Where does recon fly out of?

#1 Postby **TreasureIslandFLGal** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:36 pm

We thought we saw one of their planes the other night. - flying back towrds the north. Do they go out of Tallahassee? I remember they used to do some flights out of MacDill years ago.

Does the plane look like a big silver prop plane...4 props... with a red stripe around the body. -kinda looks like a real big coast guard plane?

x-y-no · #2 Postby **x-y-no** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:37 pm

Biloxi, Mississippi

EDIT:

And NOAA fies out of MacDill Air Force Base

#3 Postby **TreasureIslandFLGal** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:41 pm

I thought NOAA was in charge of those flights? -if not, what do their planes do then? I remember during Andrew they were taking off all the time to check on that storm. (I was stationed there at the time)

x-y-no · #4 Postby **x-y-no** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:42 pm

Air Force Reserve flies the recon flights. NOAA flies research flights.

#5 Postby **TreasureIslandFLGal** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:43 pm

Since Andrew was quite a beast, they probably wanted to collect as much data as they could.

#6 Postby **MSRobi911** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:45 pm

The Hurricane Hunters are stationed at Keesler Air Force Base and fly out of there............ Biloxi, MS.

Mary

Website · #7 Postby **Brent** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:49 pm

When a big hurricane is threatening land, recon is continous. I think it's 3 hour fixes which essentially means a plane is in there at all times.

Where does recon fly out of?

Where does recon fly out of?

NOAA - don't they run that flight?

oh, that makes sense

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