What are the responsibilites of the flight director?
A. AOC does meteorological airborne science all over the world. This includes winter storm/polar low studies, severe thunderstorm research (tornadoes, MCS, etc.) in the Midwest, cloud physics research, air pollution studies as well as hurricane research. The onboard responsibilities and duties of an AOC flight director include the interpretation of radar displays to ensure flight safety; the monitoring of instrumentation performance; interaction with scientists and AOC crew during a mission; and communication with other aircraft and with personnel on the ground. If there are any onbaord emergencies the flight director is the primary focal point for communication between the flight crew and the other crew members and scientists. We have water survival training every 5 years as well as exposure to a rapid de-pressurization in an altitude chamber. The latter is for flying in AOC’s Gulfstream IV jet as a flight director. After a mission, the flight director is responsible for ensuring that
