What does a storm chaser have to do in order to take a hurricane hunter flight into the eye of a major hurricane? Ed
I wrote to hurricane hunters many months ago and never got a reply. I also have no affiliation with any media source except when I chase with Roger Hill. Ed
buy a plane with big enough fuel tanks and create your own hurricane chasing flights...
I checked with the hunters and they want real media only, not ride along for fun chasers so unless you have credited verifiable news credentials, pass a back ground check and their screening process, your not getting on the flight at all. Science Blog -- UMass hurricane hunter flies into the eye of the ::
University of Massachusetts hurricane hunter Jim Carswell is flying into the But it takes reconnaissance flights to get the more precise information
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See this: http://www.hurricanehunters.com/faq.htm#ride Good luck! :D
Good day,
You must be part of a media group (working for news, TWC, CNN) and have a background check before the flight.
http://www.sky-chaser.com/image/kat05/kathhcr1.jpg
I was up in the Gulfstream IV flight (NOAA AOC) over Katrina in the Gulf during late August 2005, helping another hurricane chaser I knew at the time doing stuff for CBS in Miami. I have some pictures as well as katrina stuff below...
Storm center: a detailed look inside the core of a hurricane ::
Flying an aircraft through a hurricane is risky business, which ended up differing from previous hurricane-hunter flights in several ways,
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FEMA For Kids: Hurricane Hunters::
Hurricane Hunters. A Hurricane Hunter flight engineer does his job. Caption: A Hurricane Hunter flight engineer does his job. FEMA for Kids footer graphic.
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http://www.sky-chaser.com/kat05.htm
If you are not part of the media in any way (media outlet, affiliate, etc) it is not easy to get on.
Such inquiries from "non-eligible" parties simply won't get answered, unfortunately, your dealing with the US Government anyway.
They probably didn't reply since you didn't meet the criteria listed in the link posted above.
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