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How crazy do you have to be to fly through a hurricane?
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:11 pm
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Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:12 pm to droman225
My buddy was the co-pilot today on that flight.
Major cajones
Major cajones
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:19 pm to droman225
Can't say I wouldn't be queasy as frick doing it but the thrill seeker in me would be so down for it.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:19 pm to droman225
shite..that's actually at the top of my bucket list.
Somehow, someway...I wanna fly thru the eye of a Cat 5 hurricane with the hurricane hunters.
Second on the list is to chase an EF5 tornado...from a safe distance.
Somehow, someway...I wanna fly thru the eye of a Cat 5 hurricane with the hurricane hunters.
Second on the list is to chase an EF5 tornado...from a safe distance.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:30 pm to droman225
That was way less cool then I thought it would be. Back to porn I guess. Was watching some poor little girl get railed by the bbc
This post was edited on 10/23/15 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:42 pm to droman225
I've never heard of one crashing.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 12:50 am to geauxcats10
modified 130?
Posted on 10/24/15 at 12:56 am to droman225
Not that scary. For the most part the wind is fairly constant in a hurricane. Just some heavy precipitation.
Scary is penetrating the top of a thunderstorm at 35k+ ft. with shearing wind and violent up/down drafts.
Scary is penetrating the top of a thunderstorm at 35k+ ft. with shearing wind and violent up/down drafts.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 12:56 am to OysterPoBoy
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I've never heard of one crashing.
They started this in the fifties with piston engine aircraft, and they had some dicey moments. Since they've gone to the more powerful turboprops, it's been a lot safer.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 12:57 am to geauxcats10
Guess that's your friend in the baseball hat....
Posted on 10/24/15 at 12:59 am to droman225
Appears he filmed it with the new GoProtato.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 3:02 am to droman225
Being a hurricane hunter is originally what got me interested in meteorology (my major). Sadly I can't join in since I'm color blind but I'd give my left nut to go into one one day and take readings.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 4:43 am to Cactus Tiger
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Not that scary. For the most part the wind is fairly constant in a hurricane. Just some heavy precipitation.
Scary is penetrating the top of a thunderstorm at 35k+ ft. with shearing wind and violent up/down drafts.
Makes sense, you seem to know some about it, so a question I have. What is the purpose behind a prop plane vs a jet plane in a hurricane environment?
Posted on 10/24/15 at 5:56 am to Seeing Grey
NASA started flying jet powered Global Hawk drones into hurricanes last year, so there's evidently no intrinsic reason for turboprops. Maybe that's just the most suitable airframe available. There are a lot of C 130's in service and they're durable and versatile. Global Hawk
Posted on 10/24/15 at 6:30 am to Jim Rockford
From the wing and cockpit shots it looks like NOAAs P-3. I don't know much about hurricane hunters, but the turboprop might be better for certain data collection missions, like being able to fly lower and slower for longer periods of time. NOAA does have a Gulfstream but I think it's used for measurements above the storm
Posted on 10/24/15 at 6:46 am to droman225
Good buddy from HS (BHS 81) is an LSU grad and this is what he does for a living. Impressive.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 6:56 am to droman225
Did he actually fart at the 3:56 second mark?
Posted on 10/24/15 at 6:58 am to Cactus Tiger
so jumbo jets will fly around a damn afternoon shower but a propeller plane can fly over a cat 5 hurricane?
Posted on 10/24/15 at 7:00 am to dallastiger55
Flying above a storm versus through it are two different things.
Posted on 10/24/15 at 7:02 am to dallastiger55
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so jumbo jets will fly around a damn afternoon shower but a propeller plane can fly over a cat 5 hurricane?
A) The Hurricane Hunters fly through the storms.
B) If you can't see the difference between the purpose of a commercial flight and hurricane recon mission, then I don't know what to tell you.
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