Total eclipse - April 8 2024
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Not a bad idea. Hopefully they sold out and have TCAS. The skies may get busy in the path of totality and being plunged into darkness is not ideal. Especially when half the people up there will be looking at the eclipse and not paying enough attention to flying.
I was more interested in seeing totality without traffic hell.
@Wingboy is skydive Burnaby running an eclipse jump?
Safety day is April 28. They open any day after that, when the runway is dry.
I don’t know much about skydiving but I imagine looking up instead of down when you’re hurtling towards the ground is counterproductive at times.
I was more thinking about early chute pop. Jump just before totality and pop the chute immediately (Noob style). Drift down through totality and light comes back before you land.
Apparently I was schooled by Reddit….apparently 99.6% and 100% are quite different.
Unfortunately I don’t have the time to go drive through traffic hell so I’ll live with my 99.6%.
Unfortunately I don’t have the time to go drive through traffic hell so I’ll live with my 99.6%.
Just squint for the last .4%
I squint all the time
Hold up a piece of cardboard to block the exposed side of the sun and use one eye so you don't roast your non-dominant eye. The neighbourhood won't be quite as dark but you should see the corona.
Every day is an eclipse!
Only when i'm taking a dump
I will take you up on the offer kids need somewhere to go to see.
Sent from the future
Priller
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See you Monday!
Mad Mike
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My wife and daughter are flying home from FL on Monday. The end of their flight is on the eclipse path. They are scheduled to land 15:17 at Pearson, the eclipse is max at 15:17.
Wasn’t planned, just worked out that way. Wish I was on that flight.
