Mission Summary
20190829H1 Aircraft 42RF
TDR/Reconnaissance into Dorian

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderPat Didier
Co-pilotRobert Mitchell
Co-pilotKevin Doremus
Flight EngineerChris Lelonde
Flight EngineerHeystek
NavigatorPete Freeman
Flight DirectorMike Holmes
System EngineerDana Naeher
AVAPSJoe Greene

Science crew (42RF)
LPSGus AlakaHRD
DropsondeJason SippelHRD
RadarBrittany DahlHRD
ObserverAlex HudsonNatGeo
ObserverJosh RannenbergAOC
ObserverAlex Amezcuunk

Science crew (Ground)
RadarPaul ReasorHRD


Figure 1. Flight plan for 20190829H1 mission for Dorian

Figure 2. Actual Flight track for 20190829H1 mission for Dorian

Mission Plan :

NOAA42 will conduct a TDR mission into Hurricane Dorian while fulfilling fix requirements for NHC.

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
Linder_Lakeland, FL 09:50 UTC Linder_Lakeland, FL 18:36 UTC
Expendables

TDR MISSION PLAN: DORIAN
Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division
Aug. 29, 2019 12:15 PM EDT
Aircraft: N42RF
Proposed takeoff: 29/0930Z
DROP LOCATION TABLE
# LAT LON RAD/AZMON Time
deg min deg min deg nm hr:min
1S20 0767 56 75/2252:47
2S21 5366 03 75/0453:25
3S21 5367 57 75/3153:52
4S20 0766 04 75/1354:30
5S21 0065 40 75/0904:45
6S21 0068 20 75/2705:24

Mission Evaluation / Problems :


Mission Data :


Flight level wind along track

Flight level wind along track in storm

SFMR wind along flight track

SFMR wind along flight track in storm

Altitude, Pressure, Rain Rate, and Wind

LPS log | Radar log | Drop log


Page last updated Oct. 08, 2019
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