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APO 187, ¢/o POOIMASTER
SAN F ANCTSCO, CALIFC NIA
'~ 6°PD 370
9 Vareh 1954
omareéts- Aireraft Pre-Positioning and Take Off Order for 'esterly Suric ce
Wind Conditions
TOs
Cormander
Test Services Unit
APO 187
1.
Therr is a possibility that we terly surface wind conditicns
ray exist at this station during mission take offs for test operrtions.
2. The breaking down or resurption of the predominately eesterly
trodes in this area is very difficult to forecast for periods in exces”
of eight (8) hours. As a consequence, any westerly take off plan should
be made as flexible as pos ible, require « minimum of airoraft re-paificur
ing, and should net require a decision to execute more than one (1)
heur prior to the first scheduled take o:f. Also, it should not <1:ce
any aireraft on the west rune-u; pad w.ile aircraft are takin; off.
3.
The follewing changes in the present easterly tak> off plan
would satisfy the conditions stated in the preceding raragrarhs
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Thirt-en (13) Raby Pood would start engines at 0125 h-urs
ané take off at 0140 hours,
ithe wake off order for Flaine ‘me (1) :s¢
and take off et 9145 hours,
ilson One (35 would preeposition fecing
wilson One (1) would be reversed, Flaine one (1): would pre~positio”
or. the west turn around area at 0945 hours, start engines at 0115 hairs
west at the extreme cast end of the taxi striy at 0100 hours, start
ervines at 0135 hours and take off at 0205 hours,
be ‘The tanxe off order for Elaine Two (2) and Cassidy worl’ be
reversed, Cas idy woulc be towed to the ea:tern turn croune ari 6°
O: 3 hours and ve positioned on a soutnerly beading vith che ul?
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