Greenland
Thule local flight, main flight plan is 1047_v02 (lines 1-7). Planned at takeoff to collect one line (23100) from 1045_v03 which would have been line 8, but decided not to attempt it midflight. Planned on picked up two missed lines from flight plan 1289_v01 (lines 9 and 10 here). On the first attempt at line 1, the DAC and ADC channel 2 lost synchronization. A hard (power state 2) reset was performed before the next line, and line 1 was re-attempted successfully after collecting lines 2 and 3. Roll oscillation on lines 2 and 5 seem inconsistent with mild crosswind and small crab angle. Apparently, the same kind of roll oscillation occurred on those lines on the last OMG deployment. Ron suspects an oversight in the PPA where R_Earth should be R_Earth*cos(latitude), causing this issue only at high latitudes for headings near 0 degrees North. Succeeded in picking up the two missed lines from flight plan 1289_v01. The DGPS archive for this flight is DGPS_14800.tar.gz. Flight Plan ID: 1047_v02.1 Takeoff from BGTL Longitude: -68.703056 Latitude 76.531111 Elevation(m) 76.504800 Ancillary files for operation of the radar: Flight Plan File : 18031601.fps Adaptation File: 18031601.adp Temperature Table: temper21.rdf AWG File (binary): 18031601.awg DATA TAKE ID: 1 Flight Line ID: 07705 Time to Fly Line: 11.600000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 11.600000 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 53.6077652126551 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 53.6077652126551 Site Name: greenl_07705 Flight Line Comments: 07705 PRE at Longitude: -26.882427, Latitude: 78.550842, True Heading 74.187736 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 07705 POS at Longitude: -19.262846, Latitude: 78.937882, True Heading 75.853981 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 2 Flight Line ID: 00806 Time to Fly Line: 11.200000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 22.800000 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 51.7592201009393 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 105.366985313594 Site Name: greenl_00806 Flight Line Comments: 00806 PRE at Longitude: -20.714079, Latitude: 78.493469, True Heading 7.964740 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 00806 POS at Longitude: -19.574736, Latitude: 79.977432, True Heading 8.221087 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 3 Flight Line ID: 23401 Time to Fly Line: 10.200000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 33.000000 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 47.137863188982 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 152.504848502576 Site Name: greenl_23401 Flight Line Comments: 23401 PRE at Longitude: -18.998478, Latitude: 79.879372, True Heading 236.567688 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 23401 POS at Longitude: -25.235922, Latitude: 79.100357, True Heading 235.265488 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 4 Flight Line ID: 07705 Time to Fly Line: 11.600000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 44.600000 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 53.6077652126551 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 206.112613715231 Site Name: greenl_07705 Flight Line Comments: 07705 PRE at Longitude: -26.882427, Latitude: 78.550842, True Heading 74.187736 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 07705 POS at Longitude: -19.262846, Latitude: 78.937882, True Heading 75.853981 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 5 Flight Line ID: 24901 Time to Fly Line: 8.600000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 53.200000 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 39.7436866536736 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 245.856300368905 Site Name: greenl_24901 Flight Line Comments: 24901 PRE at Longitude: -25.530355, Latitude: 81.619263, True Heading 251.855164 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 24901 POS at Longitude: -33.096214, Latitude: 81.224304, True Heading 250.292679 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 6 Flight Line ID: 34201 Time to Fly Line: 8.100001 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 61.300001 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 37.4330100603402 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 283.289310429245 Site Name: greenl_34201 Flight Line Comments: 34201 PRE at Longitude: -30.317734, Latitude: 80.894272, True Heading 343.261597 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 34201 POS at Longitude: -32.561829, Latitude: 81.980415, True Heading 342.777161 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 7 Flight Line ID: 24602 Time to Fly Line: 9.400000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 70.700001 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 43.4407729655504 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 326.730083394796 Site Name: greenl_24602 Flight Line Comments: 24602 PRE at Longitude: -38.182064, Latitude: 82.428673, True Heading 249.181976 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 24602 POS at Longitude: -46.966732, Latitude: 81.941887, True Heading 247.348175 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 8 Flight Line ID: 20800 Time to Fly Line: 2.400000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 73.100001 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 11.0912618227303 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 337.821345217526 Site Name: greenl_20800 Flight Line Comments: 20800 PRE at Longitude: -65.875168, Latitude: 80.076752, True Heading 208.106995 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 20800 POS at Longitude: -67.119072, Latitude: 79.665420, True Heading 207.939682 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 9 Flight Line ID: 10610 Time to Fly Line: 3.800000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 76.900001 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 17.5611648708582 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 355.382510088384 Site Name: greenl_10610 Flight Line Comments: Same line as 2016 and 2017 10610 PRE at Longitude: -70.868088, Latitude: 76.992134, True Heading 105.001289 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 10610 POS at Longitude: -68.159851, Latitude: 76.824234, True Heading 105.457153 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudes DATA TAKE ID: 10 Flight Line ID: 08009 Time to Fly Line: 4.800000 minutes Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 81.700001 minutes Data volume needed for this line (GBYTES): 22.1825237385929 Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 377.565033826977 Site Name: greenl_08009 Flight Line Comments: Same line as 2016 and 2017 08009 PRE at Longitude: -69.954506, Latitude: 76.550056, True Heading 78.647263 Altitude (m) 11888.150255, Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 08009 POS at Longitude: -66.795540, Latitude: 76.691688, True Heading 79.222473 Altitude (m) 11888.150255 , Altitude (ft): 39003.000000 Ground Speed (kts) 421.814148, Ground Speed (meters/s) 217.000000 This line was planned for GPS altitudesLanding at BGTL Longitude: -68.703056 Latitude 76.531111 Elevation(m) 76.504800 Cummulative Data Acquisition time: 81.700001 minutes Cummulative Data volume needed (GBYTES): 377.565033826977 Total number of lines: 10