When you fly into a hurricane you also have to fly back out. That means punching back through the eyewall.
— Tropical Nick Underwood (@TheAstroNick) September 27, 2022
This was Hurricane #Ian this morning aboard Kermit (#NOAA42).
The pilot keeps the aircraft steady, the flight engineer in the middle maintains airspeed. pic.twitter.com/4XCuCr5BtU
1. We're flying at 10,000' here.
— Tropical Nick Underwood (@TheAstroNick) September 27, 2022
2. Wings level, on altitude, on target airspeed of 210 knots is the goal
3. Not too bumpy today but some healthy jolts.
4. We collect radar and dropsonde data throughout these flights.
5. I ate two (2) Fruit by the Foots. https://t.co/JgB1sYdlWL
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