Project #1999-102 INDOEX

NSF/NCAR EC-130Q Hercules

Research Flight Report

 

Aircraft: N130AR Date: 20 February 1999 J/D:  
Project No.: 1999-102 Title: INDOEX Flight No.: RF03 Data Type:  
Pilot: Heiting Co-Pilot: Boynton F/E: Ringleman P/M: Friesen
Observer(s): Taylor Heymsfield Gandrud P/I: Ramanathan
  Walther    

  Tape
No.		 Start
Time		 End
Time		 Elapsed
Time		 Comments
1. R1321 02:37:52 11:29:40 8:51:49       
2.        :   :       :   :                 
3.        :   :       :   :                 
4.        :   :       :   :                 

Input Tape Discrepancies:

 

Calibration Maneuvers
  Start End
Rvrs. Hdg.    :   :       :   :   
Pitch    :   :       :   :   
Yaw    :   :       :   :   
Speed Var.    :   :       :   :   
Block Out 02:39
Block In 11:33
Flight Hours W/Minutes 8:54
Flight Hours W/Tenths 8.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departure Ramp Coordinates ID
N 04° 11.4' E 73° 31.7' VRMM
S W
Destination Ramp Coordinates ID
N 04° 11.4' E 73° 31.7' VRMM
S W

 

 

 

Mode Time
Align 02:18
Ready Nav 02:21
Nav 02:35
Off 11:33
Time in Nav 8:58
Time in Nav 9.0
IRU Serial No. Nav IRU Destination Readout
  N 04° 12.6' E 73° 32.3'
S W
IRU Serial No. Res IRU Destination Readout
  N    °   ' E    °   '
S W

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alignment True Hdg. Nav Terminal Error Nav Position Error
° N 0.8' E 0.6' 0.11
(NM/Hr)
S W
Alignment True Hdg. Res Terminal Error Res Position Error
  N   E    
(NM/Hr)
S W

 

 

 

 

 

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Brief Summary of the Mission:
Airport south at low level to 7° S then back at high level to Kashidoo. Dropped GPS sondes.

 

Problems
  Operations Instrumentation
a) Pre-launch    
b) Operations    
c) Discrepancies   CO, Lyman-Alpha, FSSP-100_RPC