Mission Summary
20080831N2 Aircraft 49RF
Gustav flight 2008

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Pilots
Flight Director
AVAPS
Data System

Mission Plan :

The G-IV jet, with no HRD scientists, will fly a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Gustav. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 17:30 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 01:30 UTC the next day.

Synoptic Surveillance
MISSION PLAN
Gustav

National Hurricane Center: August 30, 2008 1:42:34 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 31/1730Z
DROP
#
LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
TIME
(h mm)
128 00-79 000:27
228 00-77 000:42
328 00-75 000:58
426 00-76 001:16
526 00-78 001:31
625 45-82 452:08
726 00-84 242:21
824 42-84 422:32
923 39-85 322:43
1023 05-86 442:54
1123 05-88 043:04
1223 39-89 163:15
1322 00-89 003:28
1422 45-91 003:45
1524 00-92 304:01
1625 15-94 004:16
1724 00-95 304:32
1827 00-95 304:56
1928 00-94 305:08
2027 00-93 005:22
2126 00-92 005:33
2224 42-90 065:51
2326 00-90 246:02
2427 18-90 066:13
2528 00-92 006:29
2629 00-91 006:40
2728 21-89 166:54
2828 55-88 047:05
2928 55-86 447:15
3028 21-85 327:25
3127 18-84 427:36
3228 45-83 307:51

Mission Summary :

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