Mission Summary
20080906N1 Aircraft 49RF
Ike Synoptic Surveillance 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 Ike in conjunction with a USAF C-130 mission. 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. The C-130 will depart Keesler AFB, MS at 17:30 UTC and recover at Keesler AFB, MS by 01:30 UTC.

Synoptic Surveillance
MISSION PLAN
Ike
National Hurricane Center: September 05, 2008 2:30:21 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 06/1730Z
DROP
# 		LAT
(d m) 		LON
(d m) 		TIME
(h mm)
1 19 24-69 090:37
2 19 51-68 020:47
3 20 54-67 120:58
4 22 12-66 541:09
5 23 30-67 121:20
6 24 33-68 021:30
7 24 00-65 301:51
8 25 30-64 002:07
9 26 00-67 002:31
10 27 00-66 002:42
11 28 00-64 002:60
12 30 00-64 003:16
13 29 00-66 003:34
14 28 00-67 003:45
15 27 00-68 003:56
16 28 00-69 004:07
17 27 00-70 004:18
18 25 07-69 144:35
19 25 07-70 344:45
20 26 00-72 004:59
21 24 33-71 465:11
22 23 30-72 365:21
23 22 12-72 545:32
24 20 12-71 455:51
25 20 54-72 365:60
26 23 00-75 006:25
27 25 00-75 006:42
28 25 00-77 006:57
29 23 00-77 007:14
Synoptic Surveillance
MISSION PLAN
Ike
National Hurricane Center: September 05, 2008 2:58:09 PM
Aircraft: USAF C-130
Proposed takeoff: 06/1730Z
DROP
# 		LAT
(d m) 		LON
(d m) 		TIME
(h mm)
1 30 00-80 001:33
2 30 00-78 001:54
3 30 00-76 002:15
4 30 00-74 002:36
5 30 00-72 002:57
6 30 00-70 003:18
7 28 00-71 003:43
8 28 00-73 004:04
9 26 00-74 004:29
10 28 00-75 004:54
11 26 00-76 005:19
12 28 00-77 005:44
13 26 00-78 006:08
14 28 00-79 006:33

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Page last updated September 17, 2008
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