Commander Valentina pilots the Civvie Prototype through three waypoints for temperature data and an observation report to satisfy three contracts
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debrief of Cdr Val is overall positive in her opinions of the new aircraft. Civvie to undergo some slight changes: bit.ly/Genesis-PR6
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Val is suiting up before briefing, assuming Wx stays favorable she'll depart in the Civvie Prototype for a science flight after 2nd sunrise
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cieling is 4km but broken & Val won't be going high on this flight anyways. Winds 4-8kts @ 295, Val is on her way out to Rwy27 for departure
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after an uneventful takeoff Val flew a standard departure to 800m along runway heading, now turning direct Hdg008 to bit.ly/Site_XD-Q
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leveled off at 1.5km Val is collecting & transmitting us data as she passes through the Site, downlinking an estimated 170Mits @ 0.511mits/s
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checksum is good on our end for 176mits of temperature data & Val is now heading for bit.ly/Site_ZBP6DR for a crew report of the area
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descending slowly from 2.5km after climbing over some Highlands terrain, Val is enroute to the final science area: bit.ly/Elalds_Envy
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with the Civvie being very well-behaved Val felt comfortable leaving the controls alone for a minute to snap & send us this photo
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Val has collected & stored temp data, is now on a vector back to KSC, holding 1.5km until she is cleared to descend into the pattern
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1km and cleared to enter the pattern, Val is 6km south of KSC @ 73m/s flying a left-turn downwind and base onto final for runway 27
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rolling out late from base leg onto a 6km final Val re-aligned w/ the runway okay but came in too hot & touched down 3x before rolling out
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crew member on safety boat we keep in the water during Rwy27 landings in case of a ditch snagged this as Val flew in earlier ~180m overhead
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analysis from the Civvie's TDU shows Val's three landings, one at 51.4m/s, another at 46.3m/s and finally @ 40.6m/s she stayed on the ground
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Val got to pin new ribbons to her dress uniform after confirming 10+ contracts & 100+ science data. Check em all out bit.ly/ValKerman
