WEAVER SUCONVATSSANCGF 0 0NT, TROYTSTONAL ee 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 ae 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? tor re os possisie, Sturt engine tive wools pe 032° hours, take 77 45.0 O83. heursS (Ireepesitionin. of .luine wo (2) ‘ovlid not chen c, 9 7% en’ im time wel 7 he 0245 hears and at O45: beurs, Joine eo f° wool 7 vas Ce ot ve he «cl. sist other fis with oc sha Le, md o7 i che mumay fer. fer sarere ft cicuie on ce eir or oor WOO PF urs Me le eeter tthe a Lo 8 inte oir le a