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ANSR-146  Jul 15, 2023  NADXA Flagstaff HamFest Balloon Flight

Please note: The forecast high temperature for Flagstaff today is 94 degrees. Plan on bringing sun protection and extra water to stay hydrated, especially if you will be on the recovery team.

Good Morning,

The Saturday launch day prediction for the ANSR-146 balloon flight with a 120% fill of hydrogen is for a flight that lands 12.1 km (7.6 miles) south on a bearing of 182º, landing at 35° 5.187'N, 111° 36.618'W, or 7.2 km (4.5 miles) east of Kachina Village. Burst should occur after 74 minutes with a total flight time of 100 minutes. The assumptions for this prediction are a 3000 gram, Kaymont balloon, payload mass of 9.01 kg (19.87 lbs), neck lift of 10.82 kg (23.85 lbs), an ascent rate of 5.91 m/sec (1163 fpm), a burst altitude of 28,619 meters (93,900 feet), descent rate at landing of 7.47 m/sec (1471 fpm) and using the Sondehub Predictor. Google Earth KML, JPG file and a screenshot of the Sondehub.org predictor are attached.

The launch of ANSR-146 is scheduled for today, Saturday, July 15,2023 at 10:00 AM MST (1700 UT), from a launch site near the Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, Arizona (35° 11.814'N, 111° 36.306'W).

The Weather Underground forecast for Flagstaff, AZ for today, Saturday, July 15, 2023, is for: Plentiful sunshine. Near record high temperatures. High 94F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Weather at launch time is forecast to be sunny with a temperature of 86F and winds NE at 10 mph.

NOTAM: NOTAM FLG 07/013

Best Regards,

Bob Thompson, KC8BOB

MANIFEST

ANSR-146 Flagstaff HamFest 3000 gm

ANSR-146 Flagstaff HamFest

lbs.

kg.

Parachute, Cord, Clips

3.000

1.361

AZ Eclipse Iridium Payload Housing & ground plate

2.110

0.957

KA7NSR-6 144.34

0.607

0.275

AZ Eclipse Payload test Mechanical Housing (3D printed)

1.740

0.789

RFD9000 housing

1.063

0.482

ANSR Test beacon / whisper

0.500

0.227

ADS-B Transponder ANSRBL2/ANSR145

1.971

0.894

Pterodactyl housing

0.750

0.340

AZ Vent XBEE cutdown board with foam housing

0.500

0.227

Eclipse Payload SPOT Trace

0.385

0.175

ERAU Test payload Pi

1.000

0.454

Crossband Repeater - uplink 145.56 (162.2), downlink 445.525

1.000

0.454

ANSR 360 camera

3.000

1.361

Visual "Lizard" Beacon

0.375

0.170

KA7NSR-7 , 445.925; CW on 147.515

0.873

0.396

Lf Radio experiment

1

0.454

Total Wgt

19.874

9.013

Overfill Factor

1.200

1.200

Fill Total

23.848

10.816


ANSR-146 Flagstaff HamFest Support Plan

 

 

 

 

Assignment

Driver Name

Rider Name

Callsign

Notes:

ANSR-146 Flagstaff HamFest Support Plan

 

 

 

 

Launch Director, Chase Lead 1, APRS Digipeater

Stephen Thomas

 

KE7TLS

 

Launch Support, Pre-Deploy

Vince Jenkins

Kim Jenkins

KC7IIU

 

Launch Support, Chase

Athena Gibbons

Paul Gibbons

AI7AP

FAA Liason

Launch Support

Brittanee (Tanee) Sisko

 

KK7KLK

 

Launch, Possible Digi support

Jack Crabtree

 

W7JLC

 

Launch Support

Jacqueline Do

 

KJ7ZXN

Shadow Bob T on Predictions and Bob S/Athena on FAA Liason

Launch Support, Chase?

Bill McLean

 

K7WWM

Equipment Trailer

Launch Support

Tavi Lamas

 

 

 

Launch Support, Chase, PRE-Deploy?

Dennis Cambell

 

AE7WU

 

Pre-Deploy

Bill Burkett

Debbie Burkett

KE7IXS / KE7VWN

 

Chase

 

 

 

 

Launch Support, ANSR Booth, APRS Digipeater

Clayton Jacobs

 

KJ6QJS

Equipment Trailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Deploy? ,Recovery Area, APRS Tracking

 

 

 

 

tentative Pre-Deploy

 

 

 

 

Launch Support, Chase

Zach Burnham

 

KF7YRW

Flight Checklist Monitor

Pre-Deploy Aerial Chase?

Elijah Brown

 

AD7ZJ

 

Pre-Deploy, ADSB Tracking, DigiPeat

 

 

 

 

Pre-Deploy, Recovery Area, APRS Tracking

Rick Cofone

 

K2CRC

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAA Liason, GIS

Bob Shipton

n/a

K8EQC

NOTAM, FAA liaison, GIS, Route Assist

Ground Station Flight Predictions

Bob Thompson

n/a

KC8BOB

Flight Predictions

NOTAM: NOTAM FLG 07/013

 

 

 

 

Alternate Repeater: Bill Williams MT, Arizona ; Frequency, 146.780(-) 91.5

 

 

 

 

Chase Teams monitor Simplex Frequency: 145.56 MHz

 

 

 

 

Balloon Repeater: Input: 145.56 (162.2 PL) Output: 445.525

 

 

 

 

Balloon beacon frequencies: KA7NSR-6, 144.34 ; KA7NSR-7, 445.925; CW on 147.515

 

 

 

 

Beacon your location on 144.390 MHz only, not on payload beacon frequencies

 

 

 

 

BE SAFE!

 

 

 

 


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