| Sonde Scientist | John Kaplan |
Mission Plan :
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of John Kaplan will fly a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Tropical Storm Ophelia. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 9:30 PM EDT.
Mission Summary :
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of John Kaplan flew a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Tropical Storm Ophelia. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL by 9:45 PM EDT.
Problems :
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Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 08/1800Z | |||
| DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h:mm) |
| 1 | 26 00 | -84 00 | 0:19 |
| 2 | 27 00 | -87 00 | 0:44 |
| 3 | 30 09 | -86 20 | 1:10 |
| 4 | 29 00 | -88 00 | 1:26 |
| 5 | 27 00 | -89 00 | 1:44 |
| 6 | 25 00 | -89 00 | 2:00 |
| 7 | 25 00 | -87 00 | 2:16 |
| 8 | 23 00 | -85 00 | 2:38 |
| 10 | 23 17 | -79 52 | 3:19 |
| 11 | 25 08 | -77 56 | 3:40 |
| 12 | 27 00 | -76 00 | 4:02 |
| 13 | 27 00 | -74 00 | 4:17 |
| 14 | 29 00 | -75 00 | 4:35 |
| 15 | 29 00 | -73 00 | 4:51 |
| 16 | 28 00 | -71 00 | 5:08 |
| 17 | 30 00 | -71 00 | 5:24 |
| 18 | 31 00 | -73 00 | 5:42 |
| 19 | 31 00 | -75 00 | 5:57 |
| 20 | 31 34 | -77 46 | 6:18 |
| 21 | 29 48 | -77 12 | 6:33 |
| 22 | 28 02 | -77 46 | 6:48 |
| 23 | 26 57 | -79 16 | 7:03 |