South Pole (Towards 67° South)
Flight Plan: The GV will leave Christchurch and head south, towards the South Pole, approaching 67° South and return back to Christchurch on one load of fuel, and a safety margin of fuel to spare. The NSF/NCAR GV would go farther if it could hold more fuel, unfortunately that is the limiting factor of how far south the NSF/NCAR GV can travel. It is surprisingly quite a distance from New Zealand to Antarctica.
Forecast for Saturday Night as of Feb. 11 6:29 AM NZDT
Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:29:00 GMT
Clear. Low:-17 ° F.
The flight towards the South Pole from Christchurch will be approximately 8.5 hours, and will cover about 2800 miles (4500 km). During the flight, the NSF/NCAR GV will perform somewhere around 8 dips, which is how the vertical profiles are collected.
McMurdo, Antarctica Weather
Current Conditions: 20F / -6C, Mostly Cloudy - 4:00 AM NZDT Feb. 11
Sat, 11 Feb 2017 04:00:00 NZDT
Temperature: 20°F / -6°C | Humidity: 36% | Pressure: 29.43in / 997hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: | Wind Speed: 0mph / 0km/h
Sat, 11 Feb 2017 04:00:00 NZDT
Temperature: 20°F / -6°C | Humidity: 36% | Pressure: 29.43in / 997hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: | Wind Speed: 0mph / 0km/h
Forecast for Saturday as of Feb. 11 6:29 AM NZDT
Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:29:00 GMT
Partly Cloudy. High:23 ° F.
Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:29:00 GMT
Partly Cloudy. High:23 ° F.
Forecast for Saturday Night as of Feb. 11 6:29 AM NZDT
Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:29:00 GMT
Clear. Low:-17 ° F.
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