[PilotDave]

The way I understand it is they fly all afternoon, mostly in twin engine piston planes at about 12,000’. They photo map the gulf, land and process the data overnight and present it to the command center for the daily early morning brief where they come up with the daily skimmer/dispersant plan. Then they do it all over again the next day....

[Deaf Smith]

And they found that the slicks weren't where they were 18 hours prior?

Had the use of real time FAO's ever been suggested?