Mission Summary
20100901N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Survelliance Mission Hurricane Earl

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Flight DirectorRich Henning
Flight DirectorJack Parrish
Electronics Technician
AVAPS Operator
Dropsonde Operator

Scientific Crew (49RF)
None


Proposed flight track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will fly an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Earl. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 0150 UTC next day.

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: HURRICANE EARL
Prepared by the
National Hurricane Center
August 31, 2010 10:37:48 AM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 01/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
129 00-79 000:29
231 00-79 000:45
331 00-77 001:00
433 00-77 001:16
535 00-74 301:41
633 00-75 001:58
731 30-75 002:10
829 30-75 302:27
930 13-74 152:38
1030 13-72 502:49
1132 00-73 003:04
1234 00-73 003:20
1335 00-71 003:37
1433 00-71 003:53
1532 00-70 004:04
1632 00-68 004:20
1731 00-69 004:31
1830 00-70 004:42
1931 00-71 004:53
2029 39-71 385:05
2128 36-70 485:16
2228 30-68 305:33
2326 36-68 305:49
2427 18-70 306:05
2526 00-70 486:16
2624 57-71 386:27
2724 23-72 506:38
2824 23-74 106:48
2924 57-75 226:58
3026 00-76 127:09
3127 18-76 307:20
3228 36-76 127:31
3327 00-78 007:50

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