Hurricane Hunters Fly Into Hurricane Sam - NOAA Pilots Cockpit Video GoPro MAX 360

Fly through Category 4, Hurricane Sam, at night, while the storm reaches peak strength. Takeoff to Landing, cockpit video from a NOAA WP-3D (modified P-3) Call Sign NOAA42 "Kermit."
The crew conducted a scientific Research Mission, with multiple passes through the storm gathering crucial data that increases forecast accuracy.
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05:04 Flying through the Eye of Hurricane Sam
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Filmed on GoPro MAX 360 Video
Video: LCDR Joshua Rannenberg NOAA
27 September 2021
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[@Irlpvpzone]

Bro is chillin flying into a hurricane like its another Tuesday...meanwhile I struggle boarding a Delta to the Bahammas...

[@witchinghour4423]

hahaha

[@alpoguz2837]

:D :D

[@Samson518]

Flew straight into the upside down world.

[@jessicasteffey]

That's messed up

[@ultrared27]

Just remember. The pilots don’t want to crash just as much as you don’t…😅

[@TheOneAndOnlyDaan]

I am so scared when the aircraft just shakes a little in a normal flight. And then there are these people, just fly into a hurricane. Respect.

[@brizzled5193]

airplane wings can bend so much it is pretty damn cool

[@knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving]

Maybe they're psychopaths with a reduced fear response 🤔

[@joedingo7022]

The P-3 is one of the sturdiest aircraft ever built, and those aircraft used for this are further upgraded still.

[@Tylersangster96]

Flying through this for the first time must be an incredibly freaky feeling

[@uuzd4s]

I worked as a Mechanic, Maintenance Inspector and Propulsion Shop Tech for over 2 decades w/ a U.S. Major Commercial Air Carrier and seeing an A/C put up with those flight conditions still astounds me, even though it shouldn't. The fact that these Lockheed WP-3D Orion A/C date back 47 years tells you all you need to know about how thorough A/C maintenance is today and how much they knew about A/C in the mid 70's. Lockheed airframe and Rolls Royce Engines, tough to beat.

[@aerology0626]

who asked

[@ethan3818]

@@aerology0626 I did

[@unknowntime9461]

​@@aerology0626Who asked if you weren't interested in their comment.

[@youdoyouplayer8529]

I would absolutely love to be on that plane.

[@ellisd3165]

I stopped fearing death a while ago myself lol.

[@StallionFX1]

I too absolutely LOVE turbulence.

[@yellowbacon69]

@@StallionFX1same! On commercial planes, I like to call it a 40,000 ft rollercoaster!

[@The_Hi_Life]

Literally, this has to be the coolest job in the world!

[@tac-cobserver3788]

Normal flight: "CB on ahead, let's evade, to the right" Hurricane Hunter flight: "Now... where's the Hurricane?! Ah there you are, let's get right into it" Awesome flight, stay healthy for all of us & Safety First! Peace across the Globe ✌😉

[@anitasmith4559]

I love the Hurricane Hunters: their flying lab, Kermit on watch duty in the cockpit, the dedicated scientists tracking the weather beasts, and last, but not least, the pilots with nerves of steal. After getting tossed around, the interior of the plane looked like the remnants of a drunken frat party.

[@nicolaseduardojimenezsalaz6943]

For me kermit is the one that keeps the plane safe

[@gregoryl.4872]

You guys are Awesome. Thanks for all your hard work and the risks you take. Love those old P3s. Used to work on them in the Navy.

[@SkyChaserCom]

Awesome video and thank you all for your service. This NEVER gets old!

[@richiejolly144]

kermit: "oh hello pilot where are we going? pilot: "hurricane" kermit: "like hurricane harbor?" pilot: "no, a hurricane" kermit "i wish i could have been in someone else's cockpit right now."

[@jaru75]

You are the true weather heroes putting your lives out there so that the rest of us can be able to maneuver safely around the hurricanes.

[@avemetatarsaliaenthusiast8202]

being the tube guy has gotta be one of the greatest jobs in the world

[@paolobernardi1921]

That plane must weight a lot with all those balls of steel onboard.

[@thatonemoviebob3902]

yeah they needed to upgrade the engines for them

[@TheFalseShepphard]

overused comment

[@Sp1sha_Channel]

@@TheFalseSheppharddude i just scrolled for like a solid 2m and never found that comment so your literally wrong.

[@damanyocum149]

love the Kermit the Frog windshield hanger 👍💯

[@gcrauwels941]

I always wanted to fly these. Before they were nicknamed Kermit and Miss Piggy I got to walk through one of them at an airshow in Homestead Florida and asked the pilot why they used a turboprop aircraft. As I had suspected, it was because they have access to almost instant power from the engines if need be. They keep the 210kt penetration speed this way. Lockheed built some stout airframes here. Glad they were upgraded

[@wunkskorks2623]

Looks like flying through a lovecraft hellscape that’s really beautiful.

[@Daimo83]

I assume basically everyone onboard has at last a Masters. If you need somebody to serve drinks let me know

[@ChristianPrestonYates]

Bro. Storm chases are built different.

[@ianmatthewkline8279]

The bravery of these scientists and pilots 🥹🖤

[@thatonemoviebob3902]

4:32 has some amazing flying, look at that artificial horizon being relatively stable

[@wowo1005]

autopilot???

[@thatonemoviebob3902]

@@wowo1005 no, autopilots usually have a panic attack and disconnect in such bad conditions

[@fakename287]

​@@wowo1005 you can literally see the pilot moving the controls 🤦‍♂️

[@wowo1005]

@@fakename287 mb it was dark so i didnt see

[@canucksfan2024]

That was EPIC!!! gotta do more man beautiful storms but lethal! Planes are tough!

[@jaymothman]

5:55 - is that Ye?

[@jakemensik2842]

God what I would give to be able to work on an airplane in conditions like this.

[@valaha]

The entire crew is incredibly ballsy. IRON BALLS.

[@johnathanalberty5722]

man i would love to fly on that plane

[@fishpenetrator5381]

no one knows how this plane was capable to fly with the weight of these dude balls 😂

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

I was thinking similarly.

[@Memessssss]

Bro that's cool as heck

[@missingthe80s58]

Man look at those paddles. Needs em. It ain't flying, it's swimming through that stuff.

[@georgeofhamilton]

If there were another aircraft in that hurricane, would you be able to detect it?

[@Jason-ms4gb]

Is there a version we can watch without the music, just the coms?

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

1:58 I love how the clouds are so heavy it shifts the plane in flight. Wouldn't jets be more effective at this? I'm not sure why'd you would use a prop plane to storm chase. Maybe so the engines don't flame out when flying into storms seems to be the only reason I could guess.

[@RadicalRann]

We fly the P-3, Turboprop. Yes, it helps with extreme precip ingestion. Also has more immediate power available at our lower altitude than a straight Turbine or Turbofan would.

[@jonnythedemon]

​@RadicalRann great video! What are those tubes one of the crew members is sending out??

[@lolvks]

@@jonnythedemon dropsondes. They're probes that measure atmospheric data.

[@coasternut3091]

Turboprops are the most reliable aircraft engines. They also have four for extreme redundancy

[@Iscl14]

@@RadicalRann could you please tell us the song name at the ending

[@emmitt169]

I know it's a light on in the cockpit or a glare off the windshield but there's a part where it looks like the exit sign from the pagemaster in the distance

[@PeterStaniforth]

What took off as a very organized aircraft ended up looking like a Thai brothel on a Sunday morning!

[@JohnUSMC0311]

😂😂😂

[@lp9716]

Is it me or the turbulence doesn't seem that bad? 😲😲

[@noisypr6048]

Not as bad as southwest, can tell you that

[@coasternut3091]

​@@noisypr6048 you do know the pilots can't control that right?

[@jamest5081]

they can to an extent: for one, fighting the turbulence makes it worse; it is best to ride the waves. For two, pilots can adjust their altitude when stronger turbulence is expected@@coasternut3091

[@lbanks1soldier]

Best way it was described to me. Normal airplanes we fly on go so fast 500+ and hit turbulence dramatically we feel that going that fast. With these its more like going slow over a speedbump rather than go as fast as we can over them

[@mojoron]

Just to think the first dudes that flew in to a hurricane did it to settle a bet on how tough an AT-6 was.

[@ElizabethII-1952]

I thought lightning was rare in Hurricane clouds

[@ryansingh8787]

Duhhh it's real it's a massive thunder storms after all

[@bababoey_]

I wonder, what happen for sensors/captors dropped once the hurricane is gone ? Are they left in the ocean? Is there a recovering mission?

[@ThirdShadowOps]

Nope... the Wind is so strong that they go into outer space!!! It's truly amazing!

[@TacticalSanta711]

"What do you do for work?" "I drop tubes from a plane that is flying inside a hurricane"

[@georgeofhamilton]

It might be more interesting to use some more exciting music for this.

[@tastewithjase]

Imagine your job being to find the worst turbulence on the planet, and to fly into it, on purpose....at night. My god. And they look like such a happy bunch of lunatics. I'm in awe.

[@jakemensik2842]

That's called loving your job if I've ever seen it. Us aviators and sailors love shit like this, really builds a relationship between you and your aircraft. I'd love to be working on a rocking airplane or ship any day over office work.

[@Chris-iz7hv]

I wonder if they ask you "you're about to fly a perfectly good aircraft into a hurricane, how do you feel?" Like the first time you jump out of a plane they ask "you're about to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, how do you feel?" Lol

[@krazylevin]

Nice landing too

[@minutelizard3576]

The 53rd in Biloxi are the real Hurricane Hunters, NOAA couldn’t come up with their own name

[@georgeofhamilton]

That looks like a lot of fun.

[@DanielDaniel1]

This would be so fun to do

[@JohnUSMC0311]

Anyone know the music in the beginning of the video as they are about to take off?

[@TheRatters1]

Any chance of a music free version ? It would be much better.

[@pansearedducklet9054]

What are the tubes they are dropping?

[@ScottyPimpinATL]

Orphan babies most likely

[@GodlyZhenyy]

5:57 is that kanye east? lol

[@cheese-qw9vd]

Poor Kermit 😂

[@sovereign6445]

I always wondered what the procedure is if something goes wrong and your flying through that hurricane. Like if you crash are you just doa I mean seems like it’s either you make it back or you don’t type situation like submarine crews

[@jakemensik2842]

Well, pretty much. Of course, it depends on a variety of factors (how far out you are, what kind of aircraft you're flying, what type of failure you have, etc). Lot's of planning goes into these kind of missions though, and I'm sure there's an alternate airport somewhere close if they needed it. There are also likely lot's of checkpoints as well before making the final decision to proceed into the storm, and if something goes wrong on any of those checks they are likely to return to the airport and scrub the mission. Again, I don't fly this kind of stuff so this is all speculation based upon my knowledge.

[@Super-J10]

I want the “Tube launcher” job !

[@ScottyPimpinATL]

The government has the dopest simulation programs.

[@arriecohen2672]

These are some of the baddest, motherfucking pilots man they’re awesome

[@j.w.r3730]

Got to be a workout either way flying through Hell itself. But I see why they do it,that's got to be the ride of a lifetime...

[@ClearedHot470]

My grandpa did a short time on P-3C's with VP-45 during his 25 years of service with the Navy. Instead of hunting hurricanes, he was patrolling off the Florida coast hunting submarines.

[@epic0249]

Ryan air be like

[@willswift94]

Bangin soundtrack. I want the track list

[@ChexMex]

The balls on these pilots huge, crazy that’s even possible to accomplish safely 😅😅

[@Bsbsdrake]

Call me crazy but I would love to have a flight in there

[@mnwrlauma]

The pilot is skillfull

[@mikeyriley8959]

Surprised the crew in the back didn’t have everything strapped down

[@rodneydowd4739]

So cool

[@flyer737sw]

Remember folks, the aircraft will encounter the most stress while it’s on the ground under normal conditions 👍

[@cablevamp3163]

The balls these people have just wow

[@PhoenixSky7]

Flying storm chasers

[@ryanperaza]

I would love to have a job on that plane. If they ever need an electrical engineer, please let me know 😁 I’d work for free lol

[@cartertrebing8131]

are you guys USCG?

[@RadicalRann]

@@cartertrebing8131 NOAA Hurricane Hunters, we are a team of NOAA Corps Officers/ Aviators, and NOAA employees.

[@WinterCloud_CAKE]

Brooo it's so fcking amazing

[@maoelanaronny]

Terbang untuk ilmu pengetahuan, sangat berani mungkin ini satu-satunya pesawat yang mendekat mata badai di mana pesawat lain menghindarinya

[@Coolman1985]

Why is there no light in the cockpit that is so weird

[@RadicalRann]

Standard for a flight station. Make as little light as possible so it’s easier to see everything outside the plane

[@c41pt41n]

What are those tubes they were sending out?

[@mauricemotors8207]

Weather data recorders

[@epicgamer42069]

weather data recorder doesnt tell you much. Its a dropsonde

[@Elite4mike]

Pretty cool FE y’all got there 😎

[@Mikishots]

Flight crew has specially-made seats so they can sit down with those steel balls, I suspect.

[@marktucker208]

How does it get the tubes back?

[@Ballaholic17]

You don't get the tubes back. Lol

[@soflaav8r]

There is a guy in a boat down below that catches them as they fall. They like to hire former NFL wide receivers for that job.

[@marktucker208]

Thats what i thought mate but i was thiking that it must cost a fortune@@Ballaholic17

[@marktucker208]

I so wish this was true, can you imagine? @@soflaav8r

[@microdubber]

Tough old bird!

[@Mike6867]

Please expect very heavy turbulence

[@anthonymorris1360]

Those huge steel balls, used in the biggest dam hydro turbines, suddenly came to mind watching this horror flick.

[@youdoyouplayer8529]

They really need a professional photographer on board.

[@ISO-420]

anyone else get baked to views like this?

[@levistoner]

Surprised they make a plane capable of carrying the massive balls of steel these folks have.

[@djsunji]

dreamjob

[@thebearded_guardian3671]

Crew flyies inito hurricanes, but hates riding rollercoasters (most likely a lie)

[@dkozik801]

You guys will never predict mother nature. No matter how many sensors you throw at her. . mother nature is like Murphy's law

[@Holymolypatoly]

Going to suck to see all of this stuff go away if Trump gets president :/

[@AntonioLopez8888]

Cant believe these are real jobs