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platform: King Air
flight_id: KA-20250929a
takeoff: "2025-09-29 12:40:00Z"
landing: "2025-09-29 15:50:00Z"
departure_airport: KRN
arrival_airport: KRN
crew:
  - name: Tim Carlsen
    job: PI
  - name: Sorin Ghemulet
    job: Instrument operator
  - name: Alex Vlad
    job: Instrument operator
categories: [ec_under, mpc, melt_layer, precip, multi, marine_sc]
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 | **12:00 UTC** (14:00 LT) <br> (after commercial flight left at 11:50 UTC)
**Takeoff** | **12:40 UTC** (14:40 LT)
**Landing** | **15:50 UTC** (17:50 LT)
Distance | ~488 nm
Duration | ~3.17 h

## Flight plan

```{figure} ../figures/KA-20250929a/KA-20250929a-plan.png
---
name: KA-20250929a-flight-plan
---
Flight plan for 29th September 2025, targeting EC orbit 7603C.
```

Leg | Start | Distance | Est. time | FL | Notes
-------------| ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | -----
**KRN-WP1** | 12:40 UTC | 185 nm | 1.03 h | transfer, ~FL270 | Arrive WP1 @FL065 <br>at 13:40 UTC
**Hold** | 13:40 UTC | - | 20 min | FL065 | assess cloud situation
**WP1-WP2** | 14:00 UTC | 98 nm | 0.67 h | **FL015-FL100**, <br>porpoising | **EC overpass 14:20 UTC**, <br>in-cloud if possible
**WP2-KRN** | 14:40 UTC | 205 nm | 1.14 h | transfer, ~FL270 | going home

Suggested alternates: **ENTC**/TOS, **ENAN**/ANX