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TO: Kent Shiffer Earth Science Project Office 650604 4151 Flight Report Aircraft : Ultima Thule Outfitters DHC-3 Turbine Otter Operating Site(s) From / To : UTO / UTO Flight Date : June 2, 2009 Flight Number / Data Flight # : 3 / 3 Time out: 8 am local Time in: 5 pm local Flight Time : 8.0 Flt Request # / PI: Chris Larsen IBA2009 Purpose of Flight : Data [X] Ferry [ ] Functional Check [ ] Other [ ] Sensor Payload : Geophysical Institute UAF Laser Altimetry System Comments : Laser altimetry profiles of the Glacier Bay area glaciers were collected today. Data was collected over the Brady Icefield, the Grand Pacific, Grand Plateau, Fairweather, Carroll, Muir, Patterson and other glaciers. The Brady Icefield has excellent IceSAT coverage, and multiple lines were crossed. NASA ATM data was previously acquired in 2005 with a twin Otter mission, and most if not all of those flightlines were repeated today too.

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TO: Kent ShifferEarth Science Project Office650604 4151

Flight Report

Aircraft : Ultima Thule Outfitters DHC-3 Turbine Otter

Operating Site(s) From / To : UTO / UTO

Flight Date : June 2, 2009

Flight Number /Data Flight # : 3 / 3

Time out: 8 am local

Time in: 5 pm local

Flight Time : 8.0

Flt Request # / PI: Chris Larsen IBA2009

Purpose of Flight : Data [X] Ferry [ ] Functional Check [ ] Other [ ]

Sensor Payload : Geophysical Institute UAF Laser Altimetry System

Comments :Laser altimetry profiles of the Glacier Bay area glaciers were collected today. Data was collected over the Brady Icefield, the Grand Pacific, Grand Plateau, Fairweather, Carroll, Muir, Patterson and other glaciers. The Brady Icefield has excellent IceSAT coverage, and multiple lines were crossed. NASA ATM data was previously acquired in 2005 with a twin Otter mission, and most if not all of those flightlines were repeated today too.

SUBMITTED BY: Chris Larsen 2 June 2009

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Map showing where laser data were collected.

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Flight Date Aircraft Data Hours flown

Total Hours RemainingFlight # Flight#

Total Allocated         60.0UTO-Petersburg 5/22/09 1 1 8 52Petersburg-UTO 5/23/09 2 2 8 44

UTO-UTO 6/2/09 3 3 8 36

* Time for return transit and post-mission flight are estimates only