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

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  • 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
    #hurricanesam #category4 #hurricanehunters #flynoaa #hurricaneseason #hurricaneseason2021 #hurricane #aviator #pilot #noaapilot #noaaaviator #noaacorps #noaa #p3 #wp3d #flynavy #weather #turbulence #lightning #turboprop #eyeofthestorm #eyeofthehurricane #majorhurricane #flying #weather #severeweather #bermudatriangle

КОМЕНТАРІ • 144

  • @Irlpvpzone
    @Irlpvpzone Рік тому +520

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

  • @TheOneAndOnlyDaan
    @TheOneAndOnlyDaan Рік тому +151

    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
      @brizzled5193 2 місяці тому +3

      airplane wings can bend so much it is pretty damn cool

    • @knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving
      @knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving 2 місяці тому +1

      Maybe they're psychopaths with a reduced fear response 🤔

    • @joedingo7022
      @joedingo7022 Місяць тому +2

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

  • @Tylersangster96
    @Tylersangster96 Рік тому +83

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

  • @anitasmith4559
    @anitasmith4559 7 місяців тому +14

    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.

  • @uuzd4s
    @uuzd4s Рік тому +109

    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.

    • @verifiedAEROx
      @verifiedAEROx Рік тому +1

      who asked

    • @ethan3818
      @ethan3818 Рік тому

      @@verifiedAEROx I did

    • @unknowntime9461
      @unknowntime9461 Рік тому +26

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

  • @The_Hi_Life
    @The_Hi_Life Рік тому +20

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

    • @kj4ilk
      @kj4ilk 23 дні тому

      flying over it yes but if they crash while in it ......not so much

  • @tac-cobserver3788
    @tac-cobserver3788 Рік тому +50

    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 ✌😉

  • @youdoyouplayer8529
    @youdoyouplayer8529 Рік тому +80

    I would absolutely love to be on that plane.

    • @ellisd3165
      @ellisd3165 Рік тому +9

      I stopped fearing death a while ago myself lol.

    • @StallionFX1
      @StallionFX1 Рік тому +3

      I too absolutely LOVE turbulence.

    • @yellowbacon69
      @yellowbacon69 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @gregoryl.4872
    @gregoryl.4872 Рік тому +19

    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
    @SkyChaserCom Рік тому +10

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

  • @jaru75
    @jaru75 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @ClearedHot470
    @ClearedHot470 Рік тому +18

    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.

  • @obvious-troll
    @obvious-troll Рік тому +12

    I thought lightning was rare in Hurricane clouds

    • @ryansingh8787
      @ryansingh8787 7 місяців тому +3

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

  • @wunkskorks2623
    @wunkskorks2623 Рік тому +1

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

  • @paolobernardi1921
    @paolobernardi1921 Рік тому +64

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

    • @thatonemoviebob3902
      @thatonemoviebob3902 3 місяці тому +3

      yeah they needed to upgrade the engines for them

    • @TheFalseShepphard
      @TheFalseShepphard 2 місяці тому +6

      overused comment

    • @Sp1sha_Channel
      @Sp1sha_Channel 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @gcrauwels941
    @gcrauwels941 Рік тому +2

    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

  • @jakemensik2842
    @jakemensik2842 Рік тому +4

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

  • @ChristianPrestonYates
    @ChristianPrestonYates Рік тому +2

    Bro. Storm chases are built different.

  • @canucksfan2024
    @canucksfan2024 2 місяці тому

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

  • @johnathanalberty5722
    @johnathanalberty5722 Рік тому +20

    man i would love to fly on that plane

  • @codyking4848
    @codyking4848 12 днів тому

    These folks are incredible. I get a little turbulence when I have to fly and freak out, lol. I HATE turbulence.

  • @ianmatthewkline8279
    @ianmatthewkline8279 Місяць тому

    The bravery of these scientists and pilots 🥹🖤

  • @Daimo83
    @Daimo83 Рік тому +8

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

  • @avemetatarsaliaenthusiast8202
    @avemetatarsaliaenthusiast8202 Місяць тому +1

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

  • @PeterStaniforth
    @PeterStaniforth 3 місяці тому +4

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

  • @richiejolly144
    @richiejolly144 Місяць тому +1

    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."

  • @missingthe80s58
    @missingthe80s58 Рік тому +3

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

  • @krazylevin
    @krazylevin Рік тому +1

    Nice landing too

  • @GodlyZhenyy
    @GodlyZhenyy Рік тому +4

    5:57 is that kanye east? lol

  • @valaha
    @valaha 2 місяці тому

    The entire crew is incredibly ballsy. IRON BALLS.

  • @thatonemoviebob3902
    @thatonemoviebob3902 Рік тому +4

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

    • @wowo1005
      @wowo1005 3 місяці тому

      autopilot???

    • @thatonemoviebob3902
      @thatonemoviebob3902 3 місяці тому +2

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

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 2 місяці тому +1

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

    • @wowo1005
      @wowo1005 2 місяці тому

      @@fakename287 mb it was dark so i didnt see

  • @fishpenetrator5381
    @fishpenetrator5381 Рік тому +22

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

  • @fratercontenduntocculta8161
    @fratercontenduntocculta8161 Рік тому +6

    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
      @RadicalRann  Рік тому +28

      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
      @jonnythedemon Рік тому

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

    • @lolvks
      @lolvks Рік тому +3

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

    • @coasternut3091
      @coasternut3091 Рік тому +3

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

    • @Iscl14
      @Iscl14 Рік тому

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

  • @arriecohen2672
    @arriecohen2672 Рік тому +4

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

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton Рік тому

    That looks like a lot of fun.

  • @lp9716
    @lp9716 Рік тому +28

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

    • @noisypr6048
      @noisypr6048 Рік тому +11

      Not as bad as southwest, can tell you that

    • @coasternut3091
      @coasternut3091 Рік тому +3

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

    • @jamest5081
      @jamest5081 Рік тому

      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
      @lbanks1soldier Рік тому +7

      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

  • @Chris-iz7hv
    @Chris-iz7hv Рік тому

    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

  • @neothaka
    @neothaka 3 дні тому

    Doing this at night would be anyone's imagination of a proper flying nightmare.

  • @jaymothman
    @jaymothman Рік тому +14

    5:55 - is that Ye?

  • @mojoron
    @mojoron Рік тому

    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.

  • @pansearedducklet9054
    @pansearedducklet9054 Рік тому +4

    What are the tubes they are dropping?

  • @Jason-ms4gb
    @Jason-ms4gb Рік тому +1

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

  • @TacticalSanta711
    @TacticalSanta711 2 місяці тому

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

  • @emmitt169
    @emmitt169 2 місяці тому

    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

  • @Memessssss
    @Memessssss Місяць тому

    Bro that's cool as heck

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton Рік тому +1

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

  • @multiphysical
    @multiphysical 11 днів тому

    The most metal job in the world

  • @minutelizard3576
    @minutelizard3576 Рік тому

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

  • @tastewithjase
    @tastewithjase Рік тому +2

    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
      @jakemensik2842 Рік тому +1

      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.

  • @Super-J10
    @Super-J10 Рік тому

    I want the “Tube launcher” job !

  • @damanyocum149
    @damanyocum149 Рік тому +2

    love the Kermit the Frog windshield hanger 👍💯

  • @j.w.r3730
    @j.w.r3730 3 місяці тому

    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...

  • @sovereign6445
    @sovereign6445 Рік тому +1

    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
      @jakemensik2842 Рік тому +3

      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.

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton Рік тому

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

  • @DanielDaniel1
    @DanielDaniel1 Рік тому +2

    This would be so fun to do

  • @bababoey_
    @bababoey_ Рік тому +5

    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
      @ThirdShadowOps Рік тому +1

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

  • @QuintonMurdock
    @QuintonMurdock 17 днів тому +1

    HurriKermit

  • @ChexMex
    @ChexMex 3 місяці тому

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

  • @willswift94
    @willswift94 Рік тому

    Bangin soundtrack. I want the track list

  • @cheese-qw9vd
    @cheese-qw9vd 3 місяці тому

    Poor Kermit 😂

  • @ScottyPimpinATL
    @ScottyPimpinATL 2 місяці тому

    The government has the dopest simulation programs.

  • @rodneydowd4739
    @rodneydowd4739 Рік тому

    So cool

  • @mnwrlauma
    @mnwrlauma Рік тому

    The pilot is skillfull

  • @TheRatters1
    @TheRatters1 Рік тому

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

  • @mikeyriley8959
    @mikeyriley8959 Рік тому

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

  • @Bsbsdrake
    @Bsbsdrake 2 місяці тому

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

  • @JohnUSMC0311
    @JohnUSMC0311 Місяць тому

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

  • @maoelanaronny
    @maoelanaronny Рік тому

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

  • @WinterCloud_CAKE
    @WinterCloud_CAKE 3 місяці тому

    Brooo it's so fcking amazing

  • @cablevamp3163
    @cablevamp3163 2 місяці тому

    The balls these people have just wow

  • @Elite4mike
    @Elite4mike Рік тому

    Pretty cool FE y’all got there 😎

  • @cartertrebing8131
    @cartertrebing8131 Місяць тому

    are you guys USCG?

    • @RadicalRann
      @RadicalRann  Місяць тому

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

  • @flyer737sw
    @flyer737sw 3 місяці тому

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

  • @epic0249
    @epic0249 Рік тому +2

    Ryan air be like

  • @ryanperaza
    @ryanperaza Місяць тому

    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

  • @BlueCaliStar106
    @BlueCaliStar106 10 днів тому

    The force of nature can be really horrible! The better we humans can do is to know how to deal with bad events of nature and always have a safe place to stay and live.

  • @Mikishots
    @Mikishots 3 місяці тому

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

  • @Coolman1985
    @Coolman1985 4 місяці тому

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

    • @RadicalRann
      @RadicalRann  4 місяці тому +3

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

  • @microdubber
    @microdubber Рік тому

    Tough old bird!

  • @marktucker208
    @marktucker208 Рік тому +1

    How does it get the tubes back?

    • @Ballaholic17
      @Ballaholic17 Рік тому +6

      You don't get the tubes back. Lol

    • @soflaav8r
      @soflaav8r Рік тому +13

      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
      @marktucker208 Рік тому

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

    • @marktucker208
      @marktucker208 Рік тому

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

  • @c41pt41n
    @c41pt41n Рік тому +1

    What are those tubes they were sending out?

  • @Mike6867
    @Mike6867 Рік тому

    Please expect very heavy turbulence

  • @anthonymorris1360
    @anthonymorris1360 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @sillygoose5138
    @sillygoose5138 13 днів тому

    hell no.. and I say that as combat infantry

  • @youdoyouplayer8529
    @youdoyouplayer8529 Рік тому +2

    They really need a professional photographer on board.

  • @levistoner
    @levistoner 2 місяці тому

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

  • @ISO-420
    @ISO-420 Рік тому

    anyone else get baked to views like this?

  • @thebearded_guardian3671
    @thebearded_guardian3671 Рік тому +1

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

  • @djsunji
    @djsunji 3 місяці тому

    dreamjob

  • @Holymolypatoly
    @Holymolypatoly 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @dkozik801
    @dkozik801 3 місяці тому

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

  • @AntonioLopez8888
    @AntonioLopez8888 2 місяці тому

    Cant believe these are real jobs