Delta Eclipse Flight
#121
Join Date: Apr 2024
Posts: 6
DL1010 was a complete fail. The flight fully missed the angle to totality or even partial and no one saw anything fully dark. Right side barely saw anything and left side saw just a bit of darkness of the sky. Neither sides saw anything of the moon covering the sun.
#faildelta
#faildelta
#122


Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 40
DL1010 was a complete fail. The flight fully missed the angle to totality or even partial and no one saw anything fully dark. Right side barely saw anything and left side saw just a bit of darkness of the sky. Neither sides saw anything of the moon covering the sun.
#faildelta
#faildelta
#123

Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 162
Left side 1010, I saw (most important) a tiny sliver. It was a lot of fun. Sun reflecting on wing was so cool. I have a pretty good picture, but the windows arent clear.
if nothing else, was unique!
if nothing else, was unique!
Last edited by Scotttheking; Apr 8, 2024 at 2:14 pm
#124


Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: BNA
Programs: Non-Affiliated
Posts: 7,684
From the ground at DFW founders plaza park was AMAZING. Clouds cleared in time for totality, and it was a moving and breathtaking experience. The crowd applauded. It was a very cool place to watch it from, especially with take offs and landings happening all through out. Even got to see an Atlas Air 742 prior to totality.
#125




Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: On the run
Programs: DL 2MM/DM, Hilton LT Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Titanium
Posts: 1,245
DL1010 was a complete fail. The flight fully missed the angle to totality or even partial and no one saw anything fully dark. Right side barely saw anything and left side saw just a bit of darkness of the sky. Neither sides saw anything of the moon covering the sun.
#faildelta
#faildelta
#127

Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 374
The swag looks very cool!
Sorry at least one of the flights was a bust. We lucked out in Cleveland. It is normally gray and raining here in April, but just a some cirrus clouds in the sky for the event today. Saw a solar flare during the event too.
Sorry at least one of the flights was a bust. We lucked out in Cleveland. It is normally gray and raining here in April, but just a some cirrus clouds in the sky for the event today. Saw a solar flare during the event too.
#130


Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Ventura
Programs: Gov't Travel Aficionado, BA Gold, Atmos Gold, Lufthansa Senator
Posts: 329
DL 1218 was good. The eclipse was nearly directly overhead so you really needed to contort in order to get a decent view. Left side was definitely worse than the right. The pilot banked right and then left (as opposed to right hand loop on 1010). Also 1218 flew at 37,000 ft while 1010 was at 31,000 ft. Apparently ATC was a real wildcard as to whether they would let them do these maneuvers with the tremendous amount of other air traffic in the area. I was really hoping to see the shadow of the moon, but it was not readily identifiable. Im glad I did it, but I dont think Id do it again. The best part by far was the camaraderie on board.
Someone posted a request for one of the bag tags but apparently it got deleted. DM me please.
Someone posted a request for one of the bag tags but apparently it got deleted. DM me please.
#131




Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: West of CLE
Programs: Delta DM/3 MM; Hertz PC; National EE; Amtrak GR; Bonvoy Silver; Via Rail Prfrence
Posts: 5,711
I was not on a plane in the 3 pm hour today but watched the eclipse from my back patio 10 miles west of CLE. It vastly exceeded my expectations. The total eclipse at my location happened at 1514. The "corona" which ringed the moon was spectacular.
#132
Join Date: Apr 2024
Posts: 8
The saddest part about DL1010 was that everything was PERFECTLY setup, we were on the path of totality. Though I knew LIT VOR which we passed over and Jonesboro were both on the southern edge, but still - inside. But when he announced that the first turn was to the RIGHT (aka out of totality zone) I was in my head screaming no! Had the first turn been to the left we would have had an awesome experience like DL1218. I even forfeited another nonrefundable flight to be on this one but sadly that one got through totality instead. 1010 never entered totality, wing in sunshine whole time.
#133

Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 162
The saddest part about DL1010 was that everything was PERFECTLY setup, we were on the path of totality. Though I knew LIT VOR which we passed over and Jonesboro were both on the southern edge, but still - inside. But when he announced that the first turn was to the RIGHT (aka out of totality zone) I was in my head screaming no! Had the first turn been to the left we would have had an awesome experience like DL1218. I even forfeited another nonrefundable flight to be on this one but sadly that one got through totality instead. 1010 never entered totality, wing in sunshine whole time.
my sun pictures didnt work against the window but I got a great view of the tiniest sliver of sun while looking.
Heres some of my shots out left side:


#135




Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: On the run
Programs: DL 2MM/DM, Hilton LT Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Titanium
Posts: 1,245
The saddest part about DL1010 was that everything was PERFECTLY setup, we were on the path of totality. Though I knew LIT VOR which we passed over and Jonesboro were both on the southern edge, but still - inside. But when he announced that the first turn was to the RIGHT (aka out of totality zone) I was in my head screaming no! Had the first turn been to the left we would have had an awesome experience like DL1218. I even forfeited another nonrefundable flight to be on this one but sadly that one got through totality instead. 1010 never entered totality, wing in sunshine whole time.




