Mission Summary
20100909H1 Aircraft 42RF
Ocean Survey Mission

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderMark Sweeney
Co-pilotJustin Kibbey
Co-pilotCathy Martin
Flight EngineerKen Heystek
Flight EngineerJoe Klippel
NavigatorRyan Kidder
NavigatorDevin Brakob
Flight DirectorIan Sears
Flight DirectorJack Parrish
EngineerSteven Paul
Data TechnicianJoe Bosko
Dropsonde OperatorTodd Richards
Electronics TechnicianJames Warnecke
Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead ScientistNick Shay (UMiami)
AXBT ScientistBenjamin Jaimes (UMiami)
AXBT ScientistPat Myers (UMiami)


Mission Plan :

NOAA 42RF will fly an Ocean Survy mission in the Gulf of Mexico prior to a possible tropical cyclone in the area. The P-3 will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 1400 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 2200 UTC.

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
MacDill AFB, FL 09/13:49 UTC MacDill AFB, FL 09/22:08 UTC

NOAA 42RF flew an Ocean Survy mission in the Gulf of Mexico prior to a possible tropical cyclone in the area. The P-3 left MacDill AFB, FL at 1349 UTC and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL by 2208 UTC.

Problems :


Mission Data :


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude

1 second data | NetCDF data


Page last updated November 19, 2010
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