Notice "F" below...flight goes from the surface to 10,000 ft...How'd you like to fly in Ivan below 10,000 feet. Those boys have huge brass ones!!!

NOUS42 KNHC 131530
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI,FL.
1130 AM EDT MON 13 SEP 2004
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 14/1100Z TO 15/1100Z SEP 2004
TCPOD NUMBER.....04-107

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. HURRICANE IVAN
FLIGHT ONE FLIGHT TWO
A. 15/0000Z A. 14/2100,15/0000,0300Z
B. NOAA9 3509A IVAN B. NOAA3 3609A IVAN
C. 14/1730Z C. 14/1900Z
D. N/A D. 24.8N 87.2W
E. N/A E. 14/2000Z TO 15/0330Z
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE FLIGHT FOUR
A. 15/0600,0900,1200Z A. 15/1200Z
B. AFXXX 3709A IVAN B. NOAA9 3809A IVAN
C. 15/0400Z C. 15/0530Z
D. 26.0N 87.5W D. N/A
E. 15/0500Z TO 15/1230Z E. N/A
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

2. SUSPECT AREA (CARIBBEAN SEA)
FLIGHT ONE FLIGHT TWO
A. 14/1800Z A. 15/0600Z
B. AFXXX 01DDA INVEST B. AFXXX 02DDA CYCLONE
C. 14/1400Z C. 15/0200Z
D. 17.0N 63.5W D. 17.5N 65.5W
E. 14/1730Z TO 14/2100Z E. 15/0530Z TO 15/0900Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:
A. CONTINUE 3-HRLY FIXES ON IVAN.
B. G-IV FLIGHT TAKING OFF AT 15/1730Z.
C. CONTINUE 12 HRLY FIXES IF SUSPECT AREA DEVELOPS.

Been some good TV footage aboard them things. Castro hates the USA for what we stand for but you can bet he is observing our technology now!!

The Vomit Comet!!!

Pretty amazing...I just read the Gulfstreams don't fly into the hurricane only the c-130's. Four planes have been lost throught the years and 36 people have died. One constellation came back so f'ed up the Navy scrapped it!