The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Sim Aberson and student trainees David Glenn, Jamece Sims, and Daniel Stern conducted an Calibration and training test flight.

Mission Summary :

The G-IV left MacDill AFB, FL at 1:30 PM and landed around 4:00 PM at MacDill. During the flight a test sonde was dropped and the equipment worked. Our software patches linking the HAPS workstation to the new satellite communications system were also tested and worked.

Problems :

After the flight the crew was prevented from leaving the plane for about an hour due to thunderstorms in the area.