//SOD MISSION #10C//081500ZOCT01

1. SITUATION:  TROPICAL STORM IRIS IS MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.  THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE.

2. MISSION: SOD WILL DEPLOY STORM RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS TO RECORD WEATHER DATA IN THE AND AROUND THE HURRICANE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE UPDATED FORCASTING MODELS AND WARNINGS.

3. EXECUTION:

A. CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION:  SOD LONG RANGE RECON AIRCRAFT (B757s) WILL DEPLOY AND FLY ROUTES THAT PASS THE OUTER EDGES OF THE STORM AND RECORD HIGH ALTITUDE WEATHER DATA.  C130/L100 AND L188 FLIGHTS WILL FLY INTO THE HURRICANE TO GATHER DIRECT WEATHER DATA.

B. OPERATIONS:

1. B757 FLIGHTS WILL DEPART LOCATION OF CHOICE AND PROCEED TO LOCATIONS 75-100 MILES IN FRONT OF THE STORM AT ALTITUDES OF FL250 TO FL410.  CONTINUE FLIGHT PATTERN TO GAIN AS MUCH DATA AS POSSIBLE.

2. C130/L100 AND L188 FLIGHTS WILL DEPART LOCATION OF CHOICE AND PROCEED TO VICINITY OF THE EYE OF THE STORM.  ONCE THERE, AIRCRAFT WILL FLY A RECON PATTERN AS OUTLINED IN INFORMATION PAGE FOR THE STORM MISSIONS (CURRENT OPERATIONS PAGE).

3.  ENSURE THAT DEPARTING AND RECOVERY AIRFIELDS ARE OUT OF THE STORM TRACK!!

C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.

1.  FLIGHTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE MADE ON SQUAWKBOX (VATSIM OR CARDINAL SERVER). 

2.  CONTRACTED GROUND CREWS ARE STANDING BY FOR PREPARATION OF AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATIONS.

3. PILOTS WILL FILE PIREP WITH THE ROUTE NUMBER SOD10C.

4.  RECORD THE WEATHER THAT YOU FOUND ON YOUR FLIGHT IN YOUR PIREP.  SPECIFY THE CLOUD CONDITION, WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED, AND THE ALTITUDES THAT THEY WERE ENCOUNTERED.  AT A MINIMUM, SPECIFY THE WORST CONDITIONS.

4. SERVICE AND SUPPORT.

A. GENERAL SUPPORT.

1. FUEL AND REST AREAS ARE AVAILABLE AS OUTLINED IN AIRFIELD INFORMATION.

2.  SOD RESCUE ASSETS ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

3.  STORM DATA CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ AND http://www.moreweather.com/tropics/.