KillerKackwurst
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Aug 26, 2017 3:54 AM
KillerKackwurst
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bonsowonderdog
*mmmjenkins
SoggyDog
I laughed way too hard at this.
qeyo
+2 for username
Sm9yCg
That's just the 11:30 flight to Oz.
Tianananas
Literally just landed in Florida. I was curious if we were going to go thru it or not. Those hurricane winds got us here a half hr early
youdonegoofed
weallservetheoldone
Rift in time...any dinosaurs?
CaptainAvos
+1 for OP name
TheRockDude
Oh my God, he just flew in!
wickywickywildwildwest
stick to the plan, STICK TO THE PLAN
butidontwanttomakeanaccount
Goddammit, Leeroy!
Calasin
RIDERS ON THE STORM! ..... DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN
Wangwrangler
+1 for the doors.
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
Pilot: So ground control don't think I could fly through a hurricane, Co-Pilot hold my beer...
hiig
Cappuccino*
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
Yeah I don't think that pilot is drinking coffee to pull a stunt like that
hiig
Trust me, some of them don't need booze in the first place...
mymylee
rallen9268
Do they serve chicken on that plane?
ChineseJesus
*Mjenkins
ElZutterino
Jeez, OPs name is German and translates a KillerTurd
therealretto
Surprisingly, its much safer to fly through a hurricane than a severe thunderstorm. The wind patterns are predictable in a hurricane.
haveanothergif
xhanort7
big icons on little map, but little planes on big planet
haveanothergif
CyriousLordofDerp
That's probably the storm recon flight making a pass.
HighrockTendales
Tried to google that and all you get is fucking computer mice
unnecessaryredarrows
Way to ruin my insomnia fun with all your "facts" and "relevant information"
IllegalDuckling
There's still someone flying straight into the storm right below the "N"
TheSauceGuy
"Oh my god he just flew in"
hiig
God dammit captain!
Tuskaruho
At least they're serving chicken.
kattyjaxx
JMegadethJ
LEEROYYYYY
Bo0zLe
JEENKINNSSSS
ThatGuyWhoJustCommentsAndGetsPointsFromIt
STICK TO THE PLAN CHUMS! STICK TO THE PLAN!
dogfavoriter
My tray table is stuck! I can't fasten my seatbelt!
apittsburghoriginal
Goddamnit, Leroy.
Sturdycrotch
At least he's got chicken
TheNorthernMunky
You beat me to it by 8 minutes. +1 for you, sir.
whathappensifichangethistext
I'm in turmoil over this. I want to upvote this, but it's at 1337 points and an upvote would ruin that.
0xFFF1
UnimpressedOfficePanda
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are entering the eye if the storm... so make sure you all bought it dinner first, amirite?"
qeyo
I get that reference
TheGhostOfMistaVaters
"Your route has been uprooted, please drive into the tornado." -GPS, probably
armeggedonCounselor
Probably the storm chaser or hurricane hunter plane. Shows up on ATC, because it's... part of air traffic. Even if no other plane is near.
thrashedbarrier
Hurricane hunter plane sounds like a call of duty killstreak
Idsertian
MASTER SERGEANT SHOOTER PERSON!
TaiMao
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPRPD.shtml
ChrisMendez123
What is possible low level invest?
TaiMao
That's not something that I know.
TaiMao
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPRPD_last.shtml
ForKnucklesDeep
TEAL aircraft. Controlled one in Florida couple years back at my first duty station. Most calm pilots I've ever controlled.
bluerazzgummy
I'm surprised a plane is capable of lifting those steel balls.
loser9999
Really not that bad. They can fly over the hurricane then dip in the center where wind is minimal
JM2DC
However they routinely are at a flight level between 5,000 to 15,000 feet, and right in the strongest winds. You can track their live...
Combatmatt
I hope they stay live.
JM2DC
Dropsonde readings, realtime precip and temperature rates as they conduct their recon. Go to Tropicaltidbits .com and recon tab.
TaiMao
http://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/About/FactSheets/Display/tabid/9106/Article/192529/53rd-weather-reconnaissance-squadron-hurricane-hunters.aspx
Flamboyatron
The only cool thing about Keesler.
ScrooblyDoobles
I enjoyed tech school there. Down fridays ftw!
MichaelAut
Damn, that's badass. Flying a C130 through a Hurricane. I imagine vomit EVERYWHERE.
Ozarck
and don't they typically fly above the storm? then, like, they dip down into the eye if that's where they are going.
tracereading
Nope!
ignimbrite
Straight through the middle, baby.
yeahbouy
Doesn't that pose a massive risk
Business6
No modern Hurricane Hunter has been lost but Hugo tried damn hard. Crazy powerful up/downdrafts. There have been close calls for sure
ignimbrite
Yeah but sometimes you need to take risks to make sure that other people don't get hurt.
TaiMao
Lockheed WC-130
Counterfit
Not P-3s anymore?
JM2DC
NOAA still uses them. Air force recon doesn't.
TaiMao
Not for some time now.
dogfavoriter
"This is your captain speaking. All these other pussies are being routed around the hurricane. I say we give it a shot! #YOLO"
Stutley
"Diverting all power to the shields."
TakeDisL
ENGAGE
unnecessaryredarrows
This is the comment I came here for.
Khagaan
Fucking A+ man xD
JdrummerG
The only comment to make me laugh out loud in months lol
silverfoxxflame
Is that second plane that appears to be heading straight for it also a storm chaser then you reckon?
UnicornCock
I try to never upvote a Yolo. But when I do... It's a sweet ass comment
AntonioAdorno
"This is your captain speaking, the gents on the other flight bet me $25 I couldn't do a barrel roll, so uh yeah, this'll be an easy $25"
gabeuptonogood
"32.33......repeating, of course, percentage of survival."
dogfavoriter
Well that's a lot better than we usually do...
EBlade19889
Fun fact: due to lateral wind direction instead of vertical drafts, it's easier to fly through a hurricane than a normal thunderstorm
Swordrager
Also he's in the eye.
gunter
Fun fact: He is probably flying above the hurricane.
dandelionbomb
No shit there I was. Flight from DEN to RAP. Six hrs on the tarmak waiting to be deiced. Captain comes on, "Everyone else has turned back...
thecontractor
Tarmac. Built in the style of MacAdam with the Tar binder introduced by Hooley. Tarred MacAdam-tarmac.
BarbedWireCatheter
Since they usually spell it without the capital "A" in "macadamized", I always pronounced it like "macadamia nut"
thecontractor
That makes sense.
Mortyality
I googled this because I don't trust ppl, but you are 100% correct Sir.
thecontractor
Thank you. It is one of those things I learned way back when that comes in handy every ten years or so.
dandelionbomb
But we're gonna go for it. Please check your seat belts." We aproached the line. Engines roared. We blasted off through the white nothing.
AsksTooManyQuestions
"I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me s-"
Raldain
See now that was too soon...
ItsGreekToMe
We fly because we can.
GlassCannon570
Not because we should. *puts on sunglasses, then takes them off after noticing that they function as blindfolds in hurricane clouds*
finnishrektor
Aperture Air
MrMusclePants
"I told Greg to put those numbers into a calculator and it made a happy face."
SLTWWS
And we do things....FOR THE STORY!!!!
WhyEvenName
And for the ego
SimpsonYouDiabolical
Time warp
SchwiftyGameOnPoint
Are we doing it again?
SirAvocadoMan
Oh god, the Langoliers
demodulated
I love your username! I can hear the voice. Beekeeper?
SimpsonYouDiabolical
Lol yeah, when he has the sugar
demodulated
To the beemobile!
SimpsonYouDiabolical
First you get the sugar
ImgursModerationIsBullshit
Pretty sure planes fly over and are essentially unaffected by the hurricane
Sm9yCg
Dude, the hurricane goes up all the way. You need a space ship to fly over.
sheeshOSC
You must be fun at raids
colonelgandalf
TheUrbanShaman
+1 for username.
dumbinsults
Do you fly over the tops of hurricanes? NO! The tops of a big hurricane can be over 50,000 ft high. Source: Hurricane Hunters Association
Sticklebrickk
That sounds like something a Class-4 Hurricane with 100 mph upwards force winds would say.
KonaDarbles
VAham
Zucheto
This is why I come to Imgur.
theslybanananana
DormantGolem
I wish i could favorite comments
IfYouOrALovedOneHasBeenDiagnosedWithMesotheliomaYouMayBeEntitl
. them
stabbedintheface
@ExtraUpvote
ExtraUpvote
+1
ATalkingMushroom
Holy shit this exists
CanOnlySayYes
yes
haveanothergif
Username checks out
wadenelson1
Pretty sure you are wrong.
gingen
Not wrong. It is safer for a plane to fly through a hurricane or tornado, than a thunderstorm IF there were no debris.
gingen
Variable air pressure and turbulence poses a greater risk than consistent cyclone winds. Again...not including hail or debris
ImgursModerationIsBullshit
It's possible, my statement was based off of zero research on the subject
Sm9yCg
Not in an *AIR*plane.
RealMenHaveVaginas
I like your honesty
Counterfit
This is how Trump got elected
MrZacbot
Piss off man, no one even mentioned trump.
Isorikk
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/fly-into-hurricane-thunderstorm-video_n_6702996.html
Isorikk
Basically, hurricanes are large unidirectional winds, which is easy to navigate for pilots.
Idownvotegunnuts
Those AF reservists have to be a little crazy to do that. But thank god they do. It is one of the reasons forecasts are much better now.
SunderedShadow
Get an aussy one, they define crazy airman, brits come in a close 2nd.
Shawboy84
+1 for AF Reservists
RingSting
Is that the guys that use a civilian A-10?
WARHAMMER405
Some folks in Guthrie Oklahoma use a civilian modified A-10 Thunderbolt for tornado research.
SentinelSweeney
No, the Hurricane Hunters use modified C-130s . I used to work with them as an Air Force Weather Forecaster.
PoopyPantsStinkerButt
NOAA has a G5 and a P3 Orion they use as well over at MacDill.
RingSting
Ah cool. =)
TheLastBillyBumbler
The idea of a Warthog flying into the eye of a hurricane is amusing and terrifying at the same time. What chance does a hurricane have?
fuckbeans
TBH a stock A-10 would be decimated by a typical hurricane.
RingSting
I remember seeing a post on it here a couple years back. There were 2 of them and they were modified for the job.
fuckbeans
Yeah, the key phrase here is "modified". Which is kinda why I said a *stock* a-10 would go down.
Kellboy69
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Hurricane_Katrina_Eye_viewed_from_Hurricane_Hunter.jpg
Gradwin
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