| Aircraft Commander | Hagen |
| Co-pilot | Kristie Twining |
| Flight Director | Jess Williams |
| Flight Director | Nancy Ash |
| Data Technician | Gabe Defeo |
| Engineer | Steve Paul |
| Dropsonde Operator | Carlos Quiles |
| Lead Scientist | John Kaplan |
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Mission Plan :
NOAA 49RF will fly an HRD-tasked Rapid Intensification mission around Tropical Depression 05. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill by 0150 UTC next day.
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Prepared by the Hurricane Research Divison Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 11/1730Z | ||||
| DROP LOCATIONS | ||||
| # | LAT | LON | Radius/Azimuth | TIME |
| deg min | deg min | nm / deg | hh:mm | |
| 1 | 27 00 | 83 35 | 210/090 | 0:12 |
| 2 | 27 00 | 85 16 | 120/090 | 0:26 |
| 3 | 25 51 | 84 25 | 180/112 | 0:38 |
| 4 | 24 11 | 84 22 | 240/135 | 0:52 |
| 5 | 23 00 | 85 30 | ---/--- | 1:06 |
| 6 | 24 14 | 86 14 | 180/157 | 1:19 |
| 7 | 25 35 | 85 56 | 120/135 | 1:31 |
| 8 | 25 00 | 87 30 | 120/180 | 1:44 |
| 9 | 23 00 | 87 30 | 240/180 | 2:02 |
| 10 | 22 30 | 89 30 | ---/--- | 2:18 |
| 11 | 24 14 | 88 46 | 180/202 | 2:35 |
| 12 | 24 11 | 90 38 | 240/225 | 2:49 |
| 13 | 25 35 | 89 04 | 120/225 | 3:07 |
| 14 | 25 51 | 90 35 | 180/247 | 3:19 |
| 15 | 27 00 | 89 44 | 120/270 | 3:31 |
| 16 | 27 00 | 91 59 | 240/270 | 3:49 |
| 17 | 25 00 | 92 00 | ---/--- | 4:06 |
| 18 | 23 00 | 92 00 | ---/--- | 4:23 |
| 19 | 23 00 | 93 30 | ---/--- | 4:35 |
| 20 | 24 30 | 93 30 | ---/--- | 4:49 |
| 21 | 26 15 | 93 30 | ---/--- | 5:04 |
| 22 | 28 00 | 93 30 | ---/--- | 5:19 |
| 23 | 28 00 | 92 00 | ---/--- | 5:31 |
| 24 | 28 10 | 90 37 | 180/292 | 5:42 |
| 25 | 28 25 | 89 05 | 120/315 | 5:54 |
| 26 | 29 47 | 88 47 | 180/337 | 6:07 |
| 27 | 29 00 | 87 30 | 120/000 | 6:19 |
| 28 | 29 47 | 86 13 | 180/022 | 6:31 |
| 29 | 28 25 | 85 55 | 120/045 | 6:43 |
| 30 | 29 00 | 84 30 | ---/--- | 6:55 |
Mission Summary :
| Take off | Landing
| MacDill AFB, FL | 11/17:24 UTC
| MacDill AFB, FL | 12/00:06 UTC
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Page last updated August 10, 2010
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