Project #2005-304 RAINEX
NRL P-3 Orion
RAF Daily Activity Sheet - Rita
| Project Name: RAINEX | Flight Date: 22 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: Ta | PM: Romashkin |
| Research Flight #: RF08 | Flight Hrs: | Project Total: |
| Data Start Time: 13:52:09 UTC | Data End Time: 21:59:57 UTC |
| IRU Performance: | IRU Serial #: 432? | |
| Departure Coordinates (MFC): | LAT: N 27° 50.9' | LON: W 82° 29.6' |
| Time in NAV: 13:54 UTC | ||
| Destination Coordinates (MFC): | LAT: N 27° 50.9' | LON: W 82° 29.6' |
| Destination Readout: | LAT: N 27° 52.4' | LON: W 82° 28.0' |
| Time OFF: 22:00 UTC |
| LAT Error | LON Error | Nav TimeTHDG | Dest. LAT | ERROR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 1.5' | E 1.6' | 8.10 hr | N/A | N 27° 50.9' | 0.25 nmi/hr |
Technician Notes:
Pre-flight: drained radome lines.
Iridium dropped out during aircraft taxi; at 14:25 UTC Iridium up.
Altimeter on at 14:37 UTC; at 16:03 UTC dewpoint showed 30.208°C; TTRL 18.811°C.
At 17:03 UTC QCF and QCR = 78 and 72 mbar.
Iridium dropout at 17:55 UTC. Iridium lost power at 18:07 UTC. Iridium stayed more stable when P-3 began to fly outer ring of storm.
Iridium dropouts (UTC): 14:25, 14:28, 17:55, 18:07*, 18:34, 18:58*, 19:04, 21:19, 21:23. (* - Iridium also lost power.)
Project Manager Notes:
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