We’re Hunting a Hurricane with a C-130J

[@warrenmadden2586]

Interesting flight. I am a retired weather officer with the 53rd WRS, and had many flight hours in the real 5302 from 1998 to 2012. Flew everything from depressions up to and including cat 5s. A couple of notes: -- Storm penetration speed is 180 kts. -- We set the altimeter to 29.92 and keep it there. For our data collection mission, 10,000 ft is roughly the 700mb pressure surface, so by staying at that level we are providing consistent data to the forecasters at the Hurricane Center. As a result, in strong eyes we literally dive into the center, then climb back out as we are heading to the far side eyewall. -- We hunt the flight level wind circulation center. So we steer the plane to keep the winds coming from 90 degrees left of our track. Since hurricane winds rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, this keeps us flying towards the center of the storm. In big cat 5s, we can encounter winds in the eyewall equal to our airspeed, so the crab angle is huge. In the space of a few minutes we can go from almost 45 degrees crab left, to no crab as we pass through the center, to 45 degrees crab right as we hit the eyewall on the other side. -- The turbulence in the eyewall often isn't all that bad, with bumpy conditions for a couple of minutes each time through. However, there were a few times in my career when the plane shook so violently that I couldn't read my instruments for 15-30 seconds. During that time, we weren't flying the plane...we were waiting for the storm to give it back to us.

[@jfavignano]

Thank you so much for the notes! I’ll have to do another mission soon 😎

[@bournejsn]

Thats incredible, what a job aye! Thanks for sharing with us :)

[@Zaltic]

This was exciting. Hopefully everyone stays safe during the storm

[@ajay52403]

Fr man I hope too. Crazy thing is that they got hit by a tornado right before the hurricanes

[@gaboki]

That’s an E model cockpit the J is pure digital, if you really wanna be gangster start in the correct order 3,4,2,1

[@williamPSea]

I was gonna say this is a different version than what I toured. Still an awesome plane.

[@randomUtubeUser479]

Yeah, how the heck is that supposed to be a C-130J with that old analog cockpit?

[@jacob1423]

@@randomUtubeUser479lazy maker, I haven’t bought any of his stuff, its only like 15$ tho

[@TylerG-f5v]

Fort myers, we lost power at 11:00, been sitting on the patio watching this right now

[@jfavignano]

Hope they restore it soon, I have family in that area

[@j_dubb534]

Sarasota here, I lost power around 8 just before the eye hit us.

[@davegarski1548]

Just fantastic, Jeff. It's early Thursday morning after Milton here in east Orlando. Mostly fared uneventful except for a few power flickers about an hour ago. Thanks so much for posting these videos. Hopefully, we are now at the end of hurricane season 2024.

[@northsidecoolguy5041]

That was a very tricky landing Jeff and you nailed it!

[@williamPSea]

I've met the USAF Hurricane Hunters in person in Birmingham, AL. They are awesome. Even got the opportunity to tour their C-130. Awesome experience.

[@SocalThero]

Great Video as the others Jeff. Hoping everyone is getting through safely the last of the Hurricane. Been enjoying the last few videos of flying through them and it simulating just how strong these things are. Thanks for bringing this to us to watch from the Sim.

[@KevinRowe-v1h]

Just love your videos Jeff. Your enjoyment and passion is obvious to all. Please keep up the great work 👍

[@thenikonjones]

Very nice Jeff! Been flying this version of the Herc a lot in the sim lately. It's not bad at all. I am part of the Blackbird test team currently working on the C-130J. It's gonna be an awesome addition to the sim once it's complete. Thanks for sharing this and hope all is well there in Florida.

[@jfavignano]

Very nice! If they want they can shoot me an email at [e-mail]

[@Itallianmobboss]

Will it come to Xbox?

[@cay207]

Super excited for the backbird D30, hopefully soon!

[@JerodM]

I had a job on Altus AFB cleaning up the bird droppings in the hangars. Altus is a training base for the C-130, so seeing these both in the hangars I was cleaning and doing the touch and go drills all day was so great. I never got tired of it. It made the bird poo not so crappy...lol.

[@cossiefordman720]

I’m over here in Scotland and I even feel horrible for Floridians having to suffer from Hurricane Milton’s wraith, it’s 7:22am as of writing this and I’m keeping tabs on live updates with the storm 😔🙏🏻

[@jaymac7203]

Same in Yorkshire 😢

[@j_dubb534]

Sarasota Fl here, where it made landfall. That was a storm I don't wish anyone to ever go through, being in the center of the eye was weird. It went from 120 mph winds to nothing, no wind, no rain, it was very quiet and it was around 8:30ish and nobody had power, so it was dark as well. After about an hr the craziness started again but 120 mph winds going the opposite way.

[@Jared_Wignall]

These videos are really cool. Hope you’re doing well Jeff, have a great night and take care!

[@CherryColaWizard]

It's cool to see the WC-130 recreated in a simulator! Maybe someday, someone will make the NOAA Corps' WP-3 Orion hurricane hunting plane.

[@XxXNyMpHoXxX]

Those are some great exterior shots!

[@farmerelvis]

Great video as always, love it. I hope everyone is doing good over there with that hurricane going on, stay safe.

[@spenerosa]

Thank you for doing this. I've follwed you for a long time. I love the videos, and your piloting skills are excellent. We have the floridians in our prayers, and we are hoping for the best. Great stuff. Thank you again, sir 🫡

[@ed-mo7ov]

I was stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS when I was in the Air Force. We had the C130 hurricane hunters stationed there.

[@justinhamilton3937]

Pray for Florida

[@Merryoffseason]

Great Vid Jeff! Thanks for covering some of the storm even in MSFS!

[@JerodM]

Thank for this content, Jeff.

[@alel963]

What badass landing

[@_somerandom_guy_]

Nice, jeff W.

[@i-have-no-name42069]

Love these videos, Jeff.

[@tylermorris689]

Hey Jeff love your voice and your videos keep up the amazing work

[@jfavignano]

Hey, thanks!

[@deaf2819]

lol, I’m one of the last people in the active duty USAF to operate a c130 gtc as a lowly A1C. We had exactly one in our section of 14 aircraft during the transition at Lrafb to C130J. Lrafb is where c130 pilots are born from all over the world. It was cool seeing birds from places like the Iraqi AF, many different ANG birds with their different tail flashes and such. I miss doing -1 on the c130 h1/2, things did however get way easier for us crew chiefs with the J model as far as maintenance goes. By my second month on the flight line on mid shift I could inspect them without the inspection work cards ( which is not allowed technically) but we ran like a well oiled machine on mid shift where the heavy maintenance predominately took place. My first ever maintenance action in the “real” Air Force was a brake job on a 130.

[@jfavignano]

That is incredible. They are amazing airplanes

[@sixpest]

C- 130 is such a classic aircraft I have a love for the super large prop aircraft 👍 They dont make em like they used too 😉 Also Jeff Have a great night my man! Thanks for the bed time video

[@GHQSTXX]

Appreciate you featuring my livery in your video! Keep up with the great content

[@jfavignano]

It's fantastic! Thank YOU

[@warrenmadden2586]

@GHQSTXX I'm a retired aerial reconnaissance weather officer (ARWO) who flew with the 53d from 1998 to 2012, including many flight hours in the real 5302. Nice job on the livery - it pretty much matches the real plane, including the mushroom satcom antenna on the top of the fuselage. The only thing I see missing is the SFMR pod outboard of 4 on the right wing. The squadron is in the process of repainting the aircraft to a lighter gray color, and the logo stripe is reverting to the older "WEATHER" in black script on a white background to reflect the fact that the squadron flies more than hurricanes - it also flies winter missions into developing nor'easters in the Atlantic and Atmospheric Rivers missions off the west coast.

[@esau4734]

Okay, I got to go work.I'm going to watch your videos

[@davekenney3693]

Jeff your so good at this kind of stuff great job

[@m3ofdeath]

Appreciate the tip for the bleed overide!

[@hyper_gaminy]

Howdy Jeff, I'd like to say. That I hope you get somewhere safe if you live in Florida. That goes for everyone in Florida but I wanted to say that. I'm concerned for the people in Florida so thought I'd say that. And great video!

[@captainicelander3898]

Great vid man! CS Hercules looks not bad. I'm not sure though that you would hear cracks and breaks in the cockpit while flying lol. Awsome footage from that flight bud. I mean its the 2020 but still, looks amazing! Rock n roll !

[@crimzonr9371]

Great video. Wish I had a computer that could run this game. Love flying.

[@TheAMcDoom]

Yes. Finally Hurricane Hunter flight doing it right flying a low level mission with the correct aircraft.

[@Ian_T101]

Alright, now you've done it. You convinced me to buy and install this airplane. Fantastic aircraft and an amazing video, Jeff!

[@jfavignano]

Thank you

[@normanbyrne9868]

Great video. I just found your channel and subscribed. Hell of a crab landing. Great job!

[@jfavignano]

thank you and welcome to the channel Norman

[@franky5475]

Hey Jeff made it through the hurricane 🌀 A lot of people lost their lives it will definitely be one for the book

[@CarsonCrist5]

Great videos on the hurricanes Jeff! I do my flight training out of Punta Gorda so great to see you flying out of there! Unfortunately not much flying for me lately with these back to back hurricanes 🤣

[@chrisw443]

sweet video honestly it looks real.

[@777UAL]

Great video Jeff as always you should give the Redwing Constellation a try, I enjoy it for Hurricane hunting because it comes with the Hurricane Hunter variant looks pretty good

[@The756935]

Thanks Jeff that was cool

[@tcmarshall6725]

Hello jeff greetings from knoxville tennessee, Love the great videoskeep up the excellent work. Stay safe. And happy flying.

[@TheSpyderGaming19TX]

oof...so cool. It always throws me off when I remember I used to jump out of those.

[@ShadierFaun-rs4zn]

I love this aircraft. I was mad when they turned my base into a cybersecurity base. I enlisted the same year the Air Force decided to change a lot of bases over. I wish they would go back to how it was.

[@kieffcatcher]

Was fun flying with you the other night in this :)

[@KiLlEr_SaMmY]

I love the C-130, THE MILITARY MADE THE C-130 is very own song

[@FpvFlyz1974]

You should do a how to fly series like the basics to flying airliners and stuff

[@afishwithnogills6396]

The c-130 is such a menacing looking airplane regardless of it’s purpose.

[@TwitchGavi]

Surprised the plane can actually fly! The second i saw CS i assumed nothing would be pushable plus like a320 avionics lol.

[@PilotWinks]

This is dope Jeff.

[@quinnflorence]

Nightly new on nbc A report said I think to what I remember this morning “ for some it the fourth time rebuild their homes after a hurricane.”- nbc reporter I think??? Yah this is a trying year it seem Hopefully for all things can get better and recovery is speedy and swift to help and heal where it needed. Light the candle 🕯 of hope from TX Take care everyone and stay safe out there.

[@jtheman6369]

Jeff is that one friend we all wish we could have in a zombie apocalypse! There’s nothing this guy can’t do. Very intelligent man!

[@jfavignano]

I don't know about that!

[@jtheman6369]

@@jfavignano I’ve been watching you play all types of sims over the course of 10 years. Your ability to adapt and learn different skills is commendable to say the least. Thanks for all of your work to entertain us Jeff!🙂

[@GlenCychosz]

I went through the eye of a typhoon. I was on Guam and the eye passed over. I went outside. There was a salt mist in the air and not much wind. After that the wind started to pick back up. BBQ party after the storm.

[@daggdave_]

awesome Jeff

[@therealbrandonhall]

Hope everyone stayed safe during Milton! If you were affected. We got a little wind and rain, nothing crazy. I’m about an hour north of Tampa.

[@Mr._Yo1232]

When I visited Florida I flew into punta gorda. And I stayed in Sebring

[@MintRL]

i was in lakeland jeff from the hurricane lost power for 2 and half days just got it back on crazy winds we had during the event gusting to over 70mph

[@haylieg2780]

Hopefully everyone stayed safe or is staying safe. I was trying to fly into Sarasota last night in Microsoft flight simulator but that ended very badly. My 737 was physically upset and ultimately crashed.

[@gm5957]

That C130 has the NP2000 props on it. I actually keep the inventory for the C130 Np2000 props.

[@jfavignano]

Awesome

[@lifestyle5173]

The older variants have the NP2000s right? I see they advertised this one as the J model which is equipped with the Dowty R391, looks like the avionics are from previous models though.

[@gm5957]

@@lifestyle5173 the NP2000 are the new. We just finishing installing them on planes. Not all c130s are getting them but navy and airforce are both using them.

[@lifestyle5173]

@@gm5957 Are the NP2000s hydraulically controlled like the old four bladed props or do they use a different system?

[@gm5957]

@@lifestyle5173 Collins calls it a digital electro hydraulic prop. But essentially same. The blades are just composite and use 8 blades per prop. The blades can be picked up by one person now. I move single blades around easily when the old ones are crazy heavy

[@Akranes001]

Howdy Jeff :)

[@jfavignano]

hiiii

[@cameronmosquera9259]

9:16 Was the CS c-130 updated? i could have sworn that they used the default King Air for the sounds

[@kristoferkenny6161]

I hope MSFS24 will have missions in the game where to track hurricanes in the live map(online) for hurricane seasons, awesome videos

[@elijahanderson2130]

Good morning

[@joeyhayes3137]

Those chocks aren’t correct for C-130’s, and C-130J’s props stay feathered when the engines are off… not bad looking though. The inside is the model from an E model C-130 as well.

[@jkzeno]

Hey Jeff. I'm probably one of your youngest audience. Love the content. I really hope someone would make a good P3 Orion addon.

[@canucksfan2024]

So cool!!

[@PauletteWilliams-o5x]

I'm from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@willstockton3297]

Did this the other day it’s crazy lookin

[@CPTME90s]

Thunderstorm Penetration Speed is 65 kts above power off stall speed, not to exceed 180 kts.

[@warrenmadden2586]

Retired Hurricane Hunter here - I can confirm that storm penetration speed is 180 kts. With the extreme gusts we can experience, we want the wing to stall before it exceeds structural limits. One side effect of this is that in big cat 5s where the top winds are close to equal to our airspeed, our crab angles get close to 45 degrees in the eyewalls.

[@thanehaun9267]

that is a c130H cockpit but a c130J outside very strange indeed

[@canucksfan2024]

P3 orion is a great plane too tough as nails

[@chriskirk1934]

It's a J model but has E model avionics?

[@jfavignano]

Yup

[@brianv1988]

I got hit directly by this hurricane and some damage to house no power since 10 pm and I can barely wash this video because of interference with telecommunication towers So I'm down to buffering every so often but other than that I survived

[@jfavignano]

glad you are okay!

[@JamesMartin-k1n]

😢😢I'm sorry for the people but I'm glad I'm not in Florida I im in Arkansas glad that we don't have those kind of storms here in Arkansas ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ajay52403]

Fr man i feel the same way. The sad and crazy thing is they got hit by a tornado right before the hurricanes.

[@JamesMartin-k1n]

@@ajay52403 damn Man

[@ajay52403]

@@JamesMartin-k1n yea they said they spotted multiple tornadoes before the hurricane. Its crazy.

[@MintRL]

cant wait for 2024 msfs

[@SinkyYT]

Have you thought about your career plan for 24? I'm definitely going the jet helicopter route.

[@jfavignano]

both!

[@XSGamer12409]

Hope everybody is doing ok

[@CHIEIFTHEBCfamily-dispatcher]

do u guys still have a waitlist on OCRP?

[@joseguillermomonteroroca4389]

Hello best KZbinr of ocrp

[@Wirldly]

irl hurricane chase when? XD

[@weatherwatcher5303]

Hi Jeff! Did the hurricane affect you in any way? Do you live in Orlando i think you do, hope you are well

[@nicktenerow6489]

Way to early and I love it 😂

[@ChanceMahony]

Love it

[@RockStar-nm5jy]

Does the flight simulator have like were you can dump water on brush fires or forest fire

[@shinkicker404]

In 2020, there is one or two external mods that add that… but in 2024, that will be built into the career feature by default.

[@taho69]

J model on the outside but the flight station is a way older model.

[@AndreYT55]

@jfavignano, in ocrp you can roleplay transformer vehicle decepticon vs autobot?

[@tank3532]

No bumpy ride???

[@RAF_USAF.spotter16]

Is this a GPS route your following from the world map? I cant get it to follow my world map flight plan

[@jfavignano]

yes you have to make a flightplan in the world map before you start a flight. In the C-130 you just need to set the switch as I showed in the video and then NAV as your source on the panel next to the attitude indicator.

[@RAF_USAF.spotter16]

@@jfavignano For me it goes past the NAV option straight to VOR with the switch

[@jfavignano]

@@RAF_USAF.spotter16 ah that means you need to update the airplane, did you buy it in the marketplace or on the cs website? I bought it through CS so I have the newest version. Check your updates in marketplace.

[@RAF_USAF.spotter16]

@@jfavignano I bought the C130H a while ago and I swear that was updated and I did it but I'm not sure. No updates for anything in the content manager

[@jfavignano]

@@RAF_USAF.spotter16 yeah I know that if you don't have the latest update for the airplane it doesn't have the NAV switch.

[@scotty6346]

Captain Sim gets a bit of a review bashing due to some of their previous offering's How do you rate their C-130 as it is a good price in MSFS Marketplace?

[@ryannash2536]

What's It Like Flying In The C-130J 🛫😉👍🏻

[@janusz4156]

70 years of C-130 in 2024.

[@jcook107]

That one is a different product than the original with no cockpit I believe?

[@jfavignano]

there is just an exterior model and then there is this version, the one I linked is the one I am using

[@jcook107]

@jfavignano seen lots of reviews on it. It's pretty good, especially for captain sim.

[@nukacola8026]

That c13p is my favorite cargo plane in the world looks so good in the sim but how does a plane survive a hurricane like that

[@KelseyDogBlog]

Didn't watch with the audio on, so maybe you explained this as you flew. The sim should be delivering moderate to severe turbulence in cloud. I noticed past flights in "Gonzo", you encountered turbulence. Did you have it switched off for this session?

[@jfavignano]

nope the hurricane had made landfall and the upper winds were not as strong as it was before

[@leezinke4351]

I did it with the Dragonfly. Lol

[@shinkicker404]

So is this aircraft actually… decent enough? Or is it puddle depth?

[@jfavignano]

what you saw here is what you get, default king air sounds and all

[@shinkicker404]

@@jfavignano disappointing then.

[@Grizzly50450]

Hey Jeff what scenery do you use for KSTL? Thanks

[@jfavignano]

Feelthere

[@Grizzly50450]

@@jfavignano Thank you sir

[@ColumbusCupKid]

Is this plane worth the money now? I like flying in cockpit view.

[@jfavignano]

I personally think it's worth 20 bucks, the original asking price was too high

[@ryangardner5182]

Wait this is the guy i watched like 6 years ago

[@jfavignano]

Hello again