Flight notes 20001105 (WYICE00)
Crew:  Bush, Kelly, Leon

Overall flight pattern:  Lagrangian spiral descent through stratiform
cloud north of Laramie.  The spiral descents were interrupted by
level, square, boxes for side- and up-looking radar scans.  

1825 Conditions:  multi-level overcast over LAR, as part of a deep
  system with the surface low to the ESE of Wyoming.

1839 Takeoff, then through cloud base at about 9500 ft.

1900 Just skimming cloud tops at 25 kft.  See a few wispy
  cirrus above.

1904 Moving to a different location, near LAR 360/35 nmi.

1909 Start right 30-degree bank turn, descending at
  200 fpm, from starting altitude of 25 kft.  After
  a couple of turns around the spiral, we can see our
  own contrail above us.

???? Level box at 20 kft (finished at 1937), with up-look
  and side-look on EW and NS oriented passes, respectively.

1938 Re-enter spiral descent.

???? Another level box at 15 kft, with up-look and side-look 
   on EW and NS oriented passes, respectively.

2005 Re-enter spiral descent.

???? Last level box at 12.3 kft, with up-look and side-look 
   on EW and NS oriented passes, respectively.  Box
   finished at 2023.

2024 Head back toward Laramie at 12,300 ft, with WCR in up-look
  orientation.

2042 Finished some turns to look up throught the layer.

2053 Land.