Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth
by jngreenlee on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:48AM
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Any idea what the guy in the middle's job is? Looks like he watches an instrument and pulls a lever based on what he observes. Seems like something that could be automated!
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Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth
by rory096 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @11:22AM
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First guess was dropping a dropsonde[0], but watching the video and cross-checking a P-3 cockpit[1], looks like he's controlling the throttle.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropsonde
[1] https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f5/79/e9/f579e91f79ac79d91dc0...
