Cargo

Dale took off to the field with two people from the BFC this morning. Megan and Rebekah (BFC folks) will help put up the initial camp. Ian and Alfonso will fly out this afternoon. Tyler, Steve and I will take care of the rest of the cargo and fly out with Leah (BFC) on Saturday.

The cargo can be hauled to our camp inside the helicopter or as sling loads that hang below the heliocopter. We have a mix of both types of loads. For the camping and science gear, we loaded four white plastic cargo boxes with gear and the helo will take two boxes per sling load. Fuel, such as 100 lb. propane tanks, are strapped together and act as sling loads as well. Smaller boxes and items, such as pelican cases, cardboard boxes, shovels, people, etc. are placed inside the helos. It takes a lot of organizing and guesswork to plan the helo flights. Passengers can’t fly insight the helicopters when they are carrying a sling load, but cargo can also go inside. The maximum weight that the helos can carry varies with the weather. Also, they have to balance the weight of fuel versus the distance flown versus the cargo weight. At our end, we supply lists of cargo weights and priorities for the cargo. Then Jessy (BFC) works with Suzie (Helo Operations) to figure out the flight schedules. I’ve included today’s helo schedule below.

Here is a list of camping and science cargo (not quite complete) to give you an idea of what’s involved:

Large White Cargo Box filled with camping gear: 520 lbs
Large White Cargo Box filled with food: 500 lbs
Large White Cargo Box filled with science gear: 490 lbs
Large White Cargo Box filled with science gear: 380 lbs

The following tables show the item, followed by the weight in pounds.

Flight 2:

Rebekah Davis	150
Meghan Walker	135
Dale Andersen	200
Rebekah Davis' sleepkit/personal	75
Meghan Walker's' sleepkit/personal	75
Dale Andersen's sleepkit/personal	100
Box A (cooler of survival gear)	40
Box B (cooler of survival gear)	65
Box C (food)	60
3x Freeze Dried Food	11
Mr. Buddy propane heater	15
Kero heater	28
Propane stove	8
Toilet	11
U-jug	5
Fire extinguisher	8
2 water jugs	90
1st aid kit	10
40# propane tank	60
2 jerries of kero	80
Kitchen box	39
Tent stakes	30
Arctic Oven	100
Endurance	90
Slede hammer	10
Flight 2 Total	1495

Flight 5:

	Solar panel	12
	Solar Charger	4
	black coms bag	14
	UHF	50
3	LPG Heaters	57
	Brown Box	32
	White cardboard box	47
	Dustbin assembly	88
6	Jerry cans	30
1	water jug	45
2	shovels	12
4	iceaxe	40
18	waste buckets	35
	Box bucket lids	15
6	Chairs	48
4	Tables	96
	Dale's extra gear	200
	Alfonso Davila	200
	Alfonso's personal/sleepkit	100
	Ian Hawes	200
	Ian's personal/sleepkit	100
	Flight 5 Total	1425

Internal Science Cargo for Saturday
Bk Pelican	52
Bk Pelican	45
Green Bag	27
Yellow Bag	30
Black Bag	50
Blue Hatch Case	25
Gray Pelican	57
Red Bag	27
Bk Pelican	26
Bk Pelican	75
Box, yellow lid	93
Bk Pelican	84
Bk Pelican	55
Blue Box	26
Cardboard Box	26
Cardboard Box	37
White Box	20
2x pipes	30
4x Chipper Bars	40
Grill	12
Sled	36
4x Jerry Cans	20
6x Chairs	48
Spill Kit	20
total	961

Helo Schedule for Thursday:  Helo_10_14.pdf
We are event G-441 and Alfonso is B-302, so those are the flights to look for.