START08 flight RF12

The GV research aircraft is performing a research flight today. The flight's objective is to study a northerly jet cross section over Colorado. You can refer to the START08 field catalog for more details about the flight plan and objectives.

You can view real time pictures from the wing-mounted digital camera on this flight.

Real time position of the GV is provided to users as a GoogleEarth track. Real time data stream from the GV can be seen here using a regular web browser. The data provided in real time should not be used in any publication at they are preliminary and will change after proper quality control procedures are followed. Even after formal data release these data should only be used with proper acknowledgment of the NSF and project researchers.

You can also see the approximate location of the GV on FlightAware. Please realize that FlightAware does not use any data feeds from the C-130 and does not always provide an accurate real time position. Also, if the airplane is flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), the flight track will not be visible on FlightAware.