From: | SHG | To: | NZWD | ||
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Start: | 12/14/17 01:13 Z | Finish: | 12/14/17 08:34 Z | ||
Flight Time: | 7.4 hours | ||||
Log Number: | 18M008 | PI: | Nathan Kurtz | ||
Funding Source: | Bruce Tagg - NASA - SMD - ESD Airborne Science Program | ||||
Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
Comments: | Mission: TAM Gate East High Today we flew the TAM Gate East High mission. This mission, and the companion TAM Gate East Low flight, establish a pair of fluxgates above the Transantarctic Mountains, separated by 20 km. This particular mission covers the uppermost of the two fluxgates. Originally planned as a transit to South Pole, we modified it to include a fuel stop at Shackleton Glacier Camp. After completing the mission we took the return transit as an opportunity to clean up a portion of the TAM Gate East Low mission that we had previously flown but had to cut short due to low clouds. After we had cleaned up those remaining segments we turned to the Byrd Glacier segment of the TAM West mission which we flew from the top to past the grounding line until we encountered low fog over the Ross Ice Shelf. At this point we returned to Willy Field. |
18M008 | |
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Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 180 |
Total Used | 217 |
Total Remaining | -37 |
18M008 Flight Reports | ||||||
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Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
11/11/17 - 11/12/17 | OIB-Transit leg #1b | Transit | 6.3 | 6.3 | 173.7 | |
11/12/17 | OIB-Transit leg #2 | Transit | 4.6 | 10.9 | 169.1 | |
11/12/17 - 11/13/17 | OIB-Transit leg #2 | Transit | 6.2 | 17.1 | 162.9 | |
11/13/17 | OIB-Transit leg #4 | Transit | 7 | 24.1 | 155.9 | |
11/13/17 | OIB-Transit leg #4 | Transit | 3.4 | 27.5 | 152.5 | |
11/13/17 | OIB-Transit leg #4 | Transit | 7 | 34.5 | 145.5 | |
11/16/17 | OIB-Transit leg #4 | Transit | 4.8 | 39.3 | 140.7 | |
11/17/17 | OIB-Transit leg #5 | Transit | 7.6 | 46.9 | 133.1 | |
11/17/17 - 11/18/17 | OIB-Transit leg #5 | Transit | 4.2 | 51.1 | 128.9 | |
11/21/17 | Ski test flight | Check | 1.8 | 52.9 | 127.1 | |
11/26/17 - 11/27/17 | OIB-Basler Test Flight | Check | 2.9 | 55.8 | 124.2 | |
11/27/17 | OIB-Basler Mx Flight | Maintenance | 0.8 | 56.6 | 123.4 | |
11/27/17 | Chips Lt L/H engine | Check | 0.3 | 56.9 | 123.1 | |
11/28/17 - 11/29/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #1 | Science | 6.3 | 63.2 | 116.8 | |
11/30/17 - 12/01/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #2 | Science | 7.5 | 70.7 | 109.3 | |
12/01/17 - 12/02/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #3 | Science | 8 | 78.7 | 101.3 | |
12/02/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #4 | Science | 6.3 | 85 | 95 | |
12/02/17 - 12/03/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #5 | Science | 6.5 | 91.5 | 88.5 | |
12/03/17 - 12/04/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #6 | Science | 8.2 | 99.7 | 80.3 | |
12/04/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #7 | Science | 5.9 | 105.6 | 74.4 | |
12/04/17 | Ferguson training flight #1 | Pilot Proficiency | 0.3 | 105.9 | 74.1 | |
12/04/17 - 12/05/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #8 | Science | 4.5 | 110.4 | 69.6 | |
12/06/17 - 12/07/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #9 | Science | 5.9 | 116.3 | 63.7 | |
12/08/17 | MX test flight - oil pressure flux | Maintenance | 0.8 | 117.1 | 62.9 | |
12/13/17 - 12/14/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #10 | Science | 4.3 | 121.4 | 58.6 | |
12/14/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #11 | Science | 7.4 | 128.8 | 51.2 | |
12/14/17 - 12/15/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #12 | Science | 6.7 | 135.5 | 44.5 | |
12/15/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #13 | Science | 3.4 | 138.9 | 41.1 | |
12/15/17 - 12/16/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #14 | Science | 7.2 | 146.1 | 33.9 | |
12/16/17 - 12/17/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #15 | Science | 5.8 | 151.9 | 28.1 | |
12/17/17 - 12/18/17 | OIB-Basler Science Flight #16 | Science | 6 | 157.9 | 22.1 | |
12/26/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 1 | Transit | 4.7 | 162.6 | 17.4 | |
12/26/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 2 | Transit | 8 | 170.6 | 9.4 | |
12/27/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 3 | Transit | 5.4 | 176 | 4 | |
12/28/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 4 | Transit | 4.7 | 180.7 | -0.7 | |
12/28/17 - 12/29/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 5 | Transit | 7.2 | 187.9 | -7.9 | |
12/28/17 - 12/29/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 6 | Transit | 7.2 | 195.1 | -15.1 | |
12/29/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 7 | Transit | 6.3 | 201.4 | -21.4 | |
12/30/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 8 | Transit | 3.9 | 205.3 | -25.3 | |
12/30/17 - 12/31/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 9 | Transit | 6.9 | 212.2 | -32.2 | |
12/31/17 | OIB-Basler Transit North 10 | Transit | 4.8 | 217 | -37 |
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Mission: TAM Gate East High
Note: This report was delayed as internet services at McMurdo were out last night for scheduled maintenance.
Today we flew the TAM Gate East High mission. This mission, and the companion TAM Gate East Low flight, establish a pair of fluxgates above the Transantarctic Mountains, separated by 20 km. This particular mission covers the uppermost of the two fluxgates.