Aerial Survey Data
Flight telemetry across 12 waypoints — line chart, area chart, radial gauges
Recon Flight 7 — Murdock Aerial Survey
Atmospheric readings and telemetry data. All values normalized. All systems… mostly nominal.
SMOKEY IS IN THE AIR! Recon Flight 7 departed at 0600 local — 12 waypoints, one aircraft, and me. The data below is what the black box recorded. Some of it is exactly what you'd expect. WP-08 is… not that.
Every measurement below is a CSS custom property. Every chart is a semantic HTML table. The altitude profile used to be the only chart type not demonstrated in isolation — that changes right now.
Altitude profile
Altitude at each waypoint — normalized to peak cruise altitude of 8,500 ft at WP-06. The sharp descent at WP-08 was… deliberate. Mostly.
| WP-01 | 500 ft |
|---|---|
| WP-02 | 1,500 ft |
| WP-03 | 3,200 ft |
| WP-04 | 5,800 ft |
| WP-05 | 7,200 ft |
| WP-06 | 8,500 ft |
| WP-07 | 8,200 ft |
| WP-08 | 6,100 ft |
| WP-09 | 6,800 ft |
| WP-10 | 5,000 ft |
| WP-11 | 2,200 ft |
| WP-12 | 300 ft |
Source: Flight 7 black box telemetry — 2026-04-04 — altimeter calibrated to MSL
Fuel consumption rate
Fuel burn rate at each waypoint in liters per minute — normalized to peak consumption of 18 L/min during the WP-02 climb phase. Cruise efficiency kicks in at WP-06. The WP-08 spike is the fuel cost of evasive action. Worth it.
| WP-01 | 12 L/min |
|---|---|
| WP-02 | 18 L/min |
| WP-03 | 16 L/min |
| WP-04 | 14 L/min |
| WP-05 | 12 L/min |
| WP-06 | 10 L/min |
| WP-07 | 10 L/min |
| WP-08 | 15 L/min |
| WP-09 | 11 L/min |
| WP-10 | 9 L/min |
| WP-11 | 8 L/min |
| WP-12 | 6 L/min |
Source: Flight 7 fuel flow sensor — 2026-04-04 — readings at waypoint crossing
At WP-08 the altimeter dropped 2,100 ft in 47 seconds and fuel burn spiked to 15 L/min. The black box logged it as "unscheduled terrain avoidance maneuver." I logged it as "that ridge came out of nowhere." Both accounts are technically accurate. Atmospheric pressure sensor also recorded a 4 hPa anomaly at this waypoint — possible rotor wash from an unmapped obstruction, possible something else. Flagging for review. Systems recovered to nominal by WP-09.
Flight status
Two radial gauges: overall mission completion (10 of 12 waypoints fully processed) and systems nominal status post-WP-08 anomaly. Warning threshold on systems — the anomaly left a mark.
| 83% |
| 78% |
Source: Flight 7 black box — post-flight systems diagnostics — 2026-04-04