plan

```{figure} ../figures/KA-20250928a/KA-20250928a-plan.png
---
name: KA-20250928a-flight-plan
---
Flight plan for 28th September 2025, targeting EC orbit 7587C.
```

Leg | Start | Distance | Est. time | FL | Notes
-------------| ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | -----
**KRN-WP1** | 12:30 UTC | 28 nm | 0.15 h | transfer, ~FL270 | Arrive WP1 @FL280 <br>at 13:00 UTC
**Hold** | 13:00 UTC | - | 20 min | FL270 | assess cloud situation
**WP1-WP2** | 13:19 UTC | 149 nm | 0.83 h | **FL230-FL280**, <br>porpoising | **EC overpass 13:39 UTC**, <br>in-cloud if possible
**WP2-WP3** | 13:59 UTC | 140 nm | 0.78 h | **FL230-FL280**, <br>porpoising | in-cloud if possible
**WP3-KRN** | 14:45 UTC | 79 nm | 0.44 h | transfer, ~FL270 | going home

Suggested alternates: **ESPA**/LLA