Flight Summary Flight ID: 17043 Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Date: 2017/03/31 Flight Location: NISAR 12-day repeat experiment (PI: B. Chapman) and engineering (PI: Y. Lou). Frequency Band: L Flight Altitude: 41000 ft Platform: 502 Overview: Collected all 10 planned lines but had to repeat line 4 due to a flatline (also had a flatline at the end of line 2). Moderate turbulence for the Rosamond lines caused poor PPA performance but only slightly better in Colorado. Takeoff Airport: KPMD Takeoff Time: 17:04 Landing Airport: KPMD Landing Time: 22:57 Landing Temperature: +17 deg C Landing Dew Point: -05 deg C Flight Crew on Board: 4 total Pilot Right: Coach Pilot Left: Mike Luallen PPA Operator: Alex Osorio ROW Operator: Tim Miller OBP Operator: None Crew: Ancillary files for operation of the radar: Flight Plan File: 00107001.fps Adaptation File: 00107001.adp Temperature Table: temper19.rdf AWG File (binary): 00107001.awg Number of Data Takes: 11/10 DATA TAKE ID: 1/1 Flight Line ID: 17012 Site Name: Rosamd_17012 Data File Name: 170331_02_01.sci Timing Start: 17:45:16 Timing Stop: 17:49:20 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/13 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift between +1 and -1, stayed in the extended tube, moderate chop on 1st half, settling to very light by the end, clear day. DATA TAKE ID: 2/2 Flight Line ID: 35012 Site Name: Rosamd_35012 Data File Name: 170331_03_02.sci Timing Start: 18:00:01 Timing Stop: 18:05:42 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/14 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift between -2 and +1, stayed in the extended tube, moderate chop - kind of a rough ride so far, clear day, TX flatlined close the end of line. DATA TAKE ID: 3/3 Flight Line ID: 17017 Site Name: Rosamd_17017 Data File Name: 170331_04_03.sci Timing Start: 18:18:32 Timing Stop: 18:22:37 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/16 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift between -2 and +1, stayed in the extended tube, light to moderate chop, clear day. DATA TAKE ID: 4/4 Flight Line ID: 35017 Site Name: Rosamd_35017 Data File Name: 170331_05_04.sci Timing Start: 18:31:51 Timing Stop: 18:35:25 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: no Line Aborted: yes GPS solution: 5/15 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Flatlined about 20 km into the line. Will try to repeat on the way home. DATA TAKE ID: 5/5 Flight Line ID: 07805 Site Name: grmesa_07805 Data File Name: 170331_07_05.sci Timing Start: 19:48:54 Timing Stop: 19:55:23 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/16 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift around +4, stayed in the extended tube, mostly smooth ride, scattered clouds to complete undercast. DATA TAKE ID: 6/6 Flight Line ID: 26006 Site Name: grmesa_26006 Data File Name: 170331_08_06.sci Timing Start: 20:04:18 Timing Stop: 20:10:23 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/17 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift between -4 and 0, good tube, mostly smooth ride, scattered clouds to complete undercast. DATA TAKE ID: 7/7 Flight Line ID: 08006 Site Name: grmesa_08006 Data File Name: 170331_09_07.sci Timing Start: 20:19:48 Timing Stop: 20:25:35 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/17 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift between +3 and +4, stayed in the extended tube, mostly smooth ride, scattered clouds to complete undercast. DATA TAKE ID: 8/8 Flight Line ID: 12502 Site Name: Slumgl_12502 Data File Name: 170331_10_08.sci Timing Start: 20:38:50 Timing Stop: 20:42:36 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/17 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift around +3, stayed in the extended tube, mostly smooth ride, scattered clouds to complete undercast. DATA TAKE ID: 9/9 Flight Line ID: 3503F Site Name: tellur_3503F Data File Name: 170331_11_09.sci Timing Start: 20:51:45 Timing Stop: 20:56:57 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/17 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift around -2, stayed in the extended tube, mostly smooth ride, scattered clouds to complete undercast. DATA TAKE ID: 10/10 Flight Line ID: 1701T Site Name: tellur_1701T Data File Name: 170331_12_10.sci Timing Start: 21:06:24 Timing Stop: 21:11:56 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/16 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift between +1 and +3, good tube, mostly smooth ride, scattered clouds to complete undercast. DATA TAKE ID: 11/4 Flight Line ID: 35017 Site Name: Rosamd_35017 Data File Name: 170331_15_04.sci Timing Start: 22:28:56 Timing Stop: 22:34:28 Mode: automatic Altitude: 41000 ft Line Stayed in Tube: yes Line Aborted: no GPS solution: 5/19 Attenuation Settings: 22 14 14 22 Signal Level: normal Flight Plan ID: 1070_v01 Flight Line Comments: Drift around +4, stayed in the extended tube, moderate chop, clear as a bell. (all times are in zulu) QOTD: