Hurricane flights are not showing-off fests, but hugely important tasks undertaken only by high-end professionals. Extreme weather warnings are the only way to make them as definitive as possible. Its not rare that after the new information is received from hurricane flights the danger which the storm represents is raised immediately. And this information can save many lives.
Crew members on board going for a storm-chase are most often mesmerized with how fast a hurricane can gain its might. Every flight is a great risk, but meteorologists, technicians and NOAA officers are willing to go for it if it will save hundreds and thousands of people Date: 2022-04-19
