Mission Plan :

The flight will leave St. Croix, USVI at 11:00 AM AST and recover at 5:00 PM AST at St. Croix, USVI. It will fly a one plane CBLAST experiment with step descents.

Mission Summary :

The flight left St. Croix, USVI at 11:09 AM AST, and returned to St. Croix, USVI at 6:25 PM AST.

The two P3s first flew a synchronized leg into Isabel's croe, entering from the south. They then circumnavigated the large-diameter eye collecting radar data, and subsequently exited with a coordinated northbound leg. Then N43RF executed an independent CBLAST step-descent pattern down to 200 feet in two different storm regimes.

Problems :

1. Engine #3 had a flame-out (2021 Z) causing the plane to return prematurely to St. Croix.
2. SRA is not available. Ed Walsh flew home.

Mission Data :

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