Applications are now being accepted for ARISTO 2019, which is planned for Spring 2019. Please click here for more information and to apply.
The Airborne Research Instrumentation Testing Opportunity (ARISTO) is a newly-created NSF-sponsored flight test program that will be conducted annually on one of the NSF/NCAR aircraft. The purpose of the ARISTO program is to provide regular flight test opportunities for newly developed or highly modified instruments as part of their development effort. The program was created in response to a critical need, expressed by the NSF community, for regularly scheduled flight-testing programs to be able to not only test instrumentation, but also data systems, inlets, and software well ahead of a field campaign in order to maintain cutting-edge and vibrant airborne research. Click here to view the original ARISTO proposal.
The ARISTO 2019 flight test program will take place in spring 2019 at EOL's Research Aviation Facility (RAF) located at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) in Broomfield, CO. The 2019 version of ARISTO will take place on one of the NSF/NCAR aircraft. Information on eligibility, proposal submission, timelines, and instrument requirements can be found on this page.
All instrument developers/investigators with existing NSF funds related to instrumentation are eligible to apply for access to the NSF/NCAR aircraft for this instrumentation testing. Investigators selected for instrument testing are required to provide appropriate details on their instrument and comply with EOL/RAF certification requirements.
Please note that this flight-testing program is not intended to provide flight opportunities for commercial instrument builders or for the collection of proprietary data for commercial instrument development. Test flight opportunities can be opened to investigators with instrument developments funded by non-NSF U.S. agencies, however, those arrangements will have to be negotiated between the cognizant Program Officers.
Proposals will be ranked and instruments will be selected for testing based on the following prioritized criteria:
If you have questions on whether or not you are eligible for ARISTO, please contact an RAF Project Manager (raf-pm@ucar.edu).
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