Aerial photos:
Flight 8 - 14

 
 


Flight Log 8 - 14

Camera Focus Manual  Set to Infinity
Zoom Taped to approx 32mm
All times reported as local time(Alaska Time)
Photos from Mounted Nikon D70
Don out the left window with Nikon D70S
Bruce out the Right rear window with Nikon 800

Flew 2000ft approx 90kts little wind so speed are pretty accurate.
Intervalometer set to 10 seconds for main flight. (No photo overlap seen)
20nm on the long side of the box 10 for the inset. 

From Pilots
Ship  78 12.5 N,  153 40.4 W
Out leg 1 up to 2000’  78 15.3 N 153 37.3 W
PT 1  78 21.9  153 34.2
PT 2  78 23.6   154 21.8
PT 3  78 04.4  154 34.5
PT 4  78 01.3   153 01.1
PT 5  78 10.6  152 53.0
Ship  78 13.1  153 53.6

 Variances from modified Box plan:
Flew from Ship and out leg 1 climbing to altitude along leg. Started camera part way out leg.
Returned to ship original position then flew to align with ship fly-over.
Photos after that were various elevations. Some were at 50ft hover (Reflection of helicopter in Melt Ponds)

 All times reported as local time (Alaska Time)

Lift Off 13:42:11      08_14_004.jpg  Deck
13:45:10 Start intervalometer while still climbing     08_14_005.jpg
13:46:45 Leveled off at 2000 feet                 08_14_016.jpg
13:49:43 Start Left Turn                                08_14_031.jpg
13:50:24 End left Turn onto leg 2                  08_14_036.jpg
 13:51:43  Low fog band, a little hazy
13:55:50  Start Left Turn                              08_14_070.jpg
13:56:33 End Left Turn onto Leg 3                08_14_075.jpg
14:08:19 Start Left Turn                               08_14_145.jpg
14:09:02 End Left Turn onto Leg 4                08_14_149.jpg
14:20:40 Start Left Turn                               08_14_219.jpg
14:21:22 End Left Turn onto Leg 5                08_14_224.jpg
 14:24:00 Narrow Fog Band                         08_14_239.jpg
 14:25:21 Just under 2000 feet                     08_14_247.jpg
14:26:29 Start Left Turn                               08_14_254.jpg
14:27:08 End Left Turn on to Leg 6               08_14_257.jpg
14:33:23  Back at beginning.                        08_14_295.jpg  294-317 ship track in frame
Maneuver to over ship  
14:34 – 14:35:15 Over ship Manual shots      08_14-317-320 over ship 325 end 2000ft flight
14:36:15  Interval set to 5 sec. then some while hovering.

Random shots…                                         08_14_326  406  flights on descent, 
                                                                 08_14_407 – 435  Hover at 50 feet