Project #2005-304 RAINEX
NRL P-3 Orion
RAF Daily Activity Sheet - Rita
| Project Name: RAINEX | Flight Date: 23 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 #: RF09 | Flight Hrs: | Project Total: |
| Data Start Time: 15:18:41 UTC | Data End Time: 00:35:38 UTC |
| IRU Performance: | IRU Serial #: 432? | |
| Departure Coordinates (MFC): | LAT: N 27° 50.9' | LON: W 82° 29.6' |
| Time in NAV: 15:20 UTC | ||
| Destination Coordinates (MFC): | LAT: N 27° 50.9' | LON: W 82° 29.6' |
| Destination Readout: | LAT: N 27° 47.6' | LON: W 82° 32.0' |
| Time OFF: 00:34 UTC |
| LAT Error | LON Error | Nav TimeTHDG | Dest. LAT | ERROR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 3.3' | W 2.4' | 9.23 hr | N/A | N 27° 50.9' | 0.42 nmi/hr |
Technician Notes:
Pre-flight: drained radome lines and cleaned DPT.
ADS went to reboot state at takeoff (15:58 UTC).
??? DP now showing 3.4°C.
At 17:36 UTC Iridium shut itself off.
On the way back to AFB, DP showing -10.34°C?
Ten minutes before landing, DP came back to normal (00:26 UTC) showing 17.8°C.
Landing at 00:34 UTC.
Iridium dropouts (UTC): 16:17, 17:36*, 18:12, 18:35, 19:28*, 19:34, 20:54, 21:04*, 22:46, 22:52, 22:58, 23:03, 23:24. (* - Iridium also lost power.)
Project Manager Notes:
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