Gulf Oil Spill 9/12 lines (PI: C. Jones) and transit from Pensacola to Ellington Field.
It was an exciting flight. Line order was changed to 3, 2, 5, 6, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 due to heavy t-storm activities in the area. We've tried to obtain all the high priority lines but was not able to collect line 1. Aircraft popped out of the tube a few times during the 1st run of line 5 but it was repeated without any issues. Aircraft was out of the tube during line 7 and the radar stopped transmitting toward the end of the line. Due to fuel constrains, we were not able to repeat line 7. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Take off from KNBG, (29.8252777777778, -90.035) Time to first PRE Waupoint: 6 - 16 min | approx distance traveled: 76 km ============================================================================== 3rd line LEAD N 30 26.84 W 90 43.10 | NAV1 N 30 18.97 | | 14011PRE W 90 35.47 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV2 N 28 45.47 | | 14011POS W 89 6.67 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 23 - 38 min | approx distance traveled: 301 km ============================================================================== 2nd line LEAD N 28 45.29 W 88 25.16 | NAV3 N 28 53.18 | | 32010PRE W 88 32.65 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV4 N 30 13.55 | | 32010POS W 89 50.46 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 42 - 62 min | approx distance traveled: 553 km ============================================================================== Miss. Delta line 2 LEAD N 30 40.57 W 88 56.78 | NAV5 N 30 33.00 | | 22202PRE W 89 4.84 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV6 N 28 51.28 | | 22202POS W 90 50.98 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 67 - 92 min | approx distance traveled: 888 km ============================================================================== Barataria Bay LEAD N 28 17.53 W 90 42.50 | NAV7 N 28 25.19 | | 04201PRE W 90 34.75 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV8 N 29 31.63 | | 04201POS W 89 26.67 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 84 - 114 min | approx distance traveled: 1108 km ============================================================================== 4th line (same as line 32011 in fp128) LEAD N 28 33.83 W 88 43.27 | NAV9 N 28 41.72 | | 32017PRE W 88 50.75 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV10 N 30 18.52 | | 32017POS W 90 24.65 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 110 - 145 min | approx distance traveled: 1452 km ============================================================================== Miss. Delta line 2 LEAD N 30 40.57 W 88 56.78 | NAV11 N 30 33.00 | | 22202PRE W 89 4.84 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV12 N 28 51.28 | | 22202POS W 90 50.98 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 139 - 179 min | approx distance traveled: 1837 km ============================================================================== East central La. coast LEAD N 29 2.67 W 89 43.70 | NAV13 N 29 5.89 | | 28801PRE W 89 54.81 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV14 N 29 32.61 | | 28801POS W 91 28.96 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 158 - 203 min | approx distance traveled: 2092 km ============================================================================== West central La. coast LEAD N 29 37.22 W 91 13.65 | NAV15 N 29 38.93 | | 27905PRE W 91 25.26 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV16 N 29 53.91 | | 27905POS W 93 11.34 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 172 - 222 min | approx distance traveled: 2278 km ============================================================================== East Texas coast LEAD N 30 19.02 W 93 8.24 | NAV17 N 30 13.87 | | 23905PRE W 93 18.50 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV18 N 28 55.61 | | 23905POS W 95 50.74 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 196 - 251 min | approx distance traveled: 2602 km ============================================================================== Landing at KEFD, 29.607222 -95.158611 Total flight time: 204 - 274 min | Total approx distance: 2703 km ==============================================================================