Helo August 19

 

Albedo Flight-19 Aug 98, many ponds have ice cover, but little snow
Light winds
Nearly uniform overcast with some open spots but generally good optical observing conditions
TT, TCG, BE on board
Pilot - Robert Pelletier
Coordinates of 5 nm box:
GPS: Lat. Long. Hdg
A 78 59.5N 158 10.1 near ship 328
B 79 03.7 158 23.9 58
C 79 06.4 158 01.7 148
D 79 02.1 157 47.7 238
Date: 8/19/98
Time: 0954-1119
Outline of flight plan
1a. Albedo Line 100' elevation
1b. Albedo Line 100' elevation
1d. Albedo line 200' elevation
1e. Albedo line 400'
1f. Albedo line 800'
2. Albedo stack
every 20 feet from 10' to 200'
every 50 feet from 200'-1000'
3. 5 nm box to north and east of ship (coordinates given above)
first pass at 100'
second pass at 400'
4. NW-SE pass by ship to past Baltimore
5. Albedo Stack over Seattle
every 20 ft 20 to 200
every 50 ft 200 to 700
6. Hover over open water at 10 ft
TIME NOTES NIKON VIDEO KT-19 ASD
Preflight intercalibration of ASD fibers files 351-353
954 takeoff Began recording before
100000 start 100' pass on Albedo line, 40 kts takeoff files 354-358 taken at 5 sec intervals
100030 end line
100200 start 100' pass on Albedo line, 49 kts files 359-364, 5 sec intervals
100235 end line
100420 start 200' pass on albedo line, 55 kts files 365-375, 5 sec intervals
100500 end line
100705 start 400' pass on albedo line, 60 kts files 376-381, 5 sec intervals
100730 end line
101257 start 800' pass on albedo line, 76 kts files 383-388, 8 sec intervals
101340 end line 4 photos
? Albedo stack over center of line 1 photo from 1000'
Ascend 10' to 200' files 389-400, approx. every 20'
Ascend 200' to 500' files 401-406 every 50' approx
Ascend 500' to 1000' files 407-411 every 100' approx.
412=test;413,414 false start
102500 Begin 5 nmi box at Pt A at 100 ft elevation
120 ft, 67 kts files 415-453 at 6 sec intervals
102920 end line, begin turn, short delay Polycorder left on for beginning of turn
to starting next line
103440 Begin next line from B to C
120 ft 65 kts files 454-490 at 6 sec intervals
103855 end line at C
103930 begin line from C to D
100 ft, 60 kts files 491-522 at 6 sec intervals
104340 end line, turn to A (ship)
104410 start line from D to A ASD external battery low switch to internal
110 ft, 63 kts files 523-546 at 6 sec intervals
104830 end line at A over camp
100540 start line from A to B at 400 ft elevation
400 ft, 91 kts files 547-563 at 8 sec intervals
105400 end line & turn
105428 start line from B to C
350 ft, 93 kts going up to 400 ft in a minute or less files 564-577 at 8 sec intervals; snowfall @ file 567
105705 end line at C turn to D
105725 start line from C to D
400 ft, 84 kts files 578-593 at 8 sec intervals
110034 end line at D turn to A (ship)
110100 start line from D to A
370 ft, 90 kts files 594-608 at 8 sec intervals; file 608 over albedo site
110400 end line over camp
110622 Begin northwest of camp heading SE photos at 20 sec Polycorder switched approx
past camp towards Baltimore intervals starting at 11:07:00 files 609-656 at 3 sec intervals; 625 over dog house
100 ft, 63 kts 110647 to 110947
110947 end line past Baltimore
time? Seattle Albedo stack photos at 40,
Ascend 20 to 800 ft 80,100,120,160,250, files 657-673: 20',40',60',80',100',120',140',160',180',200',250',300',350',400',450',500',600',700'
300,350,400,500,700 673 at 700'
111744 hover over open water 10-15 ft Calibration files 674-680
111844 end hover
video stopped before
112100 land landing
Calibration of ASD after landing Interfiber calibration files 681-686

 

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