Proposed track
| Aircraft Commander | Kristie Twining |
| Co-pilot | Jason Mansour |
| Co-pilot | Ron Moyers |
| Flight Director | Nick Morgan |
| ASPEN | Jack Parrish |
| Data Technician | Gabe Defeo |
| Radar Technician | Al Goldstein |
| AVAPS | Carlos Quiles |
| AVAPS | Leonard Miller |
| Observer | Rosimar Rios-Barrios |
Mission Plan :
Fly a Synopitc Suveillance mission around Hurricane Sandy as it emerges from the Cuban coast. Take off from MacDill AFB, FL at 17:30 UTC on Oct. 27th and recover at MacDill AFB, FL at 00:30 UTC the next day.
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Prepared by the National Hurricane Center October 26, 2012 2:24:55 PM Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 27/1730Z | |||
| DROP LOCATIONS | |||
| # | LAT | LON | TIME |
| deg min | deg min | hh:mm | |
| 1 | 28 00 | -85 00 | 0:19 |
| 2 | 26 00 | -85 00 | 0:36 |
| 3 | 26 00 | -83 00 | 0:51 |
| 4 | 24 00 | -83 00 | 1:08 |
| 5 | 24 00 | -81 30 | 1:19 |
| 6 | 24 00 | -80 00 | 1:31 |
| 7 | 26 00 | -79 00 | 1:49 |
| 8 | 28 00 | -79 00 | 2:06 |
| 9 | 28 00 | -77 30 | 2:17 |
| 10 | 28 00 | -76 00 | 2:29 |
| 11 | 26 00 | -76 00 | 2:45 |
| 12 | 26 00 | -74 00 | 3:01 |
| 13 | 26 00 | -72 00 | 3:16 |
| 14 | 26 00 | -70 00 | 3:32 |
| 15 | 28 00 | -70 00 | 3:48 |
| 16 | 28 00 | -72 00 | 4:03 |
| 17 | 29 30 | -72 00 | 4:16 |
| 18 | 31 00 | -72 00 | 4:28 |
| 19 | 31 00 | -70 00 | 4:43 |
| 20 | 33 00 | -70 00 | 4:59 |
| 21 | 35 00 | -70 00 | 5:16 |
| 22 | 37 00 | -70 00 | 5:32 |
| 23 | 37 00 | -72 30 | 5:50 |
| 24 | 35 00 | -72 30 | 6:07 |
| 25 | 33 00 | -73 53 | 6:26 |
| 26 | 33 00 | -75 15 | 6:36 |
| 27 | 33 00 | -76 38 | 6:47 |
| 28 | 33 00 | -78 00 | 6:57 |
| 29 | 31 00 | -79 00 | 7:15 |
| 30 | 29 00 | -79 00 | 7:31 |
Mission Summary :
| Take off | Landing
| MacDill AFB, FL | 27/17:19 UTC
| MacDill AFB, FL | 28/00:30 UTC
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Mission Evaluation:
32 dropsondes were launched, with 30 of them being good and transmitted.
Problems :
Mission Data :
Combined drops from P3 and G-IV missions at 850 mb
Combined drops from P3 and G-IV missions at 200 mb