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platform: King Air
flight_id: KA-20251009a
takeoff: "2025-10-09 12:12:00Z"
landing: "2025-10-09 15:06:00Z"
departure_airport: KRN
arrival_airport: KRN
crew:
  - name: Tim Carlsen
    job: PI
  - name: Sorin Ghemulet
    job: Instrument operator
  - name: Robert Oscar David
    job: Instrument operator
categories: [cirrus, multi, ec_under]
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+refuel | **10:30 UTC** (12:30 LT)
**Takeoff** | **12:05 UTC** (14:05 LT)
**Landing** | **14:55 UTC** (16:55 LT)
Distance | ~410 nm
Duration | ~2.83 h


## Flight plan

```{figure} ../figures/KA-20251009a/KA-20251009a-plan.png
---
name: KA-20251009a-flight-plan
---
Flight plan for 9th October 2025, targeting EC orbit 7758C/D.
```

Leg | Start | Distance | Est. time | FL | Notes
-------------| ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | -----
**KRN-WP1** | 12:05 UTC | 120 nm | 0.67 h | transfer, ~FL270 | Arrive WP1 @FL270 <br>at 12:45 UTC
**Hold** | 12:45 UTC | - | 20 min | FL270 | assess cloud situation
**WP1-WP2** | 13:05 UTC | 51 nm | 0.28 h | **FL270** | in-cloud if possible
**WP2-WP1** | 13:21 UTC | 51 nm | 0.28 h | **FL250** | **EC overpass 13:25 UTC**, <br>in-cloud if possible
**WP1-WP2** | 13:37 UTC | 51 nm | 0.28 h | **FL220** | in-cloud if possible
**WP2-WP3** | 13:53 UTC | 45 nm | 0.25 h | transfer |
**Spiral** | 14:08 UTC | - | 0.25 h | **FL220-FL270**,<br> spiral dwn/up | sample high clds<br>over ground site
**WP3-KRN** | 14:23 UTC | 89 nm | 0.49 h | transfer, ~FL250 | going home

Suggested alternates: **EFRO**/RVN, **ESPA**/LLA