Tropical Cyclone Intensification (TCI) HIRAD Instrument

Report from Dan Cecil/HIRAD PI:

• Takeoff today was at 1808 UTC, the WB-57 should get over the storm around 20 UTC (3 CDT).  
• Data collection has gone smoothly so far, and initial processing of data from the first flight (Wednesday) was also nominal.  
• Data from the second flight was just downloaded this morning, during preparations for today’s flight.
• Landfall expected tonight, therefore WB-57 will not fly 24 Oct as TCI is an over water mission