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Where Dave decided to fly in the calm before the storm, our job is to fly into the storm and collect as much data as we can, so that maybe we will have the opportunity to save lives.

From Miami we took off the Cessna Citation X NOAA, and within twenty minutes we were already experiencing gusting winds the Citation well on its way into the mouth of Hell.



The clouds began to thicken, with sustained wind gusts of 70 mph. We knew what we were in for, and we are good at what we do!



Within seconds of entering the beginning of the hurricane the torrential rains were evident and this was just the beginning



Lightning flashed all around us as we went deeper into the storm collecting more and more data that was sent back to base.



Atlast the calm of the hurricane's eye. Surreal, knowing what was surrounding us, and what the people below that did not heed the evacuation warnings were suffering through



More to come....

Enjoy

---Stephen

Interesting,how well a hurricane can be rebuilt by FS2004.

I don't think it was actually respresented by FS9, I think I got lucky when I flew into an opening

Running low on fuel we had no choice but to land at the nearest airport, Daytona Beach Intl. As you can see the cross winds were very heavy, but we knew we could do it...



Just as we were about to touch down, a news channel cameraman took this shot. Wind speed had increased, and the landing was questionable, yet I and 4 souls on board feared not.



Touchdown...now to stop this bird!



The landing strip was drenched, a pool of water behind us as the rear gear touched down



And yet, the fearless pilots and crew of the NOAA Citation X, made it home safely yet again.

The end

very nice payware savas