First ACTOS flight

Today, we performed the first flight with ACTOS and SMART-Helios. The aim of this flight was to test the setup and to provide data for a comparison with MPI observations. Therefore, all flight activity was off the coast close to Deebles Point with a few low-level flights. Since PICT and the SMPS were both not running we decided to avoid cloud contact and measured profiles from 30 to 2000 m with a special focus on cloud base height. A few legs in 50 m above sea level completed the flight pattern. After a first look into the data, all devices were running without obvious problems.

The picture shows ACTOS passing by the MPI station at Deebles Point in a height of 60 m above sea level.