| Aircraft Commander | Jeff Hagen |
| Co-pilot | Nick Toth |
| Co-pilot | Kristie Twining |
| Flight Director | Nancy Ash |
| Flight Director | Jessica Williams |
| Data Technician | Gabe Defeo |
| AVAPS Operator | Joe Greene |
| AVAPS Operator | Todd Richards |
| Engineer | Al Goldstein |
| None |
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Mission Plan :
NOAA 49RF will fly a Genesis mission around Tropical Disturbance AL95. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill by 0130 UTC.
| DROP | LAT | LON |
| # | (d m) | (d m) |
| 1 | 15 48 | 79 00 |
| 2 | 15 48 | 77 10 |
| 3 | 15 48 | 75 20 |
| 4 | 15 48 | 73 30 |
| 5 | 14 32 | 73 30 |
| 6 | 13 16 | 73 30 |
| 7 | 12 00 | 73 30 |
| 8 | 11 39 | 74 45 |
| 9 | 11 29 | 75 22 |
| 10 | 11 18 | 76 00 |
| 11 | 11 18 | 77 00 |
| 12 | 11 18 | 78 00 |
| 13 | 11 18 | 79 00 |
| 14 | 11 18 | 79 00 |
| 15 | 12 18 | 77 40 |
| 16 | 13 18 | 76 20 |
| 17 | 14 18 | 75 00 |
| 18 | 12 48 | 75 00 |
| 19 | 12 48 | 76 30 |
| 20 | 12 48 | 78 00 |
Mission Summary :
| Take off | Landing
| MacDill AFB, FL | 17:17 UTC
| MacDill AFB, FL | 01:00 UTC
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NOAA 49RF flew a Genesis mission around Tropical Disturbance AL95 which was recalssified Tropical Depression 15 during the flight. The G-IV left MacDill AFB, FL at 1717 UTC and recovered back at MacDill at 0100 UTC.
Problems :
A crack developed in the wind shield of the G-IV on its return leg of this mission. The aircraft will ferry to Savannah for repairs on Sept. 24, 2010 and be unavailable for a second mission into TS Matthew.
Page last updated September 27, 2010
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