UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 11
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 11
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Flight No. A514
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A112 194700 Y Y 56.05 -10.48 GOOD
2 C110 200300 Y Y 56.16 -12.00 OK
3 E101 201900 Y N 56.05 -13.53 NO WINDS
4 B110 202400 N N 55.89 -13.89 NO TRANS
5 B112 202700 Y Y 55.79 -14.10 MET POOR
6 D105 203200 Y Y 55.62 -14.47 POOR
7 A113 203700 N N 55.46 -14.83 NO CHUTE?
8 C111 204200 Y Y 55.29 -15.20 MET POOR
9 E102 204700 Y Y 55.13 -15.57
10 B113 205200 Y N 54.97 -15.94 STOP EARLY
11 D106 205700 N N 54.81 -16.31 NO TRANS
12 D107 210013 ? Y 54.68 -16.55 NO TEMPERATURE
13 A114 210500 Y ? 54.52 -16.85 STOP EARLY
14 C112 211000 N Y 54.?? -17.?? NO MET
15 E103 211400 Y Y 54.19 -17.45 OK
16 B114 211900 Y Y 54.00 -17.79 OK
17 D108 212400 N N 53.81 -18.13 NO CHUTE?
18 A115 212900 Y Y 53.62 -18.47 OK
19 C113 213400 N N 53.44 -18.81 NO TRANS
20 C114 213800 N N 53.29 -19.08 NO TRANS
21 E104 214300 Y Y 53.11 -19.40 OK
22 B115 215000 N N 52.84 -19.76 NO CHUTE
23 D109 215700 Y N 53.28 -20.03 NO WINDS
24 A116 220100 N N 53.55 -19.56 NO TRANS
25 A117 220400 Y Y 53.76 -19.22 OK
26 C115 220800 N N 54.04 -18.78 NO DATA
27 E105 221400 Y Y 54.47 -18.08 OK
28 B116 221800 Y Y 54.75 -17.63 NOISY?
29 D110 222200 N N 55.02 -17.17 NO CHUTE?
30 A118 222600 Y Y 55.30 -16.71 OK
31 E106 223000 Y Y 55.57 -16.23 OK
32 B117 223400 Y N 55.84 -15.74 NO WINDS
33 D113 223800 Y N 56.11 -15.28 NO WINDS
34 A119 224200 Y N 56.39 -14.81
35 E107 224630 Y Y 56.69 -14.27 OK
36 B118 225100 Y N 57.00 -14.00 POOR
37 D114 225600 Y Y 57.24 -14.38 OK
38 A120 230100 Y Y 57.48 -14.75 OK
39 E108 230600 Y N 57.71 -15.16 POOR
40 B119 231100 Y Y 57.94 -15.57 POOR
41 D115 231600 Y Y 58.17 -15.98 OK
42 A121 232115 Y Y 58.40 -16.42 OK
43 E109 232600 Y Y 58.62 -16.80 OK
44 B120 233100 Y Y 58.84 -17.23 OK
45 D116 233700 N N 59.05 -17.73 NO TRANS
46 D117 234100 Y Y 58.95 -17.99 OK
47 A122 235100 Y N 58.68 -18.68 STOP EARLY
48 C116 235930 Y N 58.46 -19.30 POOR
49 E110 001200 Y N 58.10 -20.12 NO WINDS
50 B121 002500 Y N 57.67 -21.07 NO WINDS
51 D118 003300 Y Y 57.42 -21.48 OK
52 A123 003700 Y Y 57.24 -21.06 MET POOR
53 E111 004100 Y Y 57.05 -20.67 OK
54 B122 004530 N N 56.82 -20.24 SYSTEM CRASH
55 D119 004900 N N 56.65 -19.89 SYSTEM CRASH
56 A124 005300 N N 56.47 -19.48 SYSTEM CRASH
57 E112 N N 56.28 -19.07 SYSTEM CRASH
58 B123 010729 Y N 55.77 -17.99 NO WINDS
59 D120 011200 Y N 55.55 -17.51 NO WINDS
60 A125 011600 Y Y 55.36 -17.08 GOOD
61 E113 012300 Y Y 55.08 -17.25 GOOD
62 B124 013300 Y N 54.81 -18.03 NO WINDS
63 D121 013700 Y Y 55.07 -18.31 PRESSURE?
64 A126 014000 Y Y 55.31 -18.59 OK
65 E114 014500 Y Y 55.58 -18.86 OK
66 B125 014900 N N 55.85 -19.14 FAIL
67 D122 015700 Y Y 56.40 -19.70 GOOD
68 A127 020120 Y N 56.68 -20.04 NO WINDS
69 E115 020500 Y Y 56.92 -20.33 SHORT MET
70 B101 020900 Y Y 57.21 -20.63
71 D123 021300 Y Y 57.46 -20.97
72 A101 021700 Y Y 57.71 -21.32 OK
73 E116 022400 Y Y 57.64 -21.72 GOOD
74 B102 023100 Y Y 57.34 -21.62 POOR
75 D124 023700 Y Y 57.11 -20.99
76 A102 024100 Y Y? 56.94 -20.58 WINDS SHORT
77 E117 024500 Y Y 56.77 -20.18
78 B103 024900 Y Y 56.60 -19.80 OK
79 D101 025300 Y N 56.43 -19.42 POOR
80 A103 025700 Y Y 56.25 -19.05 OK
81 E119 N N 56.09 -18.64 NO TRANS
82 E120 030300 Y Y? 56.01 -18.42
83 B104 030700 Y Y 55.84 -17.99 GOOD
84 D125 031100 Y Y 55.67 -17.56
85 A104 031500 Y N 55.51 -17.11 NO WINDS
86 E121 031900 Y Y 55.34 -16.64
87 B105 032300 Y Y 55.19 -16.14
88 D102 032800 Y N 54.99 -15.51 NO WINDS
89 A105 033200 Y N 54.84 -14.99 NO WINDS
90 E122 033600 Y N? 54.68 -14.48 WINDS?
SATCOM system on aircraft failed to transmit the majority
of TEMP messages.
IOP 11 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A112 B114 C110 D114 E102 38
A115 B120 D115 E103
A117 B101 D117 E104
A118 B103 D118 E105
A120 B104 D122 E106
A121 B105 D123 E107
A125 D124 E109
A126 D125 E111
A101 E113
A103 E114
E116
E117
E121
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Met OK no wind A119 B113 D109 E101 18
A127 B117 D113 E110
A102 B121 D120 E120?
A104 B123 D102 E122?
A105 B124
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Noisy winds & B116 D105 4
met B119
B102
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Noisy met - A123 B112 C111 D107? E115 6
winds OK D121?
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Noisy met - no A114 B118 C116 D101 E108 6
winds A122
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System crash A124 B122 D119 E112 4
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No parachute A113 B115 D108 4
D110
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weak/stop C112 2
transmission C115
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No A116 B110 C113 D106 E119 8
transmission B125 C114 D116
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 21 20 7 21 21 90
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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