 Proposed NOAA 49 track |
| Aircraft Commander | Ron Moyers |
| Co-pilot | Doug MacIntyre |
| Co-pilot | |
| Flight Director | Mike Holmes |
| Flight Director | Rich Henning |
| Data Technician | Joe Greene |
| Elec. Technician | Gabe Defeo |
| Dropsonde Operator | Jeff Newnam |
| Dropsonde Operator | Jeff Hartberger |
| Observor | Bill Carrier |
Mission Plan :
NOAA 49RF will conduct an EMC-tasked Tail Doppler Radar/Rapid Intensification mission around Tropical Storm Joaquin in the Atlantic northeast of the Bahamas.
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Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division September 28, 2015 3:37:42 PM Aircraft: N49RF Proposed takeoff: 29/1730Z
DROP LOCATION TABLE
| #
| LAT
| LON
| RAD/AZM
| Time
|
| deg min
| deg min
| nmi/deg
| hr:min
| 2S | 25 11 | 72 29 | 180/180 | 1:18
| 3S | 26 41 | 72 30 | 90/180 | 1:32
| 4S | 29 42 | 72 31 | 90/000 | 1:57
| 5S | 31 13 | 72 32 | 180/000 | 2:11
| 6S | 28 15 | 75 58 | 180/270 | 2:46
| 7S | 28 16 | 74 17 | 90/270 | 2:59
| 8S | 28 17 | 70 55 | 90/090 | 3:24
| 9S | 28 18 | 69 14 | 180/090 | 3:37
| 10S | 30 27 | 70 15 | 180/045 | 3:57
| 11S | 29 23 | 71 28 | 90/045 | 4:11
| 12S | 27 17 | 73 53 | 90/225 | 4:36
| 13S | 26 14 | 75 05 | 180/225 | 4:49
| 14S | 26 16 | 70 22 | 180/135 | 5:25
| 15S | 27 20 | 71 34 | 90/135 | 5:38
| 16S | 29 29 | 73 59 | 90/315 | 6:04
| 17S | 30 34 | 75 12 | 180/315 | 6:17
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| Take off | Landing
| MacDill AFB, FL | 18:10 UTC
| MacDill AFB, FL | 23:44 UTC
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About halfway through this flight, one of the power inverters failed and the
rest of the mission was aborted. Next flight (20150930N1) was also cancelled.
The data system was shut off at 21:25 Z but the aircraft landed at 23:44 Z.
13 dropsondes released, 12 sent.
 Flight track |
 Temperature and Moisture |
 Wind and Atlitude |