TS Fay Recon Observations

[HURAKAN]

[RL3AO]

URNT15 KNHC 170447
AF307 1206A FAY HDOB 17 20080817
043800 1753N 07441W 4019 07555 0401 -140 -160 154011 012 034 005 00
043830 1753N 07443W 4214 07186 0375 -120 -160 161007 010 036 007 00
043900 1754N 07446W 4373 06906 0354 -106 -160 159010 014 039 009 03
043930 1754N 07448W 4514 06660 0339 -091 -160 199012 016 040 007 03
044000 1755N 07450W 4628 06467 0325 -080 -111 209020 026 048 015 00
044030 1757N 07452W 4783 06212 0312 -068 -090 191020 022 042 015 00
044100 1758N 07453W 4967 05916 0294 -057 -090 181027 031 038 010 00
044130 1759N 07455W 5142 05641 0274 -046 -090 187018 023 035 009 00
044200 1801N 07457W 5295 05405 0259 -035 -090 205016 018 033 010 00
044230 1802N 07459W 5466 05158 0247 -023 -087 193012 015 028 005 03
044300 1802N 07501W 5646 04904 0087 -012 -020 193020 022 999 999 03
044330 1801N 07502W 5816 04659 0089 -002 -020 204021 024 999 999 03
044400 1759N 07502W 5987 04413 0121 +000 -020 198026 027 999 999 03
044430 1758N 07501W 6170 04198 0157 +004 -020 198029 030 999 999 03
044500 1758N 07459W 6359 03954 0146 +023 -020 190033 034 999 999 03
044530 1759N 07457W 6566 03685 0142 +038 -020 190034 036 027 004 00
044600 1800N 07456W 6786 03417 0149 +050 +020 194033 034 999 999 03
044630 1802N 07455W 7011 03149 0150 +062 +060 187029 031 999 999 03
044700 1803N 07457W 7251 02863 0129 +086 +060 175026 027 999 999 03
044730 1802N 07458W 7460 02624 0126 +105 +060 172027 028 999 999 03
$$

Descending

[HURAKAN]

[RL3AO]

In that small little loop, the descended almost 15,000 feet.

[mf_dolphin]

C-130 doing a wing-over dive

[RL3AO]

URNT15 KNHC 170457
AF307 1206A FAY HDOB 18 20080817
044800 1801N 07458W 7721 02332 0128 +116 +060 163024 025 999 999 03
044830 1800N 07457W 7976 02062 0127 +137 +060 182027 029 999 999 03
044900 1800N 07456W 8169 01856 0143 +125 +116 170020 025 999 999 03
044930 1802N 07455W 8339 01682 0142 +132 +132 155027 029 999 999 03
045000 1803N 07456W 8419 01595 0127 +146 +146 162026 030 030 008 03
045030 1804N 07457W 8438 01575 0117 +161 +150 168023 027 033 010 00
045100 1805N 07459W 8422 01589 0123 +153 +150 159029 032 029 011 00
045130 1807N 07500W 8432 01576 0118 +157 +150 166029 030 029 008 03
045200 1808N 07502W 8430 01580 0116 +158 +157 161029 030 030 009 00
045230 1809N 07503W 8429 01579 0115 +159 +159 160030 031 032 008 00
045300 1811N 07504W 8429 01582 0116 +159 +159 162031 031 032 007 00
045330 1812N 07505W 8432 01577 0113 +159 +159 164031 031 031 008 00
045400 1814N 07507W 8429 01581 0116 +156 +156 160028 030 031 009 00
045430 1815N 07508W 8431 01578 0110 +164 +164 162031 031 031 011 00
045500 1817N 07509W 8428 01581 0112 +162 +162 166031 031 031 009 00
045530 1818N 07510W 8431 01575 0110 +163 +160 166032 032 032 011 00
045600 1819N 07512W 8426 01580 0108 +162 +160 167034 034 033 011 00
045630 1821N 07513W 8430 01576 0109 +161 +160 164034 034 034 010 00
045700 1822N 07514W 8429 01575 0107 +165 +160 163031 032 039 007 00
045730 1824N 07516W 8429 01575 0109 +162 +160 164032 032 035 010 00
$$

At operational level of 850mb (5000 feet)

[HURAKAN]

[pojo]

C-130 doing a wing-over dive

they probably saw something on the radar the Nav didn't like .....

ie. Hook Echo..... we will deviate in a heart beat if we see a hook on the radar........

[vbhoutex]

C-130 doing a wing-over dive

they probably saw something on the radar the Nav didn't like .....

ie. Hook Echo..... we will deviate in a heart beat if we see a hook on the radar........

I would too!!! Hope all is well!

[JonathanBelles]

C-130 doing a wing-over dive

they probably saw something on the radar the Nav didn't like .....

ie. Hook Echo..... we will deviate in a heart beat if we see a hook on the radar........

So is that why they do those loops? or are there other reasons too?

[HURAKAN]

Please, remember there is a RECON Discussion Thread!

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=102462&p=1774121#p1774121

[pojo]

C-130 doing a wing-over dive

they probably saw something on the radar the Nav didn't like .....

ie. Hook Echo..... we will deviate in a heart beat if we see a hook on the radar........

So is that why they do those loops? or are there other reasons too?

majority of the loops are because of hooks...

there are numerous reasons for the loops... but one can only speculate why they did the loop.

[RL3AO]

URNT15 KNHC 170507
AF307 1206A FAY HDOB 19 20080817
045800 1825N 07517W 8430 01575 0111 +158 +158 167032 032 035 009 00
045830 1827N 07518W 8380 01625 0120 +143 +143 167033 033 036 010 00
045900 1828N 07520W 8373 01633 0126 +134 +134 158034 036 036 012 00
045930 1829N 07521W 8416 01589 0127 +135 +135 159036 037 037 012 00
050000 1831N 07522W 8434 01573 0115 +152 +152 158028 030 040 008 00
050030 1832N 07524W 8434 01570 0115 +150 +150 161030 031 035 010 00
050100 1833N 07525W 8432 01572 0120 +144 +144 163028 029 037 011 03
050130 1835N 07527W 8429 01575 0116 +148 +148 159028 029 039 012 03
050200 1836N 07528W 8431 01571 0113 +152 +152 166031 032 038 013 00
050230 1837N 07529W 8433 01571 0117 +148 +148 165034 035 035 011 03
050300 1838N 07531W 8431 01573 0112 +153 +153 165033 034 038 009 00
050330 1839N 07533W 8434 01569 0112 +153 +153 166031 032 035 010 00
050400 1840N 07535W 8427 01576 0118 +145 +145 156032 037 034 011 00
050430 1840N 07536W 8434 01565 0104 +161 +160 157038 038 032 007 00
050500 1841N 07538W 8434 01567 0110 +151 +151 160039 039 038 006 00
050530 1842N 07540W 8434 01564 0114 +142 +142 161042 043 033 008 03
050600 1843N 07542W 8430 01569 0111 +149 +149 162042 043 037 006 00
050630 1844N 07543W 8433 01568 0106 +156 +156 164042 043 034 004 00
050700 1846N 07545W 8432 01568 0110 +149 +149 170044 046 033 007 03
050730 1847N 07546W 8431 01564 0107 +149 +149 166042 043 035 008 00
$$

46kt FL, 40kt SFMR

[HURAKAN]

[RL3AO]

URNT15 KNHC 170517
AF307 1206A FAY HDOB 20 20080817
050800 1848N 07548W 8432 01564 0102 +156 +156 165038 039 043 003 03
050830 1850N 07549W 8435 01560 0103 +156 +156 162037 039 037 006 03
050900 1852N 07550W 8424 01572 0105 +150 +150 166035 036 039 005 00
050930 1853N 07551W 8432 01562 0102 +155 +155 164032 035 040 005 00
051000 1855N 07552W 8431 01562 0106 +147 +147 163033 036 038 005 00
051030 1857N 07553W 8435 01559 0107 +145 +145 167029 031 038 006 00
051100 1858N 07553W 8434 01562 0110 +139 +139 170027 031 038 007 00
051130 1900N 07554W 8430 01563 0103 +149 +149 171024 025 037 007 00
051200 1902N 07555W 8434 01562 0102 +150 +150 167023 024 037 004 00
051230 1903N 07556W 8433 01561 0100 +152 +152 170023 023 038 005 00
051300 1905N 07557W 8431 01563 0104 +147 +147 171025 026 039 004 03
051330 1906N 07559W 8439 01552 0098 +153 +153 166021 023 039 006 03
051400 1907N 07600W 8434 01557 0095 +155 +155 167020 020 046 003 00
051430 1908N 07602W 8432 01557 0094 +155 +155 169020 021 042 005 00
051500 1910N 07603W 8432 01558 0092 +159 +159 167021 022 044 004 00
051530 1911N 07604W 8433 01558 0092 +158 +158 170022 022 043 007 00
051600 1912N 07606W 8435 01554 0099 +148 +148 176023 024 046 011 00
051630 1913N 07607W 8432 01558 0097 +149 +149 177024 024 048 018 00
051700 1915N 07608W 8432 01552 0100 +134 +134 179030 032 053 030 00
051730 1916N 07610W 8424 01556 0100 +132 +132 173032 033 054 023 00
$$

39kt FL, 54kt SFMR

[HURAKAN]

[RL3AO]

URNT15 KNHC 170526
AF307 1206A FAY HDOB 21 20080817
051800 1917N 07611W 8418 01571 0105 +135 +135 178033 039 999 999 03
051830 1917N 07613W 8441 01534 0097 +137 +137 185028 033 050 019 03
051900 1916N 07614W 8436 01545 0096 +136 +136 222020 024 047 019 00
051930 1915N 07615W 8426 01552 0095 +136 +136 199023 026 051 025 00
052000 1914N 07616W 8450 01527 0096 +136 +136 218020 020 050 014 00
052030 1913N 07618W 8434 01545 0097 +137 +137 224026 031 045 013 00
052100 1912N 07619W 8428 01553 0094 +141 +141 250022 028 042 010 00
052130 1911N 07620W 8447 01536 0093 +143 +143 227015 019 042 012 00
052200 1911N 07621W 8419 01564 0092 +140 +140 217016 019 042 015 00
052230 1910N 07623W 8423 01555 0091 +143 +143 251019 026 042 017 00
052300 1909N 07624W 8438 01545 0091 +150 +150 239023 028 039 011 03
052330 1909N 07626W 8431 01558 0089 +158 +158 227017 020 031 007 00
052400 1908N 07627W 8434 01550 0091 +155 +155 232015 016 027 001 00
052430 1908N 07629W 8431 01553 0085 +161 +161 237017 018 022 003 00
052500 1907N 07630W 8430 01554 0084 +162 +162 241017 019 020 004 00
052530 1907N 07632W 8433 01551 0088 +154 +154 245016 018 026 006 00
052600 1906N 07633W 8431 01552 0083 +160 +160 249016 017 024 005 00
052630 1905N 07634W 8435 01550 0080 +167 +167 249017 018 022 001 00
052700 1904N 07636W 8431 01554 0079 +168 +168 251020 020 023 002 00
052730 1904N 07637W 8431 01551 0077 +168 +168 248020 020 026 002 00
$$

Either they missed the center or this is terribly organized.

[NDG]

It seems like they are going around the center instead

[cpdaman]

or just SSE of it

[sgastorm]

Maybe they cannot get any closer to the Cuban coast?