Mahantango Flight [10/06/94]  (Jim B. Garvin Notes)
Slicer (GPS day 279)


Notes:  @ 14,500' (+500') ->  3 Beams, 13m footprint (slicer + GPS w/70mm camera

Moving  12:59:30  GMT
Wheels Up:	13:05 GMT (= +4 rel to EDT)  70mm Hassel.


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Line #:		Time:		Waypoints:	Alt.:		Comments:


0		13:16:20	pre-MTA		14,500'		Roll/Pitch +50 over water
				roll/pitch
				water
				near Cape May

		13:14		Fiber Calibration		Test photo 1 @ 13:15  p1


0'		13:18:48	Redo Roll	14,500'		Roll/Pitch over water
				in 3 beam
				mode after 
				recal. of galvo.



1		13:22:30	MTA -> MTE	14,600'		SE -> NW on MTA -> MTE line
		13:54:09	Transit			
				@ ~ 160 m/s			Photo:  P2 = 13:23:21	Trees
									P3 = 13:24	Swamp


* MTb	@	13:30:21 Z (=GMT)				Delaware River  13:32:41
* MTc	@	13:38:17 Z						P4 = 13:35	Trees
* MTd	@ 	13:46:10	      clouds ~  14,000'			P5 = 13:39	Trees
* MTe	@	13:54:09	      low fog				P6,7 = 13:44	Ridge
									P8 = 13:??	Orchard
									P9 = 13:46:51	
									P10= 13:47	Swamp	
									P11= 13:48	near MAH

Note:  My _()_ watch is +3 min. fast



1 (2')		14:05:30	M1S		13,500'		Some Clouds
									P12= 14:07	Trees
1 (NE -> SW)	14:12:17	M1f					P13= 14:07:49	Quarry


Note:	MAH @		14:08:54 	(< or =  30' on screen)
	Turbulence @	14:09:10  	(10 photos ^t = 4S)
	(air)
	M1f	@	14:12:17					P13 - P24 	Done
	*Lots of roll & local turb. 14:10-...



2 (3')		14:22:57	M2S						14:13	Photo of ridge
(SW -> NE)	14:26:52	M2f



* M2S	@	14:22:57						Photos taken every ~ 15 
* MAH	@	14:24:58				
* M2f	@ 	14:26:52 	@		12,500'
  end

* NRT repeat line 1, M1S




1 (NE -> SW)	14:37:30	M1S - M1f	13,500'			Photos @ ^t ~ 4S
4' (redo line 1)

* MAH	@	14:41							Cloud?
* M1f	@




1 (5')		14:51:56	M1S -> M1f	11,500'			Redo @ 11,500' to avoid
		14:56:10			50Hz (10m beams3)	cloud det. stratus
NE -> SW	14:51:57 	start beyond M1S (st/level @ 14:53)	15Hz along track

*MAH 	@	14:55:06 (good)						broke off early @ 14:56:10
									14:53:58 coal mine
				 no M1f @ 14:XX				ended early to get to M
									(photos 5-6)




2 (6')		15:03:45	M2C -> M2S	11,500'			3 beams
redone in reverse 15:07:26	NW -> SE				50Hz, Slicer w/3beams

* M2f	@~	15:03:45 
* MAH	@	15:05:36						Photos onsite MAH & coal mines
* M2S	@	15:07:26						Old coal mine @ 15:04:45
end

* Transit to MTC ->  MTA  ->  WFT





7'		15:14:35	MTc -> MTa	15,500'			1 photo of trees
reverse of transit 15:28						No photos
to MAH
NW -> SE

* Mtc	@	15:14:3X
* Mtb	@	15:21:21
* Mta	@	15:27:58 end						Over swamps estuanis





8'				PT-16 @ WFF	9,500'			Photos 4-5 of PT-16
Last (T1 -> PT)	15:43:09	T1S -> Real PT-16			5 beams - Slicer
from ~N -> S			on taxi-way

* T1S	@	15:40:15 GMT 						Photos taken ~ 5
		15:43:09 (+:02)	PT-16
		15:43:07
end data	15:46:00 GMT	PT-16 


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LANDING   10/6/94:

Wheels Down:	15:50:10 GMT
Wheels Stop:	15:55:09 GMT
(complete)


Power 1/2 hour:	37 degrees 57.1' N
		75 degrees 27.2' W  Coord's



10/5/94		12:23 local						6  ->  5 Satellites

PNAV trajectory	12:16  =  16:16  GMT

=> Duke Forest lines acknowledged





10/6/94  Mahantango

Pre-M2 Notes 	12:43 GMT  Ins Initialization
10 minutes	12:43 - 12:53  faxed
Planned take off @  13:00, landing by 15:50 (power)

Take off:	Roll/Pitch over water (set up for 3 beams (13m) @ 14,600'



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Mahantango  [10/6/94] (Bryan Blair's log)
GPS day 279



Sector:					Activity:


1,300,000	(mfc1.idl)		Data On  -	Fiber Calibration, a3over
1,305,564				Data Off



1,306,000	(mrnp1.idl)		Data On  -	Roll/Pitch, a3over
1,327,606				Data Off



1,328,000	(m01.idl)		Data On  -	Data, a3over
1,452,046				Data Off



1,453,000	(m02.idl)		Data On  -	Data, a3over
1,483,342				Data Off



1,484,000	(m03.idl)		Data On  -	Data, a3over
1,510,910				Data Off



1,511,000	(m04.idl)		Data On  -	Data, a3over
1,537,546				Data Off



1,538,000	(m05.idl)		Data On  -	Data, aspi3big
1,557,448				Data Off



1,558,000	(m06.idl)		Data On  -	Data, aspi3big
1,578,462				Data Off



1,579,000	(m07.idl)		Data On  -	Data, a3over
1,655,180				Data Off



1,656,000	(m08.idl)		Data On  -	Data, aspi5bm
1,686,290				Data Off