Does anyone else want to fly through a hurricane?

[Laffy Kat]

I mean in one of those C-130s, the ones built to take it. It would be so awesome.

[onecaliberal]

1. No

[RandySF]

2. You go ahead and then tell me about it.

[Warpy]

3. The part circling around in the eye, taking measurements, would be fun

The ride to get there? Not so much.

[Laffy Kat]

4. Going through the eye wall would be the best part.

Turbulence does not bother me and it would be fascinating.

[SeattleVet]

5. They are WC-130J aircraft...

no additional structural work, but they do use 6-bladed props for extra torque and 'penetration' power.

I used to see these planes when I was stationed at Keesler AFB, in Biloxi.

Here's a pretty good episode that shows why and how they do things. These crews are what helps us to narrows the 'cone of uncertainty' on the storm's track from 400 miles wide to 50 or less.

When you are flying these missions, you essentially do everything that a normal pilot is trained NOT to do.

[Laffy Kat]

7. Now that's what I'm talkin' about. nt

[True Dough]

6. I'll take it one step further by proclaiming that I'd parachute out of that plane

No. No I wouldn't!

[Laffy Kat]

8. I'm a glider pilot and went through what little ground school there is for jumping.

I wanted to know what I needed to know to wear a chute, but I never wanted to use it.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Me, neither!

I'm not big on flying as it is - and I used to read a whole lot, mostly mysteries, and there was a Dick Francis novel that I read in which the main character flew through hurricanes - and that was scary enough!

[Laffy Kat]

10. You know, as much as I read, I never read any Dick Francis.

I might pick that on up.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. He was a champion steeplechase jockey back in the day, rode for the Queen Mother

Most of his initial books took place in the racing world, but he was extremely prolific and moved on to varied types of protagonists, politics, computers, glass blower, wine merchant - and this one who flew through hurricanes. He did a lot of research - his wife was his researcher - and penned a book a year. His newest usually came out in October which worked for me since that's my birthday.

The first one I read was "The Edge," a mystery set on The Great Transcontinental Mystery Race Train across Canada. My mother got it for my uncle who was in the hospital, but he'd already read it, so she brought it home. I liked it so much that I started reading his others. I think my favorite was "Straight," about an injured jockey who investigates the sudden death of his brother using clues he tries to decipher from a blackberry kind of device the brother left behind. Unfortunately, he died in 2010, but he left quite a library - and he was always a favorite of mine.

[Laffy Kat]

12. I know he was prolific.

When we cleaned out my aunt's house, there were boxes of his paperbacks. Unfortunately, they were mouse-eaten and moldy so we had to pitch them.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. My uncle was a great reader and he used to pass on bags full of books that he'd already read

My mother should have known he'd already read "The Edge," since it was at least a year old, LOL. Some I liked more than others, didn't much like "Bonecrack" since horses were being injured - but they all were pretty suspenseful, definitely good reads, though it helps if you like horses, especially with the early ones.

[fleur-de-lisa]

14. If I had the opportunity . . .

I would do it.

I'd be scared out of my mind, but WOW, how could you pass that up?

[JonLP24]

15. I sure as hell wouldn't be want to be riding C130 through one

I don't even want to ride a C130 with nice weather out which I have. not fly it but in the back with those shitty straps.

[Laffy Kat]

16. Sounds like you were in the service.

I'm sure they are not very comfortable. I know NASA also uses DC-8s for weather research. That might be a little better. Of course, it would be so turbulent you probably wouldn't notice anything else.