| Aircraft Commander | Greg Glover |
| Co-pilot | Kristie Twining |
| Co-pilot | Ron Moyers |
| Flight Director | Jack Parrish |
| Flight Director | Jess Williams |
| Data Technician | Mark Rogers |
| Dropsonde Operator | Mike Mascaro |
| Dropsonde Operator | Joe Greene |
| None |
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Mission Plan :
NOAA 49RF will fly an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Irene. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL 0530 UTC and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 1400 UTC that day.
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Prepared by the National Hurricane Center August 24, 2011 6:32:03 PM Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 26/0530Z | |||
| DROP LOCATIONS | |||
| # | LAT | LON | TIME |
| deg min | deg min | hh:mm | |
| 1 | 29 18 | -80 12 | 0:21 |
| 2 | 30 36 | -79 54 | 0:32 |
| 3 | 31 39 | -79 04 | 0:43 |
| 4 | 32 13 | -77 52 | 0:53 |
| 5 | 33 45 | -77 45 | 1:06 |
| 6 | 32 13 | -76 32 | 1:21 |
| 7 | 31 39 | -75 20 | 1:31 |
| 8 | 33 00 | -74 00 | 1:46 |
| 9 | 34 00 | -73 00 | 1:57 |
| 10 | 35 30 | -75 00 | 2:17 |
| 11 | 37 00 | -73 00 | 2:36 |
| 12 | 39 00 | -74 00 | 2:54 |
| 13 | 38 00 | -71 00 | 3:17 |
| 14 | 36 00 | -69 00 | 3:39 |
| 15 | 35 00 | -71 00 | 3:56 |
| 16 | 33 00 | -71 00 | 4:12 |
| 17 | 32 00 | -72 00 | 4:23 |
| 18 | 31 00 | -73 00 | 4:34 |
| 19 | 30 36 | -74 30 | 4:46 |
| 20 | 29 18 | -74 12 | 4:57 |
| 21 | 29 00 | -72 00 | 5:14 |
| 22 | 27 00 | -72 00 | 5:30 |
| 23 | 26 00 | -74 00 | 5:48 |
| 24 | 28 00 | -74 30 | 6:05 |
| 25 | 26 57 | -75 20 | 6:15 |
| 26 | 26 23 | -76 32 | 6:26 |
| 27 | 24 00 | -76 00 | 6:46 |
| 28 | 23 00 | -77 00 | 6:57 |
| 29 | 24 00 | -79 00 | 7:15 |
| 30 | 26 23 | -77 52 | 7:36 |
| 31 | 26 57 | -79 04 | 7:46 |
| 32 | 28 00 | -80 00 | 7:58 |
Mission Summary :
| Take off | Landing
| MacDill AFB, FL | 05:18 UTC
| MacDill AFB, FL | 13:16 UTC
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NOAA 49RF flew an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Irene. The G-IV left MacDill AFB, FL 0518 UTC and recovered back at MacDill AFB, FL by 1316 UTC that day. 35 dropsondes were launched and 32 of those were transmitted.
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