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Old 03-04-2007, 09:31 AM
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Default Van's Hosting Total Solar Eclipse on 8/21/17

Mark your calendars. Van's will be in the path of totality on August 21 2017. Here's a link for more info. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...017google.html

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Old 03-04-2007, 12:45 PM
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The party will have to be at the approach end of 35... Zoom in and you'll see that Van's is actually just outside the path of totality (by 20 yards maybe)
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Old 03-04-2007, 01:19 PM
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By 2017 I should have my RV-15 finished, I'll be there.
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Old 03-04-2007, 04:31 PM
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Actually you want to travel to the centerline. At Vans (Rwy 35) totality may last a second or so versus the maximum in that area (perhaps 2 minutes) at the centerline. This type event is certainly worth traveling to see.
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Old 03-04-2007, 05:29 PM
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Actually you want to travel to the centerline. At Vans (Rwy 35) totality may last a second or so versus the maximum in that area (perhaps 2 minutes) at the centerline. This type event is certainly worth traveling to see.
To extend the totality time, wouldn't it make sense to fly along the path of totality in your plane? And if you did that, would you log it as day VFR or night VFR?
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:24 PM
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Hey! That will be my 54th birthday!

And I mentioned this to the chief financial officer and she said we could fly the (kit not evan ordered yet) RV-9A up there to celebrate.

Does this mean I can order the kit now?
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:42 PM
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To extend the totality time, wouldn't it make sense to fly along the path of totality in your plane? And if you did that, would you log it as day VFR or night VFR?
It was just an annular eclipse but I did something like that. The forecast was pretty good but it clouded up.

I took off in my Pacer with a solar filter and watched the eclipse from above the cloud deck. Had to get a clearance to get back in.
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Old 03-05-2007, 06:42 AM
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Default Eclipse coming my way.

I traced the eclipse path across the country and find that it will be coming in my direction. I flew my Phase 1 testing in that area between Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. I will be 70 and hope to still be flying my RV-9A on that day. I want to see the event from 9,500 feet to get a good view of the lunar shadow on the Earth below.

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Old 03-05-2007, 07:57 AM
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Can I log those 2 minutes as "night" flight? j/k
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Old 03-05-2007, 09:00 AM
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Larry, if that was the 10 May 1994 event I drove to the Roswell NM area to photograph it. It was mostly cloudy with some rain but I did manage to get a few pictures during the annular phase.
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