Roanoke River Flight [08/24/94]  
Bryan Blair and Dave Harding's 
Data Log Combined
Slicer (GPS day 236)



***Beautiful, clear day, with cool temperatures - Video @ constant 50 mm


Pilot:		Virgil Rabine
Co-Pilot:	George Postell


			GPS			Local

Taxi Start:  		?  ~  <  5mm
Wheels Up:		12:17:30		08:17 am
Wheels Down:		15:04:00		11:04 am
Stop Taxi:		15:06:00		11:06 am




460,000		[94082401.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  12:00:09
							Fiber Calibration, aspi3bg
465,252					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 12:01:29





466,000		[94082402.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  12:20:07
							Fiber Calibration, aspi3bg
474,762					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 12:22:25





475,000		[94082403.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  12:28:28
							Roll and Pitch Calibration, aspi3bg
							~ 12:19 over Atlantic heading S
482,592



*Video on 12:33 as we pass over coast Md to Va (11,500' MSL - whole flight)

***M transit Bryan reducing amplitude with filters to evaluate necessary signal level 
(chooses filter B for data lines)


12:42  -  Video noise due to radio communication by Virgil




485,000							aspi3bg
							L1d @ ~ 12:45, Water
							L1b @ ~ 12:47:15
							H 10sec/frame
							L1a @ ~ 12:50:00
							Whole lens B --> A
563,426					Data Off -	GPS Time Off:  12:51:12


							Filter B
							114 m/sec ground speed



***Upper ground speed to 140m/sec (280 knots) for subsequent lines



564,000		[94082404.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  12:56:21
							aspi3bg
							L2c @ ~ 12:56:38
							L2a @ ~ 12:57:10
							H 10sec/frame
							L2b @ ~ 12:58:30
							Whole line a -> b
							Filter B
							Started out 150' L of line and drifted on
574,036					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 12:58:55





575,000		[94082405.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  13:07:36
							aspi3bg
							L3d @ ~ 13:08:17
							L3b @ ~ 13:09:25
							H 10sec/frame
							L3a @ ~ 13:11:50
							Filter B
							Left of line ~ 100' most of the way
600,038					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 13:14:01





601,000		[94082406.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:13:19:14
							aspi3bg
							L4c @ ~ 13:18:50
							Cutting line start on turn
							L4a @ ~ 13:20:40
							L4b @ ~ 13:20:50
							L4d @ ~ 13:21:50 
							[20:20  -  21:10  =  H 10sec/frame]
							Cut off early on line, same roll setting up 
612,206					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 13:22:05





613,000		[94082407.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  13:28:08
							aspi3bg
							L5d @ ~ 13:27:55, 
							Over water - cutting corner
							L5b @ ~ 13:29:00
							L5a @ ~ 13:31:40
							H 10sec/ frame
							Good line, on track 
							Good roll and pitch
							280 knots ground speed
638,298					Data Off	GPS Time Off: 13:34:36





639,000		[94082408.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  13:39:44
							aspi3bg
							L6c: @ ~ 13:40:00, Cut corner
							L6a: @ ~ 13:42:05
							L6b: @ ~ 13:42:33
							L6d: @ ~ 13:43:30, 
							Cut off early
							~ 41:90  -  42:50  =  H @ 10sec/frame 
							(end of film roll)
653,768					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 13:43:30




****OUT OF 70mm FILM***




654,000		[94082409.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  13:46:40
							aspi3bg
							L7a: @ ~ 13:46:34,
							Cutting corner well right of line ~ 2000' 
							right to start
							L7b: @ ~ 13:48:45
							Slid onto ~ line by 
							~ half-way point
							(no lead in - messed Virgil up)
667,468					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 13:50:11





668,000		[94082410.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  13:52:10
							aspi3bg
							L8c: @ ~ 13:52:20
							L8a: @ ~ 13:54:35
							L8b: @ ~ 13:54:45
							L8d: @ ~ 13:55:53
683,834					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 13:56:13




Scattered low-level clouds developing (10:00am local)




684,000		[94082411.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  14:01:06
							Data, Line 9 - aspi3bg
							L9a: @ ~ 14:02:53  
							Straight, level, on line
							L9b: @ ~ 14:05:35
708,076					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 14:07:15
	



*Note: Lost GPS NAV display circled while fixing ( 14:16:30 GPS display back up




709,000		[94082412.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  14:19:37
							aspi3bg
							L10c: @ ~ 14:19:20
							Cutting corner very tight to get on line
							L10a: @ ~ 14:21:25
							Well right of line, sliding up to it
							~ 100 - 300' right on line
							L10b: @ ~ 14:21:55
							L10d: @ ~ 14:22:05,
							Off line early to set up for #11
720,804					Data Off -	GPS Time Off: 14:22:38





721,000		[94082413.idl]		Data On  -	GPS Time On:  14:27:08
							aspi3bg
							L11a: @ ~ 14:27:22
							On line 
							(same roll I 2 - 3 degrees)
							L11b:  ~ 14:30:00
739,694					Data Off - 	GPS Time Off: 14:31:54




Video Off:	~ 14:36:45


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