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platform: King Air
flight_id: KA-20251014a
takeoff: "2025-10-14 12:35:00Z"
landing: "2025-10-14 14:50:00Z"
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: [mpc, liquid, altostratus, 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 | **TBD** (TBD LT)
**Takeoff** | **12:35 UTC** (14:35 LT)
**Landing** | **14:50 UTC** (16:50 LT)
Distance | ~281 nm
Duration | ~2.25 h


## Flight plan

```{figure} ../figures/KA-20251014a/KA-20251014a-plan.png
---
name: KA-20251014a-flight-plan
---
Flight plan for 14th October 2025, targeting EC orbit 7836C.
```

Leg | Start | Distance | Est. time | FL | Notes
-------------| ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | -----
**KRN-WP1** | 12:35 UTC | 35 nm | 0.19 h <br>+ climb | transfer, ~FL270 | Arrive WP1 at 13:05 UTC
**Hold** | 13:05 UTC | - | 20 min | - | assess cloud situation
**WP1-WP2** | 13:25 UTC | 106 nm | 0.59 h | **FL180-FL270** | **EC overpass 13:43 UTC**, <br>in-cloud if possible
**WP2-KRN** | 14:01 UTC | 140 nm | 0.78 h | transfer, ~FL270 | going home

Suggested alternates: **ESPA**/LLA