Mahantango Flight [10/06/94] (Jim B. Garvin Notes) Slicer (GPS day 279) Notes: @ 14,500' (+500') -> 3 Beams, 13m footprint (slicer + GPS w/70mm camera Moving 12:59:30 GMT Wheels Up: 13:05 GMT (= +4 rel to EDT) 70mm Hassel. __________________________________________________ Line #: Time: Waypoints: Alt.: Comments: 0 13:16:20 pre-MTA 14,500' Roll/Pitch +50 over water roll/pitch water near Cape May 13:14 Fiber Calibration Test photo 1 @ 13:15 p1 0' 13:18:48 Redo Roll 14,500' Roll/Pitch over water in 3 beam mode after recal. of galvo. 1 13:22:30 MTA -> MTE 14,600' SE -> NW on MTA -> MTE line 13:54:09 Transit @ ~ 160 m/s Photo: P2 = 13:23:21 Trees P3 = 13:24 Swamp * MTb @ 13:30:21 Z (=GMT) Delaware River 13:32:41 * MTc @ 13:38:17 Z P4 = 13:35 Trees * MTd @ 13:46:10 clouds ~ 14,000' P5 = 13:39 Trees * MTe @ 13:54:09 low fog P6,7 = 13:44 Ridge P8 = 13:?? Orchard P9 = 13:46:51 P10= 13:47 Swamp P11= 13:48 near MAH Note: My _()_ watch is +3 min. fast 1 (2') 14:05:30 M1S 13,500' Some Clouds P12= 14:07 Trees 1 (NE -> SW) 14:12:17 M1f P13= 14:07:49 Quarry Note: MAH @ 14:08:54 (< or = 30' on screen) Turbulence @ 14:09:10 (10 photos ^t = 4S) (air) M1f @ 14:12:17 P13 - P24 Done *Lots of roll & local turb. 14:10-... 2 (3') 14:22:57 M2S 14:13 Photo of ridge (SW -> NE) 14:26:52 M2f * M2S @ 14:22:57 Photos taken every ~ 15 * MAH @ 14:24:58 * M2f @ 14:26:52 @ 12,500' end * NRT repeat line 1, M1S 1 (NE -> SW) 14:37:30 M1S - M1f 13,500' Photos @ ^t ~ 4S 4' (redo line 1) * MAH @ 14:41 Cloud? * M1f @ 1 (5') 14:51:56 M1S -> M1f 11,500' Redo @ 11,500' to avoid 14:56:10 50Hz (10m beams3) cloud det. stratus NE -> SW 14:51:57 start beyond M1S (st/level @ 14:53) 15Hz along track *MAH @ 14:55:06 (good) broke off early @ 14:56:10 14:53:58 coal mine no M1f @ 14:XX ended early to get to M (photos 5-6) 2 (6') 15:03:45 M2C -> M2S 11,500' 3 beams redone in reverse 15:07:26 NW -> SE 50Hz, Slicer w/3beams * M2f @~ 15:03:45 * MAH @ 15:05:36 Photos onsite MAH & coal mines * M2S @ 15:07:26 Old coal mine @ 15:04:45 end * Transit to MTC -> MTA -> WFT 7' 15:14:35 MTc -> MTa 15,500' 1 photo of trees reverse of transit 15:28 No photos to MAH NW -> SE * Mtc @ 15:14:3X * Mtb @ 15:21:21 * Mta @ 15:27:58 end Over swamps estuanis 8' PT-16 @ WFF 9,500' Photos 4-5 of PT-16 Last (T1 -> PT) 15:43:09 T1S -> Real PT-16 5 beams - Slicer from ~N -> S on taxi-way * T1S @ 15:40:15 GMT Photos taken ~ 5 15:43:09 (+:02) PT-16 15:43:07 end data 15:46:00 GMT PT-16 _______________________________________________________ LANDING 10/6/94: Wheels Down: 15:50:10 GMT Wheels Stop: 15:55:09 GMT (complete) Power 1/2 hour: 37 degrees 57.1' N 75 degrees 27.2' W Coord's 10/5/94 12:23 local 6 -> 5 Satellites PNAV trajectory 12:16 = 16:16 GMT => Duke Forest lines acknowledged 10/6/94 Mahantango Pre-M2 Notes 12:43 GMT Ins Initialization 10 minutes 12:43 - 12:53 faxed Planned take off @ 13:00, landing by 15:50 (power) Take off: Roll/Pitch over water (set up for 3 beams (13m) @ 14,600' _________________________________________________________________________________ Mahantango [10/6/94] (Bryan Blair's log) GPS day 279 Sector: Activity: 1,300,000 (mfc1.idl) Data On - Fiber Calibration, a3over 1,305,564 Data Off 1,306,000 (mrnp1.idl) Data On - Roll/Pitch, a3over 1,327,606 Data Off 1,328,000 (m01.idl) Data On - Data, a3over 1,452,046 Data Off 1,453,000 (m02.idl) Data On - Data, a3over 1,483,342 Data Off 1,484,000 (m03.idl) Data On - Data, a3over 1,510,910 Data Off 1,511,000 (m04.idl) Data On - Data, a3over 1,537,546 Data Off 1,538,000 (m05.idl) Data On - Data, aspi3big 1,557,448 Data Off 1,558,000 (m06.idl) Data On - Data, aspi3big 1,578,462 Data Off 1,579,000 (m07.idl) Data On - Data, a3over 1,655,180 Data Off 1,656,000 (m08.idl) Data On - Data, aspi5bm 1,686,290 Data Off