NOAA Training/Ferry Flight Discussion

[CrazyC83]

I created this for the extra flight, since there was some discussion about it.

[CrazyC83]

The flight appears to be heading slightly ESE right now. Maybe it is headed for 96L?

[CrazyC83]

URNT15 KWBC 311824
NOAA3 WXWXA FERRY HDOB 02 20070831
181500 2736N 08200W 6787 03475 0158 +076 +057 280006 007 999 999 03
181530 2735N 08158W 6692 03546 0119 +076 +027 275007 008 999 999 03
181600 2735N 08156W 6597 03687 0141 +065 +027 294005 006 999 999 03
181630 2734N 08154W 6448 03867 0151 +058 +037 295008 008 999 999 03
181700 2734N 08151W 6337 04080 0177 +047 +029 311009 010 999 999 03
181730 2733N 08149W 6253 04112 0151 +037 +030 299010 011 999 999 03
181800 2732N 08147W 6155 04292 0179 +031 +018 300010 011 999 999 03
181830 2731N 08145W 6068 04370 0151 +026 +012 294009 011 999 999 03
181900 2730N 08143W 5984 04489 0134 +027 -010 315007 008 999 999 03
181930 2729N 08141W 5899 04619 0142 +018 -014 312010 011 999 999 03
182000 2728N 08139W 5828 04754 0165 +015 -027 325011 013 999 999 03
182030 2726N 08137W 5760 04800 0149 +008 -033 322012 013 999 999 03
182100 2724N 08137W 5661 04931 0145 +002 -037 324008 011 999 999 03
182130 2722N 08137W 5572 05078 0180 -008 -050 345009 010 999 999 03
182200 2720N 08137W 5505 05188 0154 -011 -069 337008 009 999 999 03
182230 2718N 08136W 5445 05311 0387 -016 -087 304008 008 999 999 03
182300 2717N 08133W 5385 05312 0347 -019 -093 299007 008 999 999 03
182330 2716N 08131W 5318 05464 0340 -027 -106 306008 008 999 999 03
182400 2715N 08129W 5240 05601 0371 -031 -117 309009 010 999 999 03
182430 2714N 08126W 5149 05747 0395 -040 -125 310010 010 999 999 03

Heading ESE.

[Nimbus]

Is this a Berwick bay flight?

It was labled "Ferry"

Chris deBurgh's "Don't pay the ferry man."?

[CrazyC83]

Is this a Berwick bay flight?

It was labled "Ferry"

Chris deBurgh's "Don't pay the ferry man."?

I'm confused on it, at first I thought it was a training mission before they changed it.

[HURAKAN]

If they are heading ESE, then they're not moving towards 96L?

[CrazyC83]

If they are heading ESE, then they're not moving towards 96L?

I don't know where they are going at this point. It is a real mystery! It might be headed towards 94L for backup, or turning north to 96L away from land.

[RL3AO]

They might be flying out to St. Croix.

[CrazyC83]

They might be flying out to St. Croix.

That is very possible to have a second plane available there. If they were flying to 96L, wouldn't it be from a base in the Northeast anyway?

URNT15 KWBC 311834
NOAA3 WXWXA FERRY HDOB 03 20070831
182500 2713N 08124W 5069 05859 0388 -046 -121 318009 010 999 999 03
182530 2712N 08122W 5031 05911 0384 -051 -121 326009 010 999 999 03
182600 2711N 08120W 4967 06014 0392 -054 -152 333009 010 999 999 03
182630 2710N 08117W 4909 06155 0421 -058 -175 325007 008 999 999 03
182700 2709N 08115W 4861 06229 0430 -064 -159 335007 008 999 999 03
182730 2708N 08112W 4853 06218 0444 -067 -141 347006 007 999 999 03
182800 2707N 08110W 4852 06205 0414 -068 -139 340005 006 999 999 03
182830 2706N 08108W 4852 06228 0428 -068 -141 342006 007 999 999 03
182900 2705N 08105W 4853 06210 0404 -069 -155 344007 008 999 999 03
182930 2704N 08103W 4853 06237 0436 -069 -161 346008 008 999 999 03
183000 2703N 08100W 4852 06200 0423 -068 -148 346006 006 999 999 03
183030 2702N 08058W 4852 06313 0474 -068 -158 348005 007 999 999 03
183100 2701N 08055W 4852 06208 0406 -066 -129 317004 005 999 999 03
183130 2700N 08053W 4852 06188 0403 -068 -133 327007 007 999 999 03
183200 2659N 08050W 4853 06186 0394 -068 -126 317006 007 999 999 03
183230 2658N 08048W 4853 06184 0374 -066 -130 326006 006 999 999 03
183300 2657N 08045W 4854 06152 0346 -067 -130 329007 008 999 999 03
183330 2656N 08043W 4853 06142 0340 -067 -133 332007 008 999 999 03
183400 2655N 08040W 4853 06138 0340 -065 -129 335008 008 999 999 03
183430 2654N 08038W 4853 06139 0337 -065 -135 340008 009 999 999 03

[Chacor]

Why would they issue HDOBs if they were just flying out to St Croix to prepare, though?

[CrazyC83]

URNT15 KWBC 311844
NOAA3 WXWXA FERRY HDOB 04 20070831
183500 2653N 08036W 4853 06165 0382 -066 -127 340010 010 999 999 03
183530 2652N 08033W 4854 06247 0434 -064 -131 348008 009 999 999 03
183600 2651N 08031W 4852 06291 0465 -063 -142 355006 006 999 999 03
183630 2650N 08028W 4850 06221 0434 -064 -142 354007 008 999 999 03
183700 2649N 08026W 4850 06161 0379 -065 -138 350008 009 999 999 03
183730 2648N 08023W 4850 06173 0399 -062 -148 347007 008 999 999 03
183800 2647N 08021W 4852 06228 0428 -060 -149 351007 008 999 999 03
183830 2646N 08018W 4850 06214 0421 -060 -152 356007 008 999 999 03
183900 2645N 08016W 4850 06235 0431 -064 -143 351007 008 999 999 03
183930 2644N 08013W 4850 06202 0401 -066 -143 323009 010 999 999 03
184000 2643N 08011W 4850 06148 0348 -061 -146 329009 010 999 999 03
184030 2642N 08009W 4849 06162 0356 -060 -148 327007 009 999 999 03
184100 2641N 08006W 4850 06155 0354 -062 -143 323007 008 999 999 03
184130 2640N 08004W 4850 06162 0360 -062 -145 314007 007 999 999 03
184200 2639N 08001W 4850 06159 0358 -064 -149 347009 010 999 999 03
184230 2637N 07959W 4852 06156 0363 -064 -140 339011 012 999 999 03
184300 2636N 07956W 4850 06156 0364 -064 -135 337010 010 999 999 03
184330 2635N 07954W 4850 06165 0361 -064 -129 339009 010 007 000 00
184400 2633N 07952W 4851 06168 0383 -061 -151 339010 012 010 000 00
184430 2632N 07949W 4852 06218 0425 -065 -134 338012 012 009 000 00

Heading ESE north of the Bahamas.

[pojo]

Why would they issue HDOBs if they were just flying out to St Croix to prepare, though?

the Flight METs need their training also... hence the reason for HDOBs being released from the NOAA aircraft.