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We've found a way to share with you the detailed flight tracks and waypoint information from our aircrafts' Garmin GPS units. This will give you much more detailed information than you get from our gps SPOT tracker, and it wil show you the exact lat/longs and dates and times of every waypoint we mark while we fly. And, if you want more, you can download the spreadsheet (e.g., a ".csv" file) that shows our position and time every ten seconds or so during the entire flight! So now, when you see photos and videos in our articles, even if our metadata has only date/time stamp and not a gps stamp (as happens sometimes when we don't have all the right gear on board with us), you'll still be able to determine exactly when and where our photos were taken.
On this page, you can select files for flights we've made, and in those files -- after you've downloaded the free application from Garmind called "Base Camp" to read them (download that here) -- you'll see maps of our flights superposed on an actual map of the area covered (like we see in our airplane), with all waypoints marked. Here's how to do it: 1. Download the free application from Garmind called "BaseCamp" at the following link (or click here): http://www.garmin.com/us/products/onthetrail/basecamp 2. Scroll down the list below to the flight that you want to see. Click the title of the flight track file you want to download. 3. You'll be taken to a new screen, where you are invited to download that flight track file. Click on "Download" to receive a file with an extension ".gpx." 4. If you've downloaded the BaseCamp application, the application will automatically open when you doube-click on the downloaded .gpx file. 5. The rest will be intuitive, or you BaseCamp will explain it to you. (Don't feel bad if you have to experiment a lot; I did.) If there is more than one "Active Log" it's just because at some point I redirected our course to go directly to a new point. ENJOY! |
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 20111230 OWOC Gulf Flight - Taylor
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf late in the dayFriday December 30, 2011. We flew southeast from New Orleans to about 20 miles south of land, passing over the vicinity of the Taylor Energy site. This has been an area of chronic leakage since the (now absent) platform was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. This site is nearly 30 miles northwest of the Macondo well (site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster). Again today we filmed serious surface oil that stretched for more than 7 nm west to east and about a half-mile north to south. See the article here. By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the data as a .csv file), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20111230. |
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| 20111220 OWOC Gulf Flight
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Tuesday December 20, 2011. We flew southeast from New Orleans over the Macondo area and eastward to the Shell drilling site in the Appomattox area, where Transocean's semi-submersible rig the Deepwater Nautilus is drilling. Despite very poor atmospheric conditions, we (sadly) still found oil in the Macondo area, though we saw none associated with the Shell area. We also found a great deal of fresh and weathered oil still covering several square miles at the Taylor Energy site, and assorted small slicks along the east coast of the Delta. We were treated to a most beautiful site of hundreds of white pelicans all gathered together in a lovely heart shape on a small piece of land north of Boothville. That made our week! See the article here. By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the data as a .csv file), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20111220. |
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| 20111209 OWOC Gulf Flight
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Friday December 09, 2011. We flew over the eastern shoreline of Plaquemines Parish, then down past the tip of the "Bird's Foot" to the site of the old Taylor Energy platform (a significant and ongoing oil leak that we've documented before), then out to the Macondo prospect, and back home through Breton Sound. See the article here. By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the data as a .csv file), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20111209. |
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| 20111112-OWOC Gulf Flt to Macondo
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 This is the Garmin gps flight-track file for today's On Wings Of Care's flight over the Gulf, in which we surveyed some of the Louisiana shoreline areas and visited briefly the Macondo Prospect. See here for the article with photos and videos. |
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| 20110925 - OWOC Gulf Flight - Sperm Whales, Oil, and Gas Leak?
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Sunday September 25, in which we were spotting for whale sharks for scientists and media aboard a Fisheries Research vessel, heading southward from Grand Isle for about 100 nm. Despite glassy blue water and perfect visibility, we found few whale sharks and only modest numbers of tuna jumping in this area, but we did see large families of sperm whales. And we did see several oil slicks and what looked to be some kind of gas leak. See the article for details. By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the .csv file, for example), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we marked, as described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20110925. |
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| 20110915 - OWOC Gulf Flight - Sperm Whales & Whale Sharks
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Thursday September 15, initially headed for a rendezvous with scientists in a Fisheries Research vessel at the "Innovator" platform about 135 nm south of New Orleans, in blue water relatively uncontaminated by oil or dispersants, where whale sharks were known to be alive and well! We found an entire community of sperm whales just before we got there! By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the .csv file, for example), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we marked, as described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20110915. |
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| 20110911- OWOC Gulf Flight - WHALE SHARKS
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Sunday afternoon September 11, to the "Innovator" and "Medusa" platforms about 135 nm south of New Orleans, in blue water relatively uncontaminated by oil or dispersants, where whale sharks were alive and well! By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the .csv file, for example), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we marked, as described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20110911. |
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| 20110911-OWOC Gulf Flight - OIL
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Sunday morning 2011 September 11, to the Macondo Prospect area (Mississippi Canyon 252, the area of the 2010 April explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig). By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the .csv file, for example), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we marked, as described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20110911. |
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| 20110910-OWOC Gulf Flight
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| This is the file downloaded from our aircraft's Garmin gps for our flight over the Gulf Saturday evening 2011 September 10. By using Garmin's free BaseCamp application, you can see every point along our track at 10-15-second intervals (download the .csv file, for example), and you can see the time and lat/long of every particular waypoint we marked, as described in the Flight log in the article for this day's flight, 20110910. |
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| 20110907-OWOC Gulf Flight Tracks
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| This is the gps flight track and all waypoints we marked on On Wings Of Care's flight over the Gulf on Wednesday, 2011 September 7 , our fifth flight since 2011 August 19 in which we've documented visible surface oil off the shores of Louisiana, from Breton Sound to the site of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well explosion in April 2010. |
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Follow Our Flights!
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Read about our completed rescues under Rescue Tails, and our most current rescues under Rescues in Progress!
Some of our recent favorites include:
JEREMIAH has come home to us!
2012 January 13
His adopter called to say she had become ill, and could we care for Jeremiah? You bet we could. We rented a plane and flew to Arizona and retrieved him immediately. Jeremiah was indeed a true friend, and we aim to be his true friends, too. He has been eating like crazy and slept his stress away for the first few days, and now he's acting like a young dog again. Read more here! 
CHAMP found at the airport!
2012 January 01
A sad, scared but dignified young Champ quickly won the hearts of everyone who met him at the New Orleans airport, and within two days we had permission from his original breeders to give him to a young couple with a younger female boxer mix, all of whom fell totally in love with him at first sight! Champ and Miss Princess are leading the good life now, and Champ's new dad finally has the fishing buddy he wanted! They tell us we made their dreams come true. We think they made Champ's come true, too.
Abby & Dinozo -- Two of a Kind!
2011 September--2012 January
Orphaned brother and sister, rescued and adored until calamity struck and they lost their family. Orphaned again, these gentle gems and perfect canine citizens found love and adventure with us until we found them their true forever home! Abby & Dinozo came with us to Washington January 7, and they were welcomed warmly and immediately into a home. Read more here! 
Yo! Get a Load of Yolo!
2011 November--2012 January
Left in the cold, high in the mountains of southern California, life was over before it had barely begun for this orphan teenager.
Little did he know, his adventures had only begun! As of January 7, it's back to snow but this time with a family who adores him, and lots of fun and play in the Pacific Northwest!
Saving Scarlett -- Love Forever at Last!
2011 August--December
Found on the streets, teats full but puppies absent, a battle-torn very hungry pitbull.
Hardly that sought-after doggie in the window.
But after we brought Miss Scarlett home to love and food, warmth and stuffed animals,
we discovered a warm heart and sweet spirit that changed us forever.
Gunner and Cain - A Very, Very Long Journey Home and the Happiest Reunion Ever!
2011 July--September 29, A Joyful Reunion At Last!
Here they are during their flight with four other dogs Sep 29 (New Orleans to Oakland, CA, fuel stop in Roswell, NM). .JPG)
And here's a photo from the happiest reunion ever!
More photos and updated videos here!
Ten dogs from death row to Canada!
Sheba-Cosette - this lovely lady waited a lifetime!
(2011 June) 
Jeremiah - a true friend finds a new lease on life!
(2011 May) 
Two Giant Dogs & three cats reunited with their family on Whidbey Island, WA
(2011 April)
Chihuahuas "Betty" & "JellyBean" fly to their rescue in Bremerton, WA!
(2011 April)
New Year's Rescue: 33 dogs & cats are flown to rescue in the Pacific Northwest!
(2011 January)
Hounds fending for themselves for years in Alabama fly to rescue in Arizona!
(2011 Mar)
Romo & Stanley are flown to safe havens in Arizona!
(2011 Mar)
NEWS!
Aerial Monitoring of the Gulf, 2012
Our Gift for YOU for 2011!
Click Here to Smile
from your heart, out! 
Aerial Monitoring of the Gulf, 2011
OIL:
Fri Dec 30
Tue Dec 20
Fri Dec 09
Sat Nov 12
Sun Sep 25
Wed Sep 21
Tue Sep 13 - USCG
Sun Sep 11
Sat Sep 10
Wed Sep 07
Tue Aug 30
Thu-Fri Aug 25-26
Fri Aug 19
Fri Jul 01
Thu Jun 16
Sat May 14
Fri May 06
Thu Apr 21
Sat Mar 26
Wed Mar 23
Tue Mar 22
Mon Mar 21
Sun Mar 20
Sat Mar 19
Fri Mar 18
2011 Sep 25, Sunday
2011 Sep 15, Thursday
2011 Sep 11, Sunday
2011 June
Aerial Monitoring of the Gulf, 2010
Humpback Whales!
Galapagos Veterinary Support
Galapagos vets do much with little,
thanks to true friends who shipped a TON of supplies and meds from the U.S. in June, 2011.
Alabama
2011 April --
“Man can no longer live for himself alone. We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship with the universe.”
-Albert Schweitzer
