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catbyte

(38,153 posts) Wed Oct 29, 2025, 06:39 AM 18 hrs ago

Meteorologist on night recon mission takes stunning picture of Melissa's eye

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Meteorologist on night recon mission takes stunning picture of Melissa's eye (Original Post) catbyte 18 hrs ago OP

Not really a bona fide bucket list item for me EYESORE 9001 17 hrs ago #1

I applied for a job flying a NOAA Lockheed C-130 "Hurricane Hunter" in 1972 .. Bo Zarts 15 hrs ago #2

I flew a couple of anti submarine warfare patrols with MAD pilots EYESORE 9001 14 hrs ago #3

EYESORE 9001

(29,242 posts)

1. Not really a bona fide bucket list item for me

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 07:28 AM

17 hrs ago

but I’d sure like to fly into the eye of a hurricane for the experience 🌀

Bo Zarts

(26,111 posts)

2. I applied for a job flying a NOAA Lockheed C-130 "Hurricane Hunter" in 1972 ..

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:35 AM

15 hrs ago

I was fresh out of Vietnam and working in a National Weather Service (part of NOAA) field office. My boss showed me the vacancy announcement and he thought that I would be perfect for the NOAA position. So I applied.

I didn't get the job. A retired USAF O-6 (colonel), who was (post-retirement) flying C-130s in an air guard unit on the weekends, was hired. Some people at the NWS had big problems with a triple-dipper getting the job.

I'd still do it .. in a heartbeat!

EYESORE 9001

(29,242 posts)

3. I flew a couple of anti submarine warfare patrols with MAD pilots

Reply to Bo Zarts (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:29 AM

14 hrs ago

Magnetic anomaly detection, that is. It was a real rush to fly over the open ocean at 200 knots and 100 ft above the water.

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