ACE-1 FLIGHT 6 November 8, 1995 D. Lenschow

16:55 UT  Takeoff from Honolulu airport heading for Christmas Island
17:36 	  Reach ferrying altitude of 19,000 ft.
18:08 	  Flying through cloud.  Clouds are increasing as we approach
	  ITCZ.  260-X PMS probe and fast ozone sensor not functioning.
18:36	  Clouds all around us. From now on, in and out of diffuse cloud.
20:38 	  Clouds becoming more layered.  Stratocumulus banks below us
	  about 80% coverage.  Tops about 5-6k ft. with 2-3k underlayer.
20:55     Very settled; no deep clouds; 3.5k ft layer, still with underlayer.
21:04	  Shut data system down.
21:13	  "Popcorn" cumulus at about 3k ft.
21:18	  Data system back up.
21:30	  start descent.  Top of boundary layer (BL) at 3.2k ft.
21:56	  start circle at 100 ft.
22:26	  end circle
22:32	  start circle at 800 ft.
23:02	  end circle
23:06     start circle at 1800 ft.
23:36     end circle
23:40	  start circle at 2800 ft
24:10	  end circle and descend to 100 ft.
24:16     turn to east at 100 ft.
24:28 	  start sounding; top of BL at 3200 ft.
24:36	  up to 10k ft. and heading WNW flying a diameter over the circle.
25:06     start descent into Christmas Island; BL height at 3200 ft.
25:22 	  land at Christmas Island.