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Paul Chang's Ocean Winds Survey - Newfoundland - February 2010

Most but not all of the folks posing with N43 in the blizzard.
The walk back to the vehicles after we cancelled the Friday flight. (Bill Olney, Zorana Jelenak and Joe Sapp)
Lonnie Kregelka and Paul Darby getting appropriately dressed to go outside to work on the N43.
Greg Bast and Lonnie admiring the FBO big Volvo plow.
Paul Chang, Zorana Jelenak and Joe Sapp (UMASS) looking at data at the IWRAP station (station 7).
The ocean surface under storm force wind conditions.
The view outside during our return leg through the broad center of the storm.
Visibility from February 12 over St. Johns harbor.
Visibility from February 13 over St. Johns harbor.
The N43 parked on the ramp during a cold day of passing snow squalls.
Photo taken from the cockpit of N43 during a passing squall.
Flight engineer Paul Darby and crew chief Lonnie Kregelka fueling N43 prior to a mission.
Flight engineer Greg Bast monitoring clearances outside in the cold as N43 was repositioned.
De-icing "Miss Piggy".
Cool cloud features.
More fun with aircraft de-icing.
Removing ice from the plane stairs.
Icicles on the N43 propeller.
Icicles on the N43 tail cone.
Icicles on the N43 wing.
N43 window delamination problem.
The Ocean Winds Curling Team

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