Mission Summary
20110825N2 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance Mission Hurricane Irene

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Flight Director
Flight Director
Electronics Technician
AVAPS Operator
Dropsonde Operator
Guests (49RF)
Tim Barry (NWS Tallahassee)


Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will fly an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Irene. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 0200 UTC next day.

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: Irene
Prepared by the
National Hurricane Center
August 24, 2011 4:53:37 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 25/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
131 45-80 450:35
231 00-79 000:49
332 00-77 301:03
433 30-78 001:16
533 00-75 001:39
631 00-75 001:55
732 00-74 002:06
833 00-73 002:17
935 30-73 302:38
1034 00-71 302:58
1132 00-71 003:14
1231 00-72 003:25
1330 00-73 003:37
1429 00-71 003:54
1528 00-72 004:05
1627 00-71 004:16
1726 00-72 004:28
1825 00-73 004:39
1924 00-72 004:50
2023 00-73 005:02
2122 00-74 005:13
2223 00-75 005:24
2323 00-77 005:40
2424 51-78 466:00
2524 30-77 306:11
2624 17-76 146:21
2724 51-75 026:31
2825 54-74 126:42
2927 12-73 546:53
3028 30-74 127:04
3129 33-75 027:15
3230 07-76 147:25
3330 07-77 347:35
3429 33-78 467:45
3528 24-79 187:56
3627 12-79 458:06

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
MacDill AFB, FL17:18 UTC MacDill AFB, FL01:33 UTC

NOAA 49RF flew an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Irene. The G-IV left MacDill AFB, FL 1718 UTC and recovered back at MacDill AFB, FL by 0133 UTC next day. 38 dropsondes were launched with 36 being transmitted.

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Page last updated August 24, 2011
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