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NOAA Hurricane Conference1 December 2009 Miami, FL
NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
MacDill AFB, FL
Jim McFadden, Jack Parrish, Paul Flaherty and Nancy Ash
2009 HURRICANE SEASN
STARTED LATE!
ENDED EARLY!
Total 366.7 hrs. 67 flights
• P-3 197.1 hours 39 flights
• G-IV 169.6 hours 28 flights
FY09 Hurricane Summary
Total 689.4 hrs. 115 flights
• P-3P-3 422.1 hours422.1 hours 64 flights64 flights
• G-IVG-IV 192.1 hours192.1 hours 26 flights26 flights
FY08 Hurricane Summary
• D.A.D.A. 75.2 hours 75.2 hours 25 flights25 flights
Total 272.7 hrs. 45 flights
• P-3 207.9 hours 37 flights
• G-IV 64.8 hours 9 flights
FY07 Hurricane Summary
Tropical Storm Missions
Hurricane Felicia (EP)
TS Ana
Hurricane Bill
TS Danny
2009 NOAA HURRICANE CONFERENCE
AOC HFIP Activities FY09
Flight Hour and Expendables: $1,507,391
• 100 flight hours purchased/101.5 hrs. flown
• $618.5K for dropsondes resulted in 900 sondes at combined old and new prices.
• $150K for AXBT rcvrs. deferred to FY10.
• $290K for AXBT/AXCP and AXCTDs - 60 AXCPs for $98,312 ordered and received.
• One AXBT Gulf survey mission flown in FY09.
• FY09 totas were 67 flts. For 366.1 hrs.
Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) (1)
DeHavilland Twin Otter (4)
Lockheed WP-3D Orion (2) Gulfstream Jet Prop (1) Rockwell Aero Commander (2)
Cessna Citation II (1)
NOAA Aircraft StatusNOAA Aircraft Status7 Types – 12 Aircraft7 Types – 12 AircraftNOAA Aircraft StatusNOAA Aircraft Status7 Types – 12 Aircraft7 Types – 12 Aircraft
King Air 350 (1)
2009 Program Accomplishments
P-3s Hurricane FIP, research and reconnaissance, Ocean Winds Winter/Summer, Outreach
G-IV T-PARC Winter, Winter Storms Reonnaissance, Hurricane FIP, research and surveillance
Twin Otters
NERW, SERW, COMIDA, BWASP, BOFEST, Sea Turtles, Delphinids, Stellar Sea Lions, CSD LIDAR, LMR
Citation Coastal Mapping, GRAV-D
Turbo Cmdr
Snow Survey, Harbor Seals, Stellar Sea Lions
Shrikes Snow Survey, Harbor Seals, Stellar Sea Lions
King Air 350
RSD, Coastal Mapping
All Training, Public Outreach
T-PARC / WSR2009
Bowhead Whale Feeding Ecology Study (BOWFEST)
FY09 Flight Hours
Acft. Svcs. Hrs.Acft. Svcs. Hrs. 2,821.92,821.9
Prog. Fund. Hrs.Prog. Fund. Hrs. 1,188.71,188.7
Reimbrs. Hrs.Reimbrs. Hrs. 481.1 481.1
TotalTotal 4.491.74.491.7
FY09 Heavy Aircraft Goals
AOC focuses AOC focuses FY09FY09 on the Service on the Service Depot Level Depot Level MaintenanceMaintenance of the WP-3D of the WP-3D N42RFN42RF, installation of , installation of P-3P-3 and and G-IVG-IV radarradar modifications, upgrades to modifications, upgrades to P-3P-3 high-high-speed satcomspeed satcom system, installation of the new system, installation of the new aircraft aircraft data systemsdata systems, integration of the , integration of the new dropsonde new dropsonde systemsystem, completion of the , completion of the 33rdrd P-3 overhaul P-3 overhaul, rollout of , rollout of the Citation replacement the Citation replacement King Air 350King Air 350, and , and integrationintegration of these two aircraft in FY 09.of these two aircraft in FY 09.
FY10 Plans
• 680 Hr. Hurricane Ops. (P-3/G-IV)680 Hr. Hurricane Ops. (P-3/G-IV)
• 2435 Acft. Svcs. Flt. Hrs. 2435 Acft. Svcs. Flt. Hrs.
• 180 Hr. LA Basin AQ Study (P-3)180 Hr. LA Basin AQ Study (P-3)
• 310 Hr. Winter Storm Ops. (G-IV)310 Hr. Winter Storm Ops. (G-IV)
• 2429 Pgm./Reimb Flt. Hrs. 2429 Pgm./Reimb Flt. Hrs.
FY10 Issues
• G-IV Tail Doppler Radar G-IV Tail Doppler Radar
• 3rd P-3 Delivery 3rd P-3 Delivery
Foam (AFFF) Incident at IMP May 18, 2008
Picture Taken Sunday night by Dave Gossen He was one of the First Responders
2009 T-PRC and WSR-09
2009 T-PRC and WSR-09
G-IV OSAT Flight Profiles
WSR-88D IntercomparisonWSR-88D Intercomparison
Convection Intercomp.
Convection Intercomp.
FY10 Issues
• G-IV Tail Doppler Radar G-IV Tail Doppler Radar
• 3rd P-3 Delivery and Syst. Install 3rd P-3 Delivery and Syst. Install
• P-3 Radar UpgradeP-3 Radar Upgrade
• Data System Upgrade (AAMPS)Data System Upgrade (AAMPS)
• Hi-speed SATCOM upgradeHi-speed SATCOM upgrade
• Sufficient Personnel for aboveSufficient Personnel for above
FY10 Issues
Questions?Questions?