WSU HARBOR

Weber State University, HARBOR

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Flight Day Schedule & Calendar of Events

Special Events Calendar: Nothing currently

Flight Calendar:

July 1, 2021 = HAR210701, Myton, UT with drone shadow flight.

July 20-31, 2021 = HAR1107xx, AtmoSniffer and MSA Test Flight with drone shadow, exact date TBD

August 2021 = No Flight Week this year. Too much work for post-COVID class prep. 

Typical Flight Day Schedules for Stratospheric Flights:

Typical “single-flight” (2-day) agenda:
Day 1:
9:00 a.m. Prep equipment for loading
10:00 a.m. Load the HARBOR trailer
10:30 a.m. Leave WSU and drive to the flight region lodgings. Meals will be obtained en route and at the final destination as appropriate.
11:30 a.m. Lunch in Heber City
2:30 p.m. Arrive at either the Duchesne Airport or our lodgings. Start equipment prep and trailer unloading.
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Continue flight prep.
Day 2:
6:00 a.m. wake up call and breakfast.
7:00 a.m. Head to flight operations location and start flight prep.
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Launch
11:30 to 12:30 a.m. Landing and recovery mission.
1:00 p.m. Team lunch
2:30 p.m. Return to base and begin data analysis and trailer loading of equipment for return home.
4:00 p.m. Base operations complete and trailer loaded start return trip to Ogden.
5:30 p.m. Lunch in Heber City.
8:00 p.m. Return to WSU. Unload the trailer and store all flight equipment. Return the trailer to the trailer yard.
9:00 p.m. Mission complete.


Typical “multi-flight” (multi-day) agenda:

Day 1:
9:00 a.m. Prep equipment for loading
10:00 a.m. Load the HARBOR trailer
10:30 a.m. Leave WSU and drive to the flight region lodgings. Meals will be obtained en route and at the final destination as appropriate.
11:30 a.m. Lunch in Heber City
2:30 p.m. Arrive at either the Duchesne Airport or our lodgings. Start equipment prep and trailer unloading.
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Continue flight prep.
Days 2 to N:
6:00 a.m. wake up call and breakfast.
7:00 a.m. Head to flight operations location and start flight prep.
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Launch
11:30 to 12:30 a.m. Landing and recovery mission.
1:00 p.m. Team lunch
2:30 p.m. Return to base and begin data analysis and equipment prep for the next day’s flight.
Day N:
Same as above, except at the end of lunch we return to base to pack up gear.
4:00 p.m. Base operations complete and trailer loaded start return trip to Ogden.
5:30 p.m. Lunch in Heber City.
8:00 p.m. Return to WSU. Unload the trailer and store all flight equipment. Return the trailer to the trailer yard.
9:00 p.m. Mission complete.