Proposed Flight Tracks
Current Flight Tracks with Preliminary Model Boundaries
Sawtooth, Racetrack, Rollercoaster, Ferries and Boundaries
Proposed Niwot Pattern
Niwot Racetrack and Rollercoaster
Proposed Hayman Pattern
Hayman Racetrack and Rollercoaster
Turning Radius (nm) |
MSL |
TAS |
Bank Angle (degrees)) |
|
8K |
220 |
25 |
1.7 |
10K |
230 |
25 |
1.8 |
12K |
235 |
25 |
1.8 |
14K |
240 |
25 |
1.9 |
16K |
250 |
25 |
Rough Itinerary
AM Flight
- upwind missed approach and/or sawtooth
- used to define model boundary conditions
- IFR or 17kft?
- racetrack (for 60 - 90 minutes?)
- see NBL venting
- collect flasks at different altitudes
- fluxes?
- MCR thermal
- rollercoaster
- above BL
- MCR vegetation
- digicam
- upwind sawtooth
- sawtooth at STILT predicted location and/or over tower
- flux runs
- upwind sawtooth for model?
- flask priorities?
- sawtooth for STILT at end if necessary
Draft Patterns
– Grid Pattern
– Missed Approach
– Racetrack Pattern
– Deprecated Patterns