Or some of the morons floating around today who have no idea why. One of The View ladies attributed it to global warming.It makes you wonder what people, a few thousand years ago, thought when this unexpectedly happened and they had no idea why.
One of The View ladies attributed it to global warming.
Note that neither of her co-hosts "schooling" her could coherently explain what actually causes earthquakes or eclipses.
Had the same thought.It makes you wonder what people, a few thousand years ago, thought when this unexpectedly happened and they had no idea why.
...The coolest thing was a prominence we watched at about the 7 o’clock position; it was bright red and I estimate it to be 1/50th of the sun’s diameter or 16,000 miles tall—the height of two earths stacked on top of each other....
Nope, left in the afternoon. Needed IFR for S Texas whilst outrunning storms. By the time I was topped off outside Dallas, my ETA back in was after the TFR expired. Flew XBP to PWK non-stop, which is now my longest single flight by distance (723nm). Had a nice tailwind too which pushed me above 190kts for the last half of my flight.I hope you didn't get hit in the "presidential TFR". I called off the run to Eagle Creek.
Here at 2:15 PM the birds got very quiet (94%) and the light was truly wierd. And it got 5 degrees cooler and then rewarmed all in about 10 minutes.
Memphis wasn't accepting any (@ least in AR ) requests for flight following. Almost thought I needed to land and wait, but forged ahead.Definitely not around here. And it seems like none of the nearby airports in the path of totality got much more traffic than a normal day. Road traffic here was much less than a normal day.
I live under a cutout for the DFW Class B, and under flight path for DAL and ADS. There were zero aircraft visible during and for a few minutes before and after totality. I didn't know if that was planned.
I was down near Lampasas, TX and it was forecast to be cloudy all day. It was cloudy in the morning, then they got thinner and you could see the sun through them, it cleared out for the eclipse, then went solid afterword. Couldn't ask for better!What I found interesting was that the forecast at Garland, TX was for 30-60% cloud coverage all day. Leading up to the totality, that’s what we were seeing. But as soon as we got to the total eclipse, the cloud cover decreased. By the time the eclipse was over, there wasn’t a cloud anywhere to be seen.
Was is a jet, or a skycatcher? Seems to show both...They were calling this guy nonstop on guard yesterday afternoon. He flew the Chicago lakefront back to WI, well inside the VIP TFR.
A subscription to G.P. or Foreflight would of been well worth it, or check Notams.
I kinda feel bad for the folks posting the “who cares” memes as it tells me they’ve never seen a total eclipse in person. This was my first and it was as promised. The most stressful part of the who thing was figuring out where to go from VA…looking at everything from OH to Vermont. Pretty much everything in VT was pre-filled by the time I called this morning at 5:30am. Ended up going to Bucyrus OH (shout out to airport manager Kevin Detray, his crew was awesome!) and had just some high thin scattered cirrus not was a non-issue.my son just turned 9 and this was the best son-dad day trip.
The air traffic was amazing, particularly immediately after. The ATC pros were top notch working immense volumes of spam cans returning home after the big show. The ads-b traffic looked like OSH times 10.
Agree. I feel the same way. Was not what I expected. Way better!I'm feeling a touch Humbled. I was in the I don't care crowd until I saw it. Now we're discussing a trip to Iceland in 2026 to see that one.
I just kind of figured the moon was going to get in the way and it was going to get dark like most solar eclipses. I was not expecting that moment where everyone takes the glasses off and that ring is just hanging in the sky. that was just something else.
Was SCT012 BKN024 OVC030 here (15 N of San Antonio), but got pitch black, which was cool.
glad you were there. it was a fun day. the guys at mvn usually do a really good job.We went to KMVN and the people there did a great job. Plenty of marshalers. Mostly well behaved pilots (there was a 5-10 minute stretch where there were several in the pattern and not everyone seemed to have good SA). BIG restaurant with a buffet lunch (though I made vietnamese/american pasta on the ramp). Fuel trucks with plenty of fuel. First engine start-up was 2.5 minutes after totality. Guess they had somewhere to go.
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Yep. Everyone who says "it's no big deal", or "I've got 99% at home, why would I travel?"..... they just don't know what they're missing. The percentage of sun coverage doesn't express it well. 99% totality is like 5% of the experience.that moment where everyone takes the glasses off and that ring is just hanging in the sky. that was just something else
That happened at Carbondale in 2017. It doesn't make sense to me that a temperature drop would clear clouds, but it does. Sudden loss of lifting action maybe?What I found interesting was that the forecast at Garland, TX was for 30-60% cloud coverage all day. Leading up to the totality, that’s what we were seeing. But as soon as we got to the total eclipse, the cloud cover decreased. By the time the eclipse was over, there wasn’t a cloud anywhere to be seen.
That happened at Carbondale in 2017. It doesn't make sense to me that a temperature drop would clear clouds, but it does. Sudden loss of lifting action maybe?
Bulverde. I have family a mile from the field. It's a fun little strip, and very exciting to get into it in a PA32.Yep. Watched it from my backyard with a few glimpses of part of the ring. Were you at 5C1, Kestrel, or Bulverde?
Yes, has a jet picture but comes back as a Cessna Skycatcher, 162.Was is a jet, or a skycatcher? Seems to show both...
Since you're from the area, I have a question. Why did a town in the middle of the flatest part of the country decide to name itself Mount Vernon. Seems hopelessly optimistic...I had a friend of mine who refused to look at it. Nope, not gonna do it. It doesnt do anything for me he said.
OK but you are here and it happens rarely. I have glasses for you. Why dont you want to see it? He wont say why. I forced him to look at it with the glasses for 2 secs during totality.
There was an anthill there once.Since you're from the area, I have a question. Why did a town in the middle of the flatest part of the country decide to name itself Mount Vernon. Seems hopelessly optimistic...
Bulverde. I have family a mile from the field. It's a fun little strip, and very exciting to get into it in a PA32.
And a very narcissistic ant called Vern.There was an anthill there once.
Kestrel scares me haha. It's that nutty slope!I bet. Kestrel’s probably a little more so with the 50ft ‘obstacle’ that is the numbers on 12.
The director at our local science museum, on the local TV news broadcast, stated that we were seeing "the moon's shadow on the sun". Really??? The director of the science museum? Unbelievable.Or some of the morons floating around today who have no idea why. One of The View ladies attributed it to global warming.
Must have one of those really, really bright flashlights?The director at our local science museum, on the local TV news broadcast, stated that we were seeing "the moon's shadow on the sun".
I'm feeling a touch Humbled. I was in the I don't care crowd until I saw it. Now we're discussing a trip to Iceland in 2026 to see that one.
I just kind of figured the moon was going to get in the way and it was going to get dark like most solar eclipses. I was not expecting that moment where everyone takes the glasses off and that ring is just hanging in the sky. that was just something else.