PLAN_633_v01. Transit Antofagasta-Santiago with data collection in Chile and Argentina. PI: P. Lundgren, K. McDonald, and G. Bawden.
It was clear sky and smooth throughout the entire flight. Ron's real time tube performance plots showed the aircraft stayed in the tube well. There were no issues. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Take off from SCFA, (-23.4444444444444, -70.445) Time to first PRE Waupoint: 51 - 61 min | approx distance traveled: 677 km ============================================================================== PolSAR. Soil moisture mapping (PI: K. McDonald). LEAD S 29 22.64 W 70 1.09 | NAV1 S 29 33.00 | | 19702PRE W 70 4.68 | 41000 ft GPS | 237<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV2 S 30 37.17 | | 19702POS W 70 27.18 | 41000 ft GPS | 237<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 60 - 75 min | approx distance traveled: 801 km ============================================================================== Glaciar Tapado 2-day RPI (PI: G. Bawden). LEAD S 30 29.06 W 70 25.64 | NAV3 S 30 25.34 | | 07000PRE W 70 13.91 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV4 S 30 13.07 | | 07000POS W 69 35.62 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 68 - 88 min | approx distance traveled: 897 km ============================================================================== RPI. Tupungatito volcano (PI: P. Lundgren). LEAD S 32 50.44 W 69 49.23 | NAV5 S 33 0.46 | | 19300PRE W 69 51.95 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV6 S 33 59.15 | | 19300POS W 70 8.12 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 99 - 124 min | approx distance traveled: 1319 km ============================================================================== Glaciar San Francisco 2-day RPI (PI: G. Bawden). LEAD S 33 51.91 W 70 38.92 | NAV7 S 33 52.32 | | 09200PRE W 70 25.96 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV8 S 33 53.77 | | 09200POS W 69 35.05 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 108 - 138 min | approx distance traveled: 1428 km ============================================================================== RPI. Maipo volcano (PI: P. Lundgren). LEAD S 33 36.50 W 69 33.73 | NAV9 S 33 44.91 | | 21500PRE W 69 40.78 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV10 S 34 29.56 | | 21500POS W 70 18.58 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 117 - 152 min | approx distance traveled: 1547 km ============================================================================== Glaciar Universidad 2-day RPI (PI: G. Bawden). LEAD S 34 47.24 W 71 5.34 | NAV11 S 34 47.93 | | 09300PRE W 70 52.26 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV12 S 34 50.57 | | 09300POS W 69 58.33 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 128 - 168 min | approx distance traveled: 1691 km ============================================================================== RPI. Laguna del Maule volcano (PI: P. Lundgren). High priority. LEAD S 36 9.31 W 69 39.42 | NAV13 S 36 6.33 | | 28605PRE W 69 52.23 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV14 S 35 47.73 | | 28605POS W 71 10.55 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 147 - 192 min | approx distance traveled: 1955 km ============================================================================== RPI. Chillan volcano (PI: P. Lundgren). LEAD S 35 40.46 W 71 11.18 | NAV15 S 35 50.37 | | 19500PRE W 71 14.49 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV16 S 37 6.70 | | 19500POS W 71 40.34 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 159 - 209 min | approx distance traveled: 2109 km ============================================================================== RPI. Antuco volcano (PI: P. Lundgren). High priority. LEAD S 37 0.88 W 71 45.51 | NAV17 S 37 10.40 | | 15800PRE W 71 40.69 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV18 S 38 11.19 | | 15800POS W 71 9.50 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 169 - 224 min | approx distance traveled: 2237 km ============================================================================== RPI. Copahue volcano (PI: P. Lundgren). High priority. LEAD S 38 25.55 W 70 44.39 | NAV19 S 38 15.06 | | 34600PRE W 70 47.72 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV20 S 37 24.72 | | 34600POS W 71 3.49 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 178 - 238 min | approx distance traveled: 2365 km ============================================================================== Glaciar Quetrupillan-Lanin 2-day RPI (PI: G. Bawden). LEAD S 39 15.54 W 72 35.29 | NAV21 S 39 21.71 | | 12400PRE W 72 23.88 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV22 S 39 53.16 | | 12400POS W 71 24.91 | 41000 ft GPS | 339<430 kts <741 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 205 - 270 min | approx distance traveled: 2714 km ============================================================================== Landing at SCEL, -33.392778 -70.785556 Total flight time: 259 - 339 min | Total approx distance: 3437 km ==============================================================================