Mission Summary
20110822N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance Mission Hurricane Irene

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Flight Director
Flight Director
Electronics Technician
AVAPS Operator
Dropsonde Operator
Guests (49RF)
Andy Hagen (NWS)


Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will fly an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Irene. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 0200 UTC next day.

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: Irene
Prepared by the
National Hurricane Center
August 21, 2011 4:11:37 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 22/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
127 00-78 000:36
226 00-76 000:53
325 00-74 001:11
423 00-73 001:29
521 49-71 341:44
621 49-70 141:54
721 15-69 022:05
823 00-69 002:19
923 00-67 002:35
1022 00-66 002:46
1121 00-65 002:57
1220 00-66 003:09
1321 00-67 003:20
1420 12-68 123:32
1518 54-67 543:43
1617 36-68 123:54
1716 00-67 004:10
1815 00-69 004:28
1916 33-69 024:41
2015 59-70 144:51
2115 59-71 345:02
2216 33-72 465:13
2317 36-73 365:24
2416 00-75 005:41
2518 00-75 005:57
2619 08-74 126:08
2720 12-73 366:18
2821 15-72 466:29
2922 00-74 006:41
3023 00-76 006:58
3124 00-78 007:16

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
MacDill AFB, FL17:31 UTC MacDill AFB, FL01:20 UTC

NOAA 49RF flew an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Irene in cojunction with a USAFr C-130. The G-IV left MacDill AFB, FL at 1731 UTC and recovered back at MacDill AFB, FL at 0120 UTC next day. 32 dropsondes were launched with 31 being transmitted.

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