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Going out the way he lived (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 month ago (14 children)

I had to google what "387th Penny" meant. Apparently "penny" is short for "penetration flight". So this was his 387th flight into a hurricane

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (13 children)

They're flying into the eye of a cat5 hurricane???

Bloody hell. And I'm afraid of air turbulences...

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

C-130s really do it all (the linked vid is of a different hurricane but they've been doing similar flights with Milton)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems that the C-130s won’t be ready until 2030. Looks like they’re using WP-3D Orion aircraft currently.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae0116

Orions are badass in their own right

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well shit, I read the Wikipedia link and some articles from the comment about the NOAA Hurricane Hunters and assumed you were referring to them.

The C-130J you linked from the ADS-B recorder seems to be military. Guess they’ve been using them for a while for storm reconnaissance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah the post directly mentions the NOAA guys but the Air Force Reserve hurricane hunters are what came to mind my mistake

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Oh I didn’t know the Air Force Reserves did that! Though that makes a lot of sense given how it’s surveilling in proximity to the States. Good use of aircraft and brainpower in that pursuit.

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