Flight Lines and Images

November 7 , 2000

07 November 2000

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Science Crew: David Kohler (data logger), Paul Bissett (instrument operator), and Jessica Britt

Weather: some clouds, hazy, with 10 mile visibility

0855 EDT

Camera on, Computer on.

0945 EDT

Take off.

Run #	Flight Line	Start/ Finish	Altitude (ft)	Speed (kts)	Lens	Bin by	Frame Rate	Frame Count	Comments
00	Dark	1017				4		1579
01	011	1021	30000	300		4		6648	Scattered cumulous clouds
02	Dark	1028				4		2276
03	008	1033	3000	300		4		7860	Many cumulous clouds at start but tapered off / Pelican spotted 26d53'00'' 82d51'35'' (not sure if coordinates are right-was at the end of the line though)
04	Dark	1042				4		2127
05	001	1048	30000	300		4		6588
06	Dark	1056				4		1305
07	004	1100	30000	300		4		6535	Flew n-s
08	Dark	1107				4		1089
09	007	1112	30000	300		4		6581	Clear, lots of white caps
10	Dark	1119				4		2605
11	0140	1124	30000	300		4		6654	Scattered clouds with some visible white caps
12	Dark	1131				4		1369
13	013	1136	30000	300		4		6603	Cirrus clouds above and below - little clear areas
14	Dark	1143				4		1960
15	009	1147	30000	300		4		6622	Scattered cumulous - mostly clear line
16	Dark	1154				4		1282
17	006	1159	30000	300		4		6661	Clear - white caps visible
18	Dark	1206				4		1100
19	003	1211	30000	300		4		6516	Cirrus clouds above us
20	Dark	1218				4		1401
21	005	1222	30000	300		4		6626	Above thich overcast - some scattered cirrus below
22	Dark	1229				4		1327
23	002	1233	30000	300		4		6633	Scattered cumulous - mostly clear
24	Dark	1240				4		1751

Other notes:

Wind has picked up over the days; many white caps present

There was a navigation problem with the plane between runs 004 and 005 so lines are out of order.

Due to the heavy overcast over the higher lines, lines 12 and 14 were skipped.

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