Monday 5 March 2012

Planned transfer routes for the west mission and the south mission

After a site survey tour to get impressions from possible airports for refuelling and overnight stays, a preliminary schedule for the west and south mission has been worked out. The final, detailed flight routes will be worked out by the pilots. Of course, this planned schedule is dependent on weather conditions and is to be understood as guideline only.
All airport locations are linked to Google Maps.

West mission
14.05.2012: Transfer from Friedrichshafen (ZLT) to Mainz-Finthen airport, refuelling in Malmsheim or optionally in Speyer.
15.05.2012: Transfer from Mainz-Finthen airport to Rotterdam airport, refuelling in Bonn-Hangelar
16.-26.05.2012: Scientific missions in the region, including the KNMI-mast at Cabauw, about 30 flight hours
27.05.2012: Transfer from Rotterdam airport to Mainz-Finthen airport, refuelling in Bonn-Hangelar
28.05.2012: Transfer from Mainz-Finthen airport to Friedrichshafen, refuelling in Malmsheim or optionally Speyer

The flight plan for the west mission can be downloaded as a Google Earth path with markers from here.
West route flight plan (Image copyright Cnes/Spot Image 2012, Google 2012, GeoContent 2012, GeoBasis-DE/BKG 2009)
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South mission
Traveling south
08.06.2012: Transfer from Friedrichshafen to Wels
09.06.2012: Transfer from Wels to Graz, refuelling in Bad Vöslau
10.06.2012: Transfer from Graz to Ozzano, optional refuelling in Celje, refuelling in Gorizia
11.06.-09.07.2012: Scientific missions in the region, including San Pietro Capofiume and possibly Bosco Fontana, about 110 flight hours

A Google Earth path for the traveling south part can be downloaded from here.

South mission flight plan, traveling south (Image copyright Cnes/Spot Image 2012, Google 2012, MapLink/TeleAtlas 2012)
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Traveling north
10.07.2012: Transfer from Ozzano to Alessandria
11.07.2012: Transfer from Alessandria to Avignon, refuelling in Albenga, refuelling in Fayence or alternatively in Frejus.
12.07.2012: Transfer from Avignon to Lyon
13.07.2012: Scientific mission in and around Lyon
14.07.2012: Transfer from Lyon to Friedrichshafen, refuelling in Montbeliard or alternatively in Besançon

The traveling north part can be downloaded as Google Earth path from here.
South mission flight plan, traveling north (Image copyright Cnes/Spot Image 2012, Google 2012, GeoBasis-DE/BKG 2009)
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All flight routes are available in one file for display in Google Earth, to be downloaded from here.
Flight plan for all 2012 PEGASOS field missions (Image copyright Cnes/Spot Image 2012, Google 2012, MapLink/TeleAtlas 2012)
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