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Hurricanes are a fact of life in the Caribbean but in 2017, the season was so bad that it changed everything for the people of Puerto Rico. We spoke to two Coast Guard members, as well as one of our own colleagues, about what the hurricane was like, and what happened after.
hurricane, Maria barreled into the island bringing more than 200 mile per hour winds
Take off in calm winds within 600 feet were normal.
Treacherous winds over the rough terrain and the ever-present possibility of a sudden
coast-to-coast flight started from San Diego to take advantage of prevailing westerly winds
Instructor pilot Paul Kotze was ready to test-fly the aircraft on a marginal day of high winds
, seven, eight times to the bone-pounding sound of whomp, whomp, whomp… as it winds
By the time they were ready, stiff winds came up and the team decided to delay completion
The high altitude winds were so strong that bombing computers could not compensate
A spiral staircase winds up the center of the simulator to a platform on the top.
balloons and the men and women who flew them came to symbolize the new political winds
