Friday, 31, 2023 – One Last Flight and Departure

When we all woke up on Friday, we noticed the winds had shifted to an offshore wind. This mobilized some of the fast ice within range of the drone past the west region. The drone team flew a similar flight path as Thursday to try and capture movement between the two images. It was a simple flight with no issues. We all then made our way to the airport and departed from Nome that afternoon, concluding our field campaign in Nome.

Picture of the City of Nome taken from the arriving airplane. (Taken by Jeff Key)
Picture of the Ice Team (From left to right: Jeff Key, Andrew Einhorn, Larry Conner, Sean Helfrich, not picture Yinghui Liu)
Andrew Einhorn walking through a rubble field taking magnaprobe measurements.
Drone team preparing the drone for flight (From left to right: Grant Williams, Frank Padula, Boryana Efremova, Josh Gaus, and Andrew Einhorn)
Grant Williams in the piloting tent. The tent is clear so Grant can maintain visual of the drone during the flight while shielding the controls and Grant’s hands from the elements.
Grant Williams in the piloting tent. The tent is clear so Grant can maintain visual of the drone during the flight while shielding the controls and Grant’s hands from the elements.
Larry Conner taking atmospheric conditions at one of our ice thickness sites.
Larry Conner taking atmospheric conditions at one of our ice thickness sites.
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