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platform: King Air
flight_id: KA-20251001a
takeoff: "2025-10-01 12:00:00Z"
landing: "2025-10-01 15:45:00Z"
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, mpc, melt_layer, precip, marine_sc, multi, alomar, cirrus]
orphan: true
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{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 | **10:30 UTC** (12:30 LT)
**Takeoff** | **12:00 UTC** (14:00 LT)
**Landing** | **15:45 UTC** (17:45 LT)
Distance | ~590 nm
Duration | ~3.2 h

## Flight plan

```{figure} ../figures/KA-20251001a/KA-20251001a-plan.png
---
name: KA-20251001a-flight-plan
---
Flight plan for 1st October 2025, targeting EC orbit 7634C.
```

Leg | Start | Distance | Est. time | FL | Notes
-------------| ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | -----
**KRN-WP1** | 12:00 UTC | 271 nm | 1.51 h | transfer, ~FL270 | Arrive WP1 @FL110 <br>at 13:30 UTC
**Hold** | 13:30 UTC | - | 20 min | FL110 | assess cloud situation
**WP1-WP2** | 13:50 UTC | 98 nm | 0.54 h | **FL020-FL110**, <br>porpoising | **EC overpass 14:08 UTC**, <br>in-cloud if possible
**WP2-ELRES** | 14:30 UTC | 46 nm | 0.25 h | climb to FL260 | needed from Eurocontrol
**ELRES-WP3** | 14:45 UTC | 39 nm | 0.19 h | climb to FL280 | sample cirrus high
**WP3-KRN** | 15:00 UTC | 140 nm | 0.7 h | transfer, ~FL270 | going home

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