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Going out the way he lived

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I had to google what "387th Penny" meant. Apparently "penny" is short for "penetration flight". So this was his 387th flight into a hurricane

o7

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- They're flying into the eye of a cat5 hurricane???
  
  Bloody hell. And I'm afraid of air turbulences...
  
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  C-130s really do it all (the linked vid is of a different hurricane but they've been doing similar flights with Milton)
  
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  Not to diminish the skill and planning but the eye is the easier part to fly in.
  
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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Hurricane_Hunters
  
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This is metal af honestly. I love that they were able to do this.

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- To be frank, I think its too fucking metal, what a ridiculously gnarly job, plus the honor of doing it again to honor someone who did the mostest gnarly job.
  
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You fools! It wants live sacrifices! You have only emboldened it.

Jokes aside that is absolutely metal and a great way to honor him.

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o7

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