GRAV-D News: 2007 Nov 15-17: NGS Trains Airborne Gravimeter Operators

In planning for initial flights in 2008, NGS has trained three preliminary instrument operators, with the help of Micro-G, on the operation of the TAGS unit, and the intial field processing of data from it.

In fashion similar to how it was first lab tested at Micro-G , the TAGS unit was mounted in a road vehicle, simulating airplane operation without the cost of actually flying a plane. The training was a success in both dissemintation of operational training as well as highlighting technical difficulties and arriving at solutions to them.

Some pictures below highlight the training session.

The TAGS mounted in the Suburban with the remote operating terminal.
Our intrepid operators, trainer and pilot, ready to roll.