Mission Summary
20051023H1 Aircraft 42RF
Wilma flight 2005

Scientific Crew (42RF)
John GamacheLPS
Luke BurbankObserver
Eric MutchlechnerObserver
Rich HagenObserver
Aircraft Crew (42RF)
LCDR Randy TebeestPilot
LT Mike SilahPilot
LT Devin BrakobNavigator
Tom Shepherd
Marty Mayeaux
Flight Directors
Steve WadeFlight Engineer
Sean McMillenData Tech
Bill OlneyAVAPS
Beth KerrSystem Engineer
Al GoldsteinCrew Chief

Mission Plan :

N42RF will fly an NHC-tasked recco mission into Hurricane Wilma. The plane will depart at MacDill AFB, FL at 2:00 PM EDT and recover MacDill AFB, FL at 10:00 PM EDT .

Mission Summary :

N42RF flew an NHC-tasked recco mission into Hurricane Wilma. The plane departed at MacDill AFB, FL at 1:53 PM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL at 6:21 PM EDT .

Problems :

1 bad dropsonde out of 10 launched.


Mission Data :

Ten second listing

Flight Data


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude


Page last updated February 3, 2006
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