FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements What FAAM

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements What FAAM Does Stephen Devereau Technical Manager

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements FAAM Overview Facility is a partnership between: • NERC • The Met Office and is an Observational Facility of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Creation of FAAM • 2001: conversion of G-LUXE starts at BAE Systems’ factory in Woodford, Cheshire • 27 November 2001 - Avro RJX programme closed, but conversion continues (with delays) • 2004: Test flying programme starts at Cambridge & Certificate of Airworthiness gained (July) • 11/02/2005: Final Acceptance Certificate was signed by the University of Manchester (formerly UMIST) • 29/03/2006: BAE Systems’ Contract novated to the Natural Environment Research Council (as provided for by the original contract document).

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements What Did We Create? Presents for all ?

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements What Did We Create? Or a monster ?

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements What Did We Create? Or something in-between ?

FAAM What is FAAM? Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements

FAAM facility Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements |fəˈsilətē| noun ( pl. facilities ) space or equipment necessary for doing something: cooking facilities | facilities for picnicking, camping, and hiking. • an amenity or resource, esp. one connected with leisure or hygiene: facilities include two swimming pools. • (the facilities) a public toilet. • an establishment set up to fulfill a particular function or provide a particular service, typically an industrial or medical one: a manufacturing facility. Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements

FAAM facility Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements |fəˈsilətē| noun ( pl. facilities ) space or equipment necessary for doing something: cooking facilities | facilities for picnicking, camping, and hiking. • an amenity or resource, esp. one connected with leisure or hygiene: facilities include two swimming pools. • (the facilities) a public toilet. • an establishment set up to fulfill a particular function or provide a particular service, typically an industrial or medical one: a manufacturing facility. Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements In a PLANE… up in the air

FAAM facility Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements |fəˈsilətē| noun ( pl. facilities ) space or equipment necessary for doing something: cooking facilities | facilities for picnicking, camping, and hiking. • an amenity or resource, esp. one connected with leisure or hygiene: facilities include two swimming pools. • (the facilities) a public toilet. • an establishment set up to fulfill a particular function or provide a particular service, typically an industrial or medical one: a manufacturing facility. Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements measurement |ˈme. ZHərmənt| noun In a PLANE… up in the air the action of measuring something: accurate measurement is essential | a telescope with which precise measurements can be made. • the size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring: his inseam measurement. • a unit or system of measuring: a hand is a measurement used for measuring horses.

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Plane !

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Then and now MRF FAAM Management 2 1 Operations 1 2 Admin 2 1 Insects 6 4 Computing 2 2 Electricals 4 2 Chemistry 2 1 Cloudies 1 2 Mechanicals 5 0 TOTAL 25 15 We must out-source some work – e. g. manufacturing Collaboration is essential – not just in the science but in maintaining and developing the facility itself

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements What we do now: run the flying programme, install new instruments, organise detachments, manage pack-ups, maintain and calibrate core instruments, FAAM IT, process core data, pre-flights, crew lists, WAS operator, PR committee, ops meetings, manage new campaign proposals, accounts, quality control core data, make the tea, training, organise travel, project meetings, config changes, recces, civil contingencies, detachment IT, arrange early breakfasts, health and safety, instrument working groups, ops committee meetings, manage press visits, Config diagrams, campaign planning meetings, aircraft IT, TEDLAR bag filling, empty the bins…

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Fire-fighting and Feedback ( F 2 ) !

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Discussion Points Fire-Fighting & Feedback We are now a mature facility, but much of our history has been a process of fire-fighting. Have we moved beyond this phase? Examples: • Campaign Statement of Requirement • Current down-time Feedback, or FAAM’s response to it, is perhaps the mark of maturity

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Discussion Points: Feedback Flying • Do you think you are involved enough in how flying is conducted? • More Crew Resource Management? • Involvement with the Air-Crew? • Should you become Flight Trained Persons? • Lessons for FAAM to learn from MOCCA?

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Discussion Points: Feedback Detachments • Enough information? • Enough input from yourselves? • Are you expected to work too hard, too long hours? • What could we do better?

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Discussion Points: Feedback Instrument Work at Cranfield • Enough information on when the aircraft is available? • Enough time? • Suitable working conditions? • Are you expecting too much from FAAM? • What could we do better?

FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Discussion Points: Feedback on Feedback • Is it timely? • Are you confident that your feedback is taken seriously? • Is it directed at the right groups? • What could we do better? • Are there obstacles to giving us feedback?