Project #2005-304 RAINEX
NRL P-3 Orion
RAF Daily Activity Sheet - Katrina
| Project Name: RAINEX | Flight Date: 28 August 2005 | |
| Aircraft: NRL P-3 | Project #: 304 | Flight Hour Allocation: 100 |
| Location: Tampa, FL | PI: Houze, et al. | Duration: 15 August - 2 October 2005 |
| Pilot: ? | ADS: Greg Bruning | PM: Romashkin |
| Research Flight #: RF02 | Flight Hrs: | Project Total: |
| Data Start Time: 17:13:51 UTC | Data End Time: 23:56:34 UTC |
| IRU Performance: | IRU Serial #: 432? | |
| Departure Coordinates (PIE/MCF *): | LAT: N 27° 54.5' | LON: W 82° 41.1' |
| Time in NAV: 17:21 UTC | ||
| Destination Coordinates (PIE/MCF *): | LAT: N 27° 54.5' | LON: W 82° 41.1' |
| Destination Readout: | LAT: N 27° 49.7' * | LON: W 82° 38.8' * |
| Time OFF: after 23:56 UTC |
| LAT Error | LON Error | Nav TimeTHDG | Dest. LAT | ERROR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 4.8' | E 2.3' | 6.58 hr | N/A | N 27° 54.5' | 0.81 nmi/hr |
| * IRU initialized for wrong airport (PIE instead of MCF). IRU drift calculation based on the incorrect coordinates (PIE). | |||||
Technician Notes:
All instruments functioned well.
Iridium phone dropped out approximately 8 times. Also, a couple of times it took 15 to 30 minutes for chat to reconnect.
Project Manager Notes:
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