What is it like to fly in to the eye of the storm?
Nick Underwood is an aerospace engineer and NOAA Hurricane Hunter, providing mission-ready aircraft and professional crews to the scientific community.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aircraft Operations Center provides a wide range of specialised airborne environmental data collection capabilities vital to understanding the Earth, conserving and managing coastal and marine resources, and protecting lives and property.
In this podcast we gain a truly unique insight in to a career that goes largely under the radar, exploring the realities of the working environment and future ambitions for those that take to the skies on a regular basis.
Timestamps
00:48 - Who is Nick?
01:30 - Flight responsibilities.
02:20 - Flying research laboratories.
02:55 - Off-season projects.
03:35 - Career journey.
06:00 - Astronautical ambitions.
07:55 - The tech.
09:40 - The first flight.
11:10 - Climate change.
12:25 - Water not land?
13:30 - The eye of the storm.
14:30 - Engineering responsibilities.
15:50 - What is your favourite book?
