Project #2005-304 RAINEX
NRL P-3 Orion
RAF Daily Activity Sheet
| Project Name: RAINEX | Flight Date: 6 September 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: John Cowan | PM: Romashkin |
| Research Flight #: RF03 | Flight Hrs: | Project Total: |
| Data Start Time: 18:11:30 UTC | Data End Time: 22:52:16 UTC |
| IRU Performance: | IRU Serial #: 432? | |
| Departure Coordinates (MCF): | LAT: N 27° 50.9' | LON: W 82° 29.6' |
| Time in NAV: 17:23 UTC | ||
| Destination Coordinates (MCF): | LAT: N 27° 50.9' | LON: W 82° 29.6' |
| Destination Readout: | LAT: N 27° 53.3' | LON: W 82° 28.1' |
| Time OFF: 22:52 UTC |
| LAT Error | LON Error | Nav TimeTHDG | Dest. LAT | ERROR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 2.4' | E 1.5' | 5.48 hr | N/A | N 27° 50.9' | 0.50 nmi/hr |
Technician Notes:
Initial problems connecting to chat.
All instruments performed well except the satellite phone. Numerous dropouts; five phone shutdowns; usually phone is up for less than 20 minutes without any drops. Wen-Chau wants to switch phones?
Project Manager Notes:
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