Research Flight Report


Project Name:   RICO Flight Date:   16 January 2005
Aircraft:   C-130Q Project #:   135 Flight Hour Allocation:   161/191
Location:   Antigua Duration:   07 Dec 2004 - 24 Jan 2005
PI:   Rauber/Ochs Pilot:   Boynton ADS:     PM:   Schanot



Flight #:   RF15 Flight Hrs:   8.6 Project Total:   146.8/33.2

Data Start Time: 13:16:39 UTC Data End Time: 22:27:20 UTC

IRU Performance:   IRU Serial #:   332
Departure Coordinates: LAT:   N   17° 08.5' LON:   W  61° 47.2'
Time in NAV:   13:04    
Destination Coordinates: LAT:   N   17° 08.5' LON:   W  61° 47.2'
Destination Readout: LAT:   N   17° 17.2' LON:   E   61° 44.3'
Time OFF:   22:30    

LAT Error LON Error Nav TimeTHDG Dest. LAT ERROR
N  8.7' E  2.9' 9.43 hr   °    N   17° 08.5' 0.97 nmi/hr

Technician Notes:
ADS crash on T.O. Several boots required to recover. Data loss.
Some 260X noise later in flight.
Heavy water encountered.

Project Manager Notes:
VLA overshooting. VLA1 OK.
TTRL bad periods.
RSTB1 bad sensor.
OAT sun spikes.