On 10/06/2016 7:00 PM, Oren wrote:
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Hurricane trackers fly high and well above the storm. It is safe to do
it. They can fly into the eye of the storm like it is clear day. They
drop test devices to determine storm conditions.

That's the NOAA boys flying the Orions. Meanwhile, the USAF Reserve 53d
Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based at Keesler Air Force Base in
Biloxi, MS, fly Lockheed WC-130J aircraft directly into the hurricane.
Typically a mission will penetrate the hurricane's eye several times per
mission at altitudes between 500 and 10,000 feet.