Mission Summary
20080908N1 Aircraft 49RF
Ike Synoptic Surveillanceflight 2008
| Aircraft Commander | |
| Pilots | |
| Flight Director | |
| AVAPS | |
| Data System | |
| Dropsonde Scientist | Mike Black
John Kaplan |
| Aircraft Commander | |
| Pilots | |
| Flight Director | |
| AVAPS | |
| Data System | |
| Dropsonde Scientist | Mike Black
John Kaplan |
Mission Plan :
The G-IV jet, with HRD scientists Mike Black and John Kaplan, will fly a Synoptic Surveillance missions around Hurricane Ike. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 05:30 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 13:30 UTC.
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Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 08/0530Z | |||
| DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h mm) |
| 1 | 30 00 | -80 00 | 0:26 |
| 2 | 30 00 | -78 00 | 0:41 |
| 3 | 30 00 | -76 00 | 0:57 |
| 4 | 30 00 | -74 00 | 1:12 |
| 5 | 30 00 | -72 00 | 1:27 |
| 6 | 28 00 | -73 00 | 1:45 |
| 7 | 28 00 | -75 00 | 2:00 |
| 8 | 28 00 | -77 00 | 2:16 |
| 9 | 28 00 | -79 00 | 2:31 |
| 10 | 26 00 | -78 00 | 2:49 |
| 11 | 26 00 | -76 00 | 3:05 |
| 12 | 24 27 | -75 38 | 3:18 |
| 13 | 26 00 | -74 00 | 3:36 |
| 14 | 26 00 | -72 00 | 3:51 |
| 15 | 24 00 | -72 00 | 4:08 |
| 16 | 23 00 | -73 00 | 4:19 |
| 17 | 23 24 | -74 48 | 4:34 |
| 18 | 22 06 | -74 30 | 4:44 |
| 19 | 20 55 | -74 43 | 4:54 |
| 20 | 19 28 | -75 37 | 5:08 |
| 21 | 19 11 | -76 50 | 5:18 |
| 22 | 19 11 | -78 10 | 5:29 |
| 23 | 19 45 | -79 22 | 5:39 |
| 24 | 20 48 | -80 12 | 5:50 |
| 25 | 23 34 | -80 13 | 6:13 |
| 26 | 24 27 | -79 22 | 6:22 |
| 27 | 26 00 | -83 00 | 6:53 |
| 28 | 26 00 | -85 00 | 7:09 |
| 29 | 28 00 | -84 30 | 7:26 |
| 30 | 29 27 | -83 33 | 7:40 |
Mission Summary :
Problems :