SnowEx 2016. Snow off flights over Telluride (PI: T. Painter) and calibration lines (PI: Y. Lou).
Collected 3 Rosamond lines and 5.5 Telluride lines. Radar trouble combined with some poor choices with ATC made this a very bad day. Note that the last Telluride line was cut short due to low fuel state and two data takes aborted without properly closing files forcing a JBOD swap. See below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Take off from KPMD, (34.6291666666667, -118.084444444444) Time to first PRE Waupoint: 5 - 15 min | approx distance traveled: 64 km ============================================================================== Instrument calibration. LEAD N 35 21.70 W 118 17.88 | NAV1 N 35 11.05 | | 1701FPRE W 118 15.58 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV2 N 34 32.69 | | 1701FPOS W 118 7.36 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 10 - 25 min | approx distance traveled: 136 km ============================================================================== Instrument calibration. LEAD N 35 21.70 W 118 17.88 | NAV3 N 35 11.05 | | 1701FPRE W 118 15.58 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV4 N 34 32.69 | | 1701FPOS W 118 7.36 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 21 - 41 min | approx distance traveled: 280 km ============================================================================== Instrument calibration. LEAD N 34 14.64 W 117 51.76 | NAV5 N 34 25.30 | | 3502QPRE W 117 54.01 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV6 N 35 3.66 | | 3502QPOS W 118 2.19 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 28 - 53 min | approx distance traveled: 376 km ============================================================================== Instrument calibration. LEAD N 35 21.70 W 118 17.88 | NAV7 N 35 11.05 | | 1701FPRE W 118 15.58 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV8 N 34 32.69 | | 1701FPOS W 118 7.36 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 36 - 66 min | approx distance traveled: 473 km ============================================================================== Instrument calibration. LEAD N 34 14.64 W 117 51.76 | NAV9 N 34 25.30 | | 3502QPRE W 117 54.01 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV10 N 35 3.66 | | 3502QPOS W 118 2.19 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 43 - 78 min | approx distance traveled: 569 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 37 44.35 W 108 18.16 | NAV11 N 37 49.80 | | 06012PRE W 108 6.41 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV12 N 38 9.07 | | 06012POS W 107 24.44 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 119 - 159 min | approx distance traveled: 1582 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 38 34.26 W 108 10.82 | NAV13 N 38 24.69 | | 15318PRE W 108 4.44 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV14 N 37 50.17 | | 15318POS W 107 41.66 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 130 - 175 min | approx distance traveled: 1719 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 37 39.42 W 107 12.98 | NAV15 N 37 49.03 | | 33315PRE W 107 19.22 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV16 N 38 23.59 | | 33315POS W 107 41.91 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 138 - 188 min | approx distance traveled: 1824 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 38 31.88 W 108 16.84 | NAV17 N 38 22.31 | | 15319PRE W 108 10.46 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV18 N 37 47.79 | | 15319POS W 107 47.69 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 146 - 201 min | approx distance traveled: 1938 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 37 38.14 W 107 16.11 | NAV19 N 37 47.75 | | 33316PRE W 107 22.35 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV20 N 38 22.31 | | 33316POS W 107 45.02 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 154 - 214 min | approx distance traveled: 2047 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 37 39.42 W 107 12.98 | NAV21 N 37 49.03 | | 33315PRE W 107 19.22 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV22 N 38 23.59 | | 33315POS W 107 41.91 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 165 - 230 min | approx distance traveled: 2191 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 38 33.05 W 108 13.80 | NAV23 N 38 23.47 | | 15320PRE W 108 7.42 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV24 N 37 48.95 | | 15320POS W 107 44.65 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 173 - 243 min | approx distance traveled: 2300 km ============================================================================== LEAD N 37 39.54 W 107 9.19 | NAV25 N 37 49.17 | | 33317PRE W 107 15.40 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV26 N 39 11.75 | | 33317POS W 108 9.77 | 41000 ft GPS | 178<430 kts <433 ============================================================================== Time elapsed: 190 - 265 min | approx distance traveled: 2515 km ============================================================================== Landing at KPMD, 34.629167 -118.084444 Total flight time: 267 - 357 min | Total approx distance: 3534 km ==============================================================================