Aerosonde Flight Summary for 07/14/2005

Sortie Number:  050714-06
Take off:  1320
Landing: 2104

Flight Description:

 With some offshore thunderstorms lingering in the area, AC129 was launched at 13:20UTC and directed to the wait box where control was passed the local command center. Flying the triangle pattern again, the bulk of the flight was fairly calm passed the storms just offshore. Approximately 1.5hr from the end of the triangle pattern, the aircraft climbed into and descended out of a small convective cell. Heavy turbulence and rain were encountered while in the storm. The aircraft flew through the cell without issue and the rest of the flight was uneventful. After reaching the wait box, control was handed back to the local ground commander and the aircraft was landed at 21:04UTC. Total flight time was 8hr 29min.

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