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Old 08-21-2017 | 03:08 PM
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Well done Alaska.


Ya'll win bigly on that one. That had to have been the coolest ever.
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Old 08-21-2017 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JamesBond
Well done Alaska.


Ya'll win bigly on that one. That had to have been the coolest ever.
Probably flown by chief pilots
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Old 08-21-2017 | 05:10 PM
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I was up in my 210 during totality. Didn't have glasses so I didn't look up, but it was noticeably darker.
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Old 08-21-2017 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
I was up in my 210 during totality. Didn't have glasses so I didn't look up, but it was noticeably darker.
You can safely look at he sun during totality.
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Old 08-22-2017 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by flyguy94
You can safely look at he sun during totality.
I wasn't directly in totality, but within a few miles of it... I actually heard Memphis Center turn traffic away just prior. I also had a few dozen aircraft headed south that I had to dodge afterwards.
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Old 08-22-2017 | 08:48 AM
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Crossed paths with it over the Midwest. The F/A's said the cabin went totally dark with the all the windows open. Dark enough in the cockpit to want to turn up the lights, an orange-yellow hued light before and after for several minutes. Watched the shadow diverge away to the SE.
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