Omega Data Bank Report: Winter 1980 Through Spring 1981

The International Bank for Airborne-Omega Data continued operation at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center. This report, issued by the Data Bank, is based upon 355 flight data hours covering flights in the North and South Atlantic, parts of the Caribbean, Central and South America, Canada, and the North Pacific. These data were collected during the winter 1980 through spring 1981. There were three major contributors to the Omega Data Bank during this period operating the same equipment types. Operationally usable signals corresponded quite well with Omega signal coverage prediction diagrams published by Omega Navigation System Operational Detail (ONSOD). Exceptions were noted from Ellesmere Island over the Arctic Ocean for the Liberia, Hawaii, North Dakota, and Japan signals for the specific months and times of the data flights. During the months when the above flights were made, there were 114 solar flares (of magnitude M2 or greater), 10 were coincident with recorded flight data. Several large magnetic solar flares peaked during aircraft data recording; however, no effects were discernible on observed signal-to-noise ratios (SNR's) values.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91898
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Turnock, Theodore
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Data Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 37p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation; Data banks; Data collection; Omega navigation system; Solar radiation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01995023
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA/CT-82/97
• Contract Numbers: 043-311-520
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 7 2026 5:29PM