Mission Summary
20100706H1 Aircraft 42RF
Genesis/TDR flight into Tropical Disturbance AL96 2010

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderMark Nelson
Co-pilotJustin Kibby
Co-pilotMark Sweeney
Flight EngineerJoe Klippel
NavigatorChris Sloan
NavigatorRyan Kidder
Flight DirectorJack Parrish
Flight DirectorIan Sears
EngineerJohn Hill
EngineerJorge Delgado
Data TechJoe Bosko
Elec. TechMike Mascaro
InternNick Spinler
Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead Project ScientistMike Black
Dropsonde ScientistPaul Reasor
Radar ScientistJohn Gamache


Flight track

Mission Plan :

The P-3 is tasked by HRD to carry out a Genesis/TDR mission into Tropical Disturbance AL96 in the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft will depart MacDill AFB, FL at 20:00 UTC fly a modified lawn mower pattern around the northern Yucatan documenting any development. It will arrive back at MacDill by 04:00 UTC the next day.

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
MacDill AFB, FL20:21 UTC MacDill AFB, FL03:48 UTC

The P-3 was tasked by HRD to carry out a Genesis/TDR mission into Tropical Disturbance AL96 in the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft departed MacDill AFB, FL at 20:21 UTC flew a modified lawn mower pattern around the northern Yucatan documenting any development. It arrived back at MacDill by 03:48 UTC the next day.


Mission Data :

LPS log | Radar log | Dropsonde log


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude

Serial data | 1 Second data | NetCDF data


Page last updated January 10, 2011
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