For those who want to see a Hurricane Hunter plane (pics)

Category 5 · #1 Postby **Category 5** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:14 pm

Coming to Cape May New Jersey May 1st

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/announce ... ay2007.pdf

I know I'll be taking that day off. 8-)

#2 Postby **pojo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:37 pm

Be specific.... that is the NOAA P3 planes NOT the AFRES WC130J planes.

Category 5 · #3 Postby **Category 5** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:26 pm

Just curious, whats the difference? Just the type of aircraft?

#4 Postby **pojo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:20 pm

NOAA aircrafts fly out of MacDill AFB, Tampa... They are funded through NOAA/NHC for their flights. The aircrafts are P-3 Orion
http://www.aoc.noaa.gov/index.html

AFRES aircrafts fly out of Keesler AFB, MS.... They are funded through Department of Defense and NHC for their flights. The aircraft is WC130J.
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/ (the site hasn't been updated since 2005.)
<--------- our patch

Category 5 · #5 Postby **Category 5** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:41 pm

Cool, thanks for clearing it up.

Category 5 · #6 Postby **Category 5** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:59 pm

I'm taking off school lol.

Anyone else going down there?

#7 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:13 pm

I've seen them at Macdill before, been in one on the ground.

#8 Postby **swampdude** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:51 am

I have been aboard both type planes. Worth the visit for sure. The NOAA plane has a lot more "stuff" on it. The AFRES has a lot more room. Crew from both planes were very willing to answer questions and share their experiences. Take some cash if you visit the NOAA plane. The visit is obviously free but they sometimes have caps and shirts to sell. Cash only.

Category 5 · #9 Postby **Category 5** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:21 pm

swampdude wrote: Take some cash if you visit the NOAA plane. The visit is obviously free but they sometimes have caps and shirts to sell. Cash only.

Awesome, thanks for the heads up.

CajunMama · #10 Postby **CajunMama** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:06 pm

I just want to see a pic of pojo with her plane when she's finished with her schooling.

#11 Postby **pojo** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:28 pm

CajunMama wrote:I just want to see a pic of pojo with her plane when she's finished with her schooling.

Gee thanks..... I'm sure that can be arranged.

The reality is setting in.... I'm going to be flying with the Hurricane Hunters in a few short weeks!!!!

Category 5 · #12 Postby **Category 5** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:55 pm

I went today, it was AWSOME. I toured the plane and talked to some Hurricane hunters (Heard some stories of the imfamous Hugo flight). In fact, that was the plane that went on that imfamous flight. (Still a few dents left over from it according to a few of the workers).

Bill Proenza was there but regretfully I didn't get a chance to talk to him.

pics

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w237 ... nt=045.jpg
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w237 ... nt=056.jpg

CajunMama · #13 Postby **CajunMama** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:58 pm

Pojo...i'm assuming that the decals of the hurricane names are from that plane actually flying through those hurricanes?

#14 Postby **OuterBanker** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:38 am

Tks for the heads up Cat5. I was totally unaware of the tour. After reading the article I realized that they will be at the USCG Air Staiton in Elizabeth City tommorow, a 45 minute drive. I called the air station op center and sure enough it will be there and open to the gp from 9 to 5. Our local small time paper didn't even mention it, nor did the Virginian Pilot our local large paper (Hampton Roads, circ 200k). And the op center had to find out about it, strange.

#15 Postby **pojo** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:45 am

CajunMama wrote:Pojo...i'm assuming that the decals of the hurricane names are from that plane actually flying through those hurricanes?

I'm guessing.... I don't fly on the NOAA birds. I fly on the USAF RES WC130J birds... we don't have the decals on our plane

Category 5 · #16 Postby **Category 5** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:35 pm

OuterBanker wrote:Tks for the heads up Cat5. I was totally unaware of the tour. After reading the article I realized that they will be at the USCG Air Staiton in Elizabeth City tommorow, a 45 minute drive. I called the air station op center and sure enough it will be there and open to the gp from 9 to 5. Our local small time paper didn't even mention it, nor did the Virginian Pilot our local large paper (Hampton Roads, circ 200k). And the op center had to find out about it, strange.

Defanitly worth the visit. Alot of cool stuff.

I had alot of intresting conversations with Hurricane Hunters, Pro Mets, and some guys from the Geophyiscal Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Trust me, you'll learn plenty while you're there.

Bring a bag, theres plenty of intresting pamphlets, guides, and posters to pick up.

Stratusxpeye · #17 Postby **Stratusxpeye** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:01 pm

According to the PDF it says it will be in Daytona on friday. That is closest to me, but it does not have any other information such as time and place. Does anyone have this information?

#18 Postby **cycloneye** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:07 pm

Stratusxpeye wrote:According to the PDF it says it will be in Daytona on friday. That is closest to me, but it does not have any other information such as time and place. Does anyone have this information?

Friday, May 4
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Daytona Beach International Airport, Fla.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2843.htm

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