 Proposed track (earth relative) |
 Proposed track (storm relative) |
| Aircraft Commander |
| Co-pilot |
| Co-pilot |
| Flight Director |
| Flight Director |
| Electronic Technician |
| Electronic Technician |
| Electronic Technician |
| Data Engineer |
| Observor | Dave Nolan (UMiami) |
| Remote Dropsonde Scientist | Mike Black (HRD) |
Mission Plan :
NOAA 49RF will fly a HRD-tasked TDR missions around Cristobal. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 1730 UTC on August 26th and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL 0130 UTC the next day.
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Proposed track (earth relative) |
Proposed track (storm relative) |
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Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division August 25, 2014 02:50 PM Aircraft: N49RF Proposed takeoff: 26/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
| #
| LAT
| LON
| RAD/AZM
| TIME
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| deg min
| deg min
| nm/dg
| hr:mn
| 2 | 29 00 | 73 27 | 120/270 | 1:08
| 3 | 30 02 | 73 08 | 120/300 | 1:18
| 4 | 31 05 | 71 09 | 120/360 | 1:35
| 5 | 30 08 | 69 10 | 120/060 | 1:52
| 6 | 28 11 | 69 10 | 120/120 | 2:09
| 7 | 27 14 | 71 07 | 120/180 | 2:26
| 8 | 28 17 | 73 05 | 120/240 | 2:43
| 9 | 29 19 | 72 49 | 90/270 | 2:53
| 10 | 30 40 | 71 57 | 90/330 | 3:06
| 11 | 30 42 | 70 15 | 90/030 | 3:19
| 12 | 29 26 | 69 23 | 90/090 | 3:32
| 13 | 28 11 | 70 14 | 90/150 | 3:45
| 14 | 28 13 | 71 55 | 90/210 | 3:59
| 15 | 29 02 | 72 03 | 60/240 | 4:06
| 16 | 30 04 | 72 03 | 60/300 | 4:16
| 17 | 30 36 | 71 04 | 60/360 | 4:25
| 18 | 30 07 | 70 04 | 60/060 | 4:34
| 19 | 29 09 | 70 04 | 60/120 | 4:43
| 20 | 28 41 | 71 03 | 60/180 | 4:52
| 21 | 29 12 | 72 01 | 60/240 | 5:01
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Problems :
Mission cancelled due to mechanical problems
Page last updated August 26, 2014
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