1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,770 This is the 57 90 telemetry site on 2 00:00:02,770 --> 00:00:04,960 Edwards Air Force Base operated by the 3 00:00:04,970 --> 00:00:07,500 4/12 range squadron . This is where the 4 00:00:07,500 --> 00:00:09,740 ground portion of telemetry for an 5 00:00:09,750 --> 00:00:12,790 aircraft mission is held . But what is 6 00:00:12,790 --> 00:00:15,910 telemetry ? Well it's a process by 7 00:00:15,910 --> 00:00:17,688 which measurements are made and 8 00:00:17,688 --> 00:00:19,600 collected at remote sites and 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,310 transmitted for monitoring basically 10 00:00:22,310 --> 00:00:24,220 when an aircraft is under test 11 00:00:24,230 --> 00:00:26,452 engineers in the mission control room . 12 00:00:26,452 --> 00:00:28,619 Want to see the data of the aircraft , 13 00:00:28,619 --> 00:00:30,890 whether it be the engine's control 14 00:00:30,890 --> 00:00:32,779 surfaces , whatever system on the 15 00:00:32,779 --> 00:00:34,834 aircraft that is important to them . 16 00:00:34,834 --> 00:00:37,390 They want to see it in real time . When 17 00:00:37,390 --> 00:00:39,612 the aircraft is flying , it'll transmit 18 00:00:39,612 --> 00:00:42,820 is telemetry radio frequency . The 19 00:00:42,820 --> 00:00:44,987 antennas at the team site tuned to the 20 00:00:44,987 --> 00:00:47,240 frequencies and as the aircraft flies 21 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,910 around in the local airspace or as they 22 00:00:49,910 --> 00:00:51,970 go to other air spaces , they can be 23 00:00:51,970 --> 00:00:54,026 tracked and the mission control room 24 00:00:54,026 --> 00:00:57,070 can then receive real time mission data . 25 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,302 But why is this so important ? A lot of 26 00:00:59,302 --> 00:01:02,190 that is safety of flight aircraft um do 27 00:01:02,190 --> 00:01:04,450 maneuvers and different different 28 00:01:04,450 --> 00:01:07,530 things that cause danger to the pilot 29 00:01:07,540 --> 00:01:10,510 or the flight crew . So they want to , 30 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,576 they want to see those systems , the 31 00:01:12,576 --> 00:01:14,464 flight support system or the life 32 00:01:14,464 --> 00:01:16,631 support systems in real time . So they 33 00:01:16,631 --> 00:01:18,687 can call knock it off calls a lot of 34 00:01:18,687 --> 00:01:20,909 times we've had a couple of crashes out 35 00:01:20,909 --> 00:01:23,187 here . It's not what you'd like to see . 36 00:01:23,187 --> 00:01:25,298 They do spin testing just north of us 37 00:01:25,298 --> 00:01:27,076 here and we've had , we've seen 38 00:01:27,076 --> 00:01:30,090 aircraft lose control and pilots , pods 39 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:32,201 have had to bail out . It's dangerous 40 00:01:32,201 --> 00:01:34,423 business and inside we'll tune those to 41 00:01:34,423 --> 00:01:36,534 the , to the mission frequency of the 42 00:01:36,534 --> 00:01:39,430 aircraft and then that will begin the 43 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:40,890 receiving telemetry . 44 00:01:44,140 --> 00:01:46,251 The range squadron also has something 45 00:01:46,251 --> 00:01:48,510 special telemetry mobile ground 46 00:01:48,510 --> 00:01:51,870 stations or ensure TMG S vans . They 47 00:01:51,870 --> 00:01:53,926 help enhance the mobile capabilities 48 00:01:53,926 --> 00:01:56,340 for telemetry to be sent thousands of 49 00:01:56,340 --> 00:01:57,360 miles away . 50 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,710 These can deploy anywhere in the world . 51 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,680 So different programs will request our 52 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,736 service , bring back telemetry if we 53 00:02:08,736 --> 00:02:10,902 can bow all the way back to Edwards or 54 00:02:10,902 --> 00:02:13,100 if there's a security protocols set in 55 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:15,250 place , we can provide it to other 56 00:02:15,250 --> 00:02:18,760 ranges . 57 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:21,907 I came back here a couple of years ago 58 00:02:21,907 --> 00:02:24,129 and it's almost for me like coming home 59 00:02:24,129 --> 00:02:26,462 because this is this is where I learned , 60 00:02:26,462 --> 00:02:28,760 this is where I grew up , so to speak . 61 00:02:28,770 --> 00:02:32,130 And it's the best it's the best place 62 00:02:32,130 --> 00:02:34,186 to work on base because of the views 63 00:02:34,186 --> 00:02:36,760 and it's kind of nice in that regard .