Sonde Scientist | John Kaplan |
Mission Plan :
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of John Kaplan will fly a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Tropical Storm Ophelia. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 9:30 PM EDT.
Mission Summary :
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of John Kaplan flew a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Tropical Storm Ophelia. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL by 9:45 PM EDT.
Problems :
Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 08/1800Z | |||
DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h:mm) |
1 | 26 00 | -84 00 | 0:19 |
2 | 27 00 | -87 00 | 0:44 |
3 | 30 09 | -86 20 | 1:10 |
4 | 29 00 | -88 00 | 1:26 |
5 | 27 00 | -89 00 | 1:44 |
6 | 25 00 | -89 00 | 2:00 |
7 | 25 00 | -87 00 | 2:16 |
8 | 23 00 | -85 00 | 2:38 |
10 | 23 17 | -79 52 | 3:19 |
11 | 25 08 | -77 56 | 3:40 |
12 | 27 00 | -76 00 | 4:02 |
13 | 27 00 | -74 00 | 4:17 |
14 | 29 00 | -75 00 | 4:35 |
15 | 29 00 | -73 00 | 4:51 |
16 | 28 00 | -71 00 | 5:08 |
17 | 30 00 | -71 00 | 5:24 |
18 | 31 00 | -73 00 | 5:42 |
19 | 31 00 | -75 00 | 5:57 |
20 | 31 34 | -77 46 | 6:18 |
21 | 29 48 | -77 12 | 6:33 |
22 | 28 02 | -77 46 | 6:48 |
23 | 26 57 | -79 16 | 7:03 |