Research Flight Report


Project Name:   MIRAGE Flight Date:   31 March 2006
Aircraft:   C-130Q Project #:   145 Flight Hour Allocation:   88 / 111
Location:   Veracruz, Mexico Duration:   1 - 29 Mar 2006
PI:   Madronich, et al. Pilot:   Boynton ADS:   Cowen PM:   Schanot


Flight #:   FF02 Flight Hrs:   5.1 Project Total:   87.7 / 105.1

Data Start Time: 15:37:38 UTC Data End Time: 21:03:39 UTC

IRU Performance:   IRU Serial #:   176
Departure Coordinates: LAT:   N   19° 08.6' LON:   W   96° 11.2'
Time in NAV:   15:05    
Destination Coordinates: LAT:   N   39° 54.8' LON:   W   105° 07.1'
Destination Readout: LAT:   N   39° 52.5' LON:   W   105° 08.1'
Time OFF:   21:36    

LAT Error LON Error Nav TimeTHDG Dest. LAT ERROR
S 2.3' W 1.0' 6.52 hr   010°    N   39° 54.8' 0.37 nmi/hr

Technician Notes:
Left pod DSM remains inop.
Right pod DSM intermittent throughout the flight.   SPP-200, SPP-300, TDL data bad for flight.

Project Manager Notes:
No GPU available.   Pre-flight warm-up limited to 30 minutes on APU.