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All active dESPair crew should be taking part in glacier landing training and practice LAPES drops.
Latest weather reports show stable conditions. The weather conditions are as follows:
Ceiling 10,000 feet ASL overcast, wind 5 kts at 70 degrees increasing to 10 kts above 10,000 feet. Visibility is 4 Nm, the temperature is +10 C and the runway conditions are wet.
Flight Instructions:
1. This practice operation will take place from Oct. 31 until Nov. 2.
2. File VFR direct to GPF. The field may be hard to spot but there is a beacon in place that should be obvious. The plowed runway is at 140 / 320 degrees.
3. Check the runway conditions visually before attempting any landings as the field is uncontrolled.
4. Practice a series of landings and takeoffs, both touch-and-gos, and stop and gos. Practice shortfield takeoffs and landings.
5. One of the C-119 pilots will make their C-119 aircraft available after you become familiar with takeoffs and landings. Practice a few LAPES drops trying to keep your altitude at less than 10 feet AGL. A dummy load will be used for practice. Please drop the load to the side of the runway and land immediately after the practice drop so that the dummy load may be loaded back onto the aircraft. Two hummers will be on site to help tow the load back to the plane. Pilots are expected to volunteer with loading while not flying.
6. Supplies in terms of food and maintenance equipment will be brought to the site and heated tents will be set up on the north end of the field that you may use. We will be returning to Zurich at the end of each day of practice.
Flight Plan:
GPF is located 29 Nm south of LSZH on the 147 degree radial from the airport. The glacier is just above the origin of a mountain river which feed into the lake at the base of the mountain.
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