TEST - FAAM Test and Training

From Monday 11th December 2017 to Friday 15th December 2017

Description

Project theme: Recommencement of flying following the BAe146 annual maintenance checks and fitting of new instruments. Activities include pilot currency flying, instrument tests, training.

Scientific contact (PI) : Doug Anderson

Project confirmed
Not Transnational Access project
Open to training
Open to sharing

Planning and location

From Monday 11th December 2017 (week 50) to Friday 15th December 2017 (week 50)

Aircraft: BAe146 - FAAM

Season: Winter

Location: Cranfield

Description of the experiment

Scientific objectives / Proposed work / Anticipated output

Aim is to get the aircraft, instruments and people ready for the science flying in Jan-Feb 2018

Preparation for PICASSO and Cold Air Outbreak flying (cloud physics)

All core measurements

Weather conditions: Cloud

Flights (number and patterns): UK-based flying 1 or 2 x pilot currency flights 1 or 2 instrument test and training flights

Instruments: Core instruments

ANT 2017/18 - Airborne geophysical surveys and remote sensing as well as logistic support of field teams and stations

From Monday 6th November 2017 to Saturday 24th February 2018

Description

Project theme: Several projects for mapping ice thickness, magnetic and gravity field, altimetry, and photography

Scientific contact (PI) : None

Project not confirmed
Not Transnational Access project
Open to training
Open to sharing

Planning and location

From Monday 6th November 2017 (week 45) to Saturday 24th February 2018 (week 08)

Aircraft: POLAR 5 - AWI

Location:

Novo runway, Neumayer station, Kohnen Station, field camps, all Antarctica

Description of the experiment

Scientific objectives / Proposed work / Anticipated output

Polar Regions, geophysics and glaciology

- ice penetrating radar - magnetics - gravity - laser scanning - photography

Flights (number and patterns): 20-30 flights, max 160 h

Instruments: None