OPERATIONS
Saturday, 23, Sept. 2017
NOAA42: The P3 is tasked to fly an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Coyote/Doppler Wind Lidar (DWL) research mission into Hurricane Maria. Take off is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET (1700 UTC) from Lakeland, FL. Four HRD scientists will be on this flight.
G-IV: No flights are scheduled.
Sunday, 24, Sept. 2017
NOAA42: The P3 is tasked by EMC to fly a Tail Doppler Radar mission into Hurricane Maria. Take off is scheduled for 1:00 AM ET (0500 UTC) from Lakeland, FL. No HRDers will be on this flight.
NOAA42: The P3 is tasked to fly a UAS Coyote/DWL research mission into Hurricane Maria. Take off is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET (1700 UTC) from Lakeland, FL. Four HRD scientists will be on this flight.
G-IV: The jet is tasked by NHC to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Maria. Take off from Lakeland, FL is scheduled for 1:30 PM Et (1730 UTC). No HRDers will be on this flight.
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