Puerto Rico Mission - Day 3 [02/22/97] Glen Mattioli, Dave Harding, & Dave Rabine's Data Log Combined Slicer (GPS day 050) [Entire Mission 02/19/97 thru 02/25/97] ***02/22/97***Puerto Rico - South through Lesser Antilles (Day 3) Pilot: Mike Stortz Co-Pilot: Virgil Rabine *Wet and raining - overcast at SJI Local GPS GPS On: 05:12:00 plane 05:20:00 base Wheels Rolling: 06:15:00 am 10:15:00 Wheels Up: 06:20:00 am 10:20:00 Video On: 10:30:00 1,504,000 [97022201.idl Data On - GPS Time On: 09:45:17 1 Boras, 20Hz Super long Fiber Calibration 1,514,374 Data Off - GPS Time Off: 09:51:54 1,514,400 [97022202.idl] Data On - GPS Time On: 10:30:26 5 Boras, 80Hz Climb to 17,500' @ 10:30:45 Tape on: 10:31:38 (reading 14-2.14) Transit towards Southern Islands - Target: St. Thomas Video On: 10:30:00 1,535.000 St. Thomas Islands @ 10:33:15 - totally clear, excellent data Charlotte Amalie: 10:34:00 330 knots, traj. North of runway Water: 10:35:34 1,545,876 RE-CAL 1,548,174 St. Johns: 10:35:44 - little cloudy, but pretty good (west half clear) Laser Calibration: 10:39:00 1,572,640 Data Off - GPS Time Off: 10:39:47 *Video Off @ 10:45:00 1,572,700 [97022203.idl] Data On - GPS Time On: 10:54:16 5 Boras, 80Hz Rolls: 10:55:00 1,577,822 Pitches: 10:56:00 1,581,956 Data Off - GPS Time Off: 10:55:44 *Reached Saba @ 11:01, but tape was off *Tape On @ 11:02:00 1,582,000 [97022204.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 11:02:00 5 Boras, 80Hz Land Fall - Saba: 11:03:00 350 knots during transit, slowing to ~260 knots 1,597,366 RE-CAL "Monty 5" (MB) - very cloudy Redonda: 11:05:20 1,620,038 M1B: 11:08:00 - at 160' Dome: 11:09:03 - cloudy 1,628,774 M1F: 11:09:30 1,630,594 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 11:09:48 1,630,600 [97022205.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 11:14:39 "Guadaloupe 1" 1,638,862 G1B: 11:15:03 1,642,000 Small island off shore Land fall: 11:16:30 Small Island - Base Terre (mostly cloudy) VLC: 11:21:08 - covered VLC: 11:21:55 - clear 1,681,976 Data Off: - G1F: 11:22:40 - ocean GPS Time Off: 11:22:52 1,682,000 [97022206.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 11:26:32 5 Boras, 80Hz 1,688,422 "Dominican Republic 1" D1B: 11:27:31 - at 156' Land: 11:27:30 TRP: 11:31:43 - cloudy MIL: 11:32:06 - all cloudy Water: 11:33:00 D1F: 11:34:00 Totally clouded out Some little bits-of-land at start 1,728,488 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 11:33:58 1,728,500 [97022207.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 11:38:28 "Martinique 1" Laser on @ 11:38:31 MA1B, lots of no data, but cleared at end Land fall: 11:39:20 VLC: 11:40:15 - Mostly cloudy Water exit: 11:47:00 MA1F: 11:47:10 - some clear in S. end of line 1,782,866 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 11:47:10 1,782,900 [97022208.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 11:54:25 5 Boras, 80Hz "St. Lucia" 1,792,424 L1B: 11:55:55 Land fall clear: 11:56:55 Qualibon: 11:57:08 - Cloudy VLC: 11:59:09 L1F: 11:59:35 - water (almost all clouds) Laser off 1,816,466 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 11:59:47 ***Descending to Land - Local GPS Wheels Stop Rolling: 08:19:00 am 12:19:00 Wheels Down: ~08:15:00 am 12:15:00 Wheels Up Again: 09:32:00 am 13:32:00 *INS battery out - No INS fix before takeoff, and therefore, can't collect data on return (very cloudy anyway) - Return transit at 17,500', 460 knots Video Only: - Tape on @ 14:22:00 Only digital photos over STX Bearing 282 TN, 75NM out from SJU Lost INS system for laser just before wheels up Mission scrub PR: 14:28:00 @ 17,000' Descending to 13,000' @ 14:31:00 10,000', 281 True North Heading: 14:32:30 8,100', 10 True North Heading: 14:36:00 2,700': 14:39:00 600', 90 True North Heading @ 14:43:00 Wheels down in SJI, sit on tarmac Wheels Down: 10:46:00 am 14:46:00 Tape Ended: 10:46:30 am 14:46:30 Engine Off: 11:21:15 am 15:21:15 ****Backed up tape: 0 - 1,816,500