Mission Summary
20100902N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance 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
September 01, 2010 8:40:56 AM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 31/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
128 00-79 300:23
228 30-77 420:38
329 48-78 000:49
430 00-80 001:04
531 30-79 301:17
631 06-77 421:31
732 09-76 521:41
832 43-75 401:52
932 43-74 202:02
1032 09-73 082:12
1133 00-72 002:23
1234 00-73 002:34
1334 30-74 302:46
1436 00-74 002:59
1538 00-73 003:16
1636 00-72 003:34
1734 00-71 003:52
1835 00-70 004:03
1937 00-70 004:20
2037 00-68 004:34
2136 00-69 004:45
2234 00-69 005:02
2333 00-70 005:13
2432 00-68 005:30
2532 00-71 005:53
2631 06-72 186:05
2729 48-72 006:16
2830 00-70 006:31
2928 00-70 006:47
3028 30-72 187:05
3127 27-73 087:16
3226 53-74 207:27
3326 53-75 407:37
3427 27-76 527:47

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