Mission Summary
20080901N1 Aircraft 49RF
Gustav flight 2008

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Pilots
Flight Director
AVAPS
Data System

Mission Plan :

The G-IV jet, with no HRD scientists, will fly a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Gustav. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 17:30 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 01:30 UTC the next day.

Synoptic Surveillance
MISSION PLAN
Gustav

National Hurricane Center: August 30, 2008 2:49:43 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 01/1730Z
DROP
#
LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
TIME
(h mm)
1 28 00-79 000:27
2 28 00-77 000:42
3 28 00-75 000:58
4 26 00-76 001:16
5 26 00-83 302:14
6 27 00-85 002:28
7 25 00-86 002:46
8 24 00-85 002:58
9 24 00-87 003:13
10 23 00-88 303:28
11 23 00-90 303:43
12 23 00-92 303:59
13 24 30-93 004:12
14 23 00-94 304:29
15 25 00-95 004:46
16 26 00-94 004:57
17 27 00-95 005:08
18 28 00-94 005:20
19 29 06-92 125:36
20 27 48-92 305:47
21 26 30-92 125:58
22 25 27-91 226:09
23 24 53-90 106:19
24 24 53-88 506:29
25 25 27-87 386:40
26 26 30-86 486:51
27 27 48-86 307:02
28 29 06-86 487:12
29 30 07-87 387:23
30 28 30-84 007:53

Mission Summary :

This flight was cancelled due to Gustav's immanent landfall.

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