It would certainly make for some interesting photos!
KAIA will be notam'd closed, I was told weeks ago ( colorado,pilots assoc is bringing 50 airplanes, this has been planned since late last year)
I stopped at Union County on my way to OH last month and had to stay the night to avoid weather. They helped me tie down, find a hotel and provided a courtesy car. Very friendly and helpful. On the down side, they don't have an unattended FBO open, you get a porta-potty a soda machine and a small porch thats barely big enough to keep you dry in a squall (direct experience on that one). A quick phone call and the manager was there in less than 10 minutes to help me out.
Isn't it going to be hard to fly in the dark and watch an eclipse?
Who has a plane that does 1400 mph?
Many governments. Check the chemtrail program.
Hmm. You can fly westbound at the earth's rotation speed, about 900 knots at the equator, less as you move toward the poles, and the sun don't move. But the moon, which is what this is all about isn't going to cooperate with you getting an eclipse that's going to last any longer
No we aren't, that's why I'm not finalizing plans until the last few days, and yes, I have several. I've also considered what you're talking about and it's definitely a possibility, though at this time of the year, in most places a 500 OVC ceiling with CAVU above at that time of the day (I'm in the eastern half of the country) is pretty unlikely.
The Moon's shadow moves from west to east and is considerably faster than the Earth's rotation speed. But you aren't going to add more than a scant few seconds to totality by flying along the shadow in a spam can.
Yeah. I wonder how much more time you could get with something cabable of Mach whatever. Fast enough to match the earth's rotation. Do that and the sun never moves. You can keep it close to highnoon or midnight, for a long time. But to "freeze" the eclipse is another matter. The Moon makes the eclipse. It and the sun ain't movin at the same speed. Theres gotta be some angle and speed to fly to get the longest possible view. Maybe some Math Whizes can plot it out for us.
1400 wasn't a made up number. If you did (roughly) 1400 mph and started in the north west when the eclipse began you could experience totality for the entire eclipse.
Yep, 10-15 seconds is what I calculated a while back. Less if you're in the PNW where the shadow is moving faster. Your best bet is in the east, KY-TN or thereabouts. Not sure what I was thinking when I wrote minutes up above there; it's corrected now.
Sparta is on my list, as well as Gallitan and Springfield.
