Flight Plan and Location of Position with Respect to Ground

The position of the helicopter with respect to the ground at all times will be made with the
aid of aerial photographs. Prior to making the first aerial survey, the survey officer will,
from a careful examination of photographs of each island, pick out and numberseveral points
which can be easily located both on the photograph and on the ground. Straight lines will be
drawn between these points so that each island is crossed in different directions by these lines.
An illustration of a photo marked in this manner is given below.
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Line 1-2 will always be the line in the direction of the chain of islands. One copy of each
marked photo will be carried by the Survey Officer; a duplicate copy of each will be retained
by RIC. Using the aerial photo, the survey officer will direct the pilot to fly accurately over
each line at a constant speed of about 20 mphat an altitude of 25 ft when possible. The instrument man will take a series of readings at equally spaced points above each line using the

procedure given below.

Procedure for Taking Readings

The instrument man will sit in the seat next te the door of the helicopter and will hold the
T1B survey meter between his knees. The survey officer will give the instrument man prior
warning of readings to be made by giving the code nameof the island, line number,and altitude.
As the helicopter passes over the beginning of the line the survey officer will say “Read.” The
instrument man will make the reading and report it over the interphone. Both will record the
reading. The survey officer will continue to say “Read” at intervals until the end of the line is
reached, each reading being recorded by both the survey officer and the instrument man.
Whenthe intensity is low or is uniform over the whoie island, as is expected in most
cases, the alove procedure can be simplified. The helicopter should first fly over line 1—2 of
the island at a speed of about 30 mph. If the intensity is uniform along that line, only one
reading need be reported by the instrument man and recorded. If there is a marked variation
of intensity along the line, a series of readings should be taken along each line accordingto the
procedure given above.
Fov that M-day survey which will be made before conditions have become stabilized, the
simplified procedure wil! be used. Only the maximum reading along line 1-2 of each island
will be recorded.
In both procedures correction of readings to ground intensity will be as described in
Sec. C.14.5.
C.14.5

Correction to Ground Intensity

Measurements made of residual contamination from Greenhouse shots showthat intensities measured from an H-19 helicopter at an altitude of 25 ft vary from one-third to one-

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