Helo August 27

 

Helo Laser Flight surveying presumed submarine survey area
Survey consists of a triangle with vertices A, B, C, D
A: 79 45.0N 160 37W
B: 79 45N 158 17W
C: 80 06.6N 159 27W
D: 79 45W 159 27W
Route of the flight and recorded lines are A to B, B to C,
C to A, A to D, and D to C
Each line consisted of a file of laser data collected at 2 kHz
Plan was to fly entire line at 80kts and 100 ft.
Notes: Video camera inop, and Christian's GPS did not work
Time Event Mark? Latitude Longitude Comments
1058 Liftoff from deck, enroute to line
110442 Pt A.?, start line A to B,  87kts, 120'
110537 yes 79 45.21 160 24.0
110630 84kts, 110'
111100 yes 79 45.1 159 42.3 84kts, 100'
111600 yes 79 45.1 159 04 84kts, 100'
111800 79 45.08 158 49.4 86kts, 110'
112100 yes 79 44.95 158 25.3
112200 79 45.0 158 18.1 End Line 1, at pt B, 85kts, 110'
112330 79 45.2 158 17.3 Start line B to C, 78kts, 100'
112500 yes 79 46.3 158 22.9 82kts, 100'
112800 79 50.3 158 34.2 83kts, 100'
113000 yes 79 52.8 158 41.6 83kts, 100'
113200 79 55.2 158 49.4 84kts, 100'
113500 yes 79 58.8 15 01.2 83kts, 100'
113700 80 01.1 159 08.8 83kts, 110'
114000 yes 80 04.7 159 21.1
114100 slow down, fog
114110 80 06.2 15 25.8 End Line 2, near C, fog
114208 80 06.0 159 30.0 start line C to A, 89kts, 100' some fog
114300 yes 80 05.0 159 33.0 84kts, 110', just out of fog
114500 80 02.5 15 39.8 85kts, 100'
114800 yes 79 58.8 159 52.3 86kts, 100'
115030 79 55.7 160 02.9 85kts, 100'
115200 yes 79 52.8 160 12.6 83kts, 100'
115430 79 50.8 160 1.2 85kts, 100'
115700 yes 79 48.0 160 28.7 84kts, 110'
115905 79 45.2 160 36.7 End Line at Pt A
120016 79 45.3 160 33.6 Start Line Pt A to D
120100 yes 79 44.9 160 28.9 86kts, 110'
120330 79 45.0 160 08. 82kts, 110'
120600 yes 79 45.0 159 49.5 82kts, 100'
120730 79 45.0 159 38.3
120843 79 49.9 159 28.0 End line at Pt D
120200 79 45.2 159 25.2 Start Line Point D to C, 84kts, 100'
121300 yes 79 48.7 159 24.7 82kts, 100'
121600 79 52.2 159 26.9 82kts, 100'
121800 yes 79 55.5 159 27.2 82kts, 100'
122030 79 58.8 159 27.0 83kts, 100'
122223 80 01.7 159 26.9 fog
122400 yes 80 03.8 159 26.7 82kts, 100', fog
112600 80 06.6 159 27.2 end line at pt C

 

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