NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter

      
  Today's Mission:

 To fly through a Hurricane
for 9 hours in the
NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter
***strap yourself in!***
 





 
                        
          Weather probes                                          side view                          Raymond Tong dropsonde operator      Flight Director Martin Mayeaux

 

                       
           not sure about his one                  Terry Lynch SFMR station                           sea surface                                     time to find a seat fast!

 

                       
 Navigator  Peter Siegel             Co-Pilot Barry Choy              The sweet spot - In the "eye"                  Nose Camera - very cool!

 

                    
         Pilot  Randy Tebeest               Pre-flight briefing by Randy Tebeest      Navigator briefing by Peter Siegel   Media briefing by Co-pilot Mike Silah