Table IX h - Page 68Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 6, 1987;
(Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction)
Alt.
of Flt.
Flt.
Flt.
Bear.
Head.
Dir.
Vel.
Temp
Act.
Types
soar
circle
climb
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| Table IX h - Page 68 Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 6, 1987; (Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction) |
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| Num. | Species | Time | Flight Behavior | Weather | Field Notes | |||||||||
| I | II | III | IV | Va | Vb | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | ||||||
| Est. Alt. |
Type of Flt. |
Horiz. Flt. |
Vert. Flt. |
Mag. Bear. |
Mag. Head. |
Wind Dir. |
Wind Vel. |
Amb. Temp |
Thrm. Act. |
Cloud Types |
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| - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | WW: High targets were still there, but decreasing in number. |
| 328 | D. plexippus | 5:44 | 30 m | flap, soar |
straight, circle |
level, climb |
130° | right | 308° | 1.3 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly was flapping along when it found a thermal, began to soar in circles, and climbed to 30 m. |
| - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 280° | 2.5 m/s | 20.5°C | - | - | WW: Radar showed that only a few targets were still up there. |
| Quit | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
One of the larger Radar Dishes
that we intend to use for this study
(If money was of no concern)