| Sonde Scientist | Jason Dunion |

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Jason Dunion flew a Synoptic Flow mission around Hurricane Ivan. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 01:30 PM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL at 09:00 PM EDT.
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Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 09/1730Z | |||
| DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h:mm) |
| 1 | 23 30 | 74 00 | 1:22 |
| 2 | 22 30 | 71 30 | 1:42 |
| 3 | 20 00 | 71 30 | 2:03 |
| 4 | 20 00 | 69 00 | 2:22 |
| 5 | 18 00 | 68 00 | 2:40 |
| 6 | 17 46 | 71 04 | 3:04 |
| 7 | 16 00 | 70 30 | 3:19 |
| 8 | 16 00 | 68 15 | 3:37 |
| 9 | 14 00 | 68 15 | 3:53 |
| 10 | 14 14 | 71 04 | 4:15 |
| 11 | 13 09 | 72 34 | 4:30 |
| 12 | 13 09 | 74 26 | 4:45 |
| 13 | 14 14 | 75 56 | 5:00 |
| 14 | 16 00 | 76 30 | 5:15 |
| 15 | 17 00 | 79 00 | 5:36 |
| 16 | 19 30 | 77 30 | 6:00 |
| 17 | 19 00 | 74 00 | 6:27 |
| 18 | 21 00 | 74 00 | 6:43 |
| 19 | 22 00 | 76 30 | 7:04 |
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