Flying My Own Plane To See The 2024 Eclipse

Flying My Own Plane To See The 2024 Eclipse

I will once again be flying in the Give Hope Wings fundraiser this year! Our June of 2024 flight will see us stop in many communities in Eastern Canada to raise awareness for this worthy cause.
Last year 2023 we raised over $27,000 towards helping our neighbours - we made a positive difference in the lives of many.

I had a very fluid plan to fly my plane to see the 2024 total solar eclipse... I was planning right up to the last minute, changing my destination based on the forecast cloud cover. I ended up in Sherbrooke Quebec, and had beautiful clear sky. I talk about the camera setup I used to film the eclipse in 6K.

0:00 Weather is an issue
0:29 Clearance and take-off
2:20 Clearing the zone
2:32 What are we doing today?
3:23 Airspace along the route
3:52 Landing at Sherbrooke
5:28 The atmosphere
5:47 My camera rig
6:52 The eclipse is starting
7:05 99% there
7:16 The corona
9:11 Wrap up
9:53 Uninterrupted totality

⚠️ NOTE: These videos are edited for time and entertainment. Editing removes context and can remove safety checklists in the interest of time. Do not use these videos for, or in lieu of flight training.⚠️

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[GlensHangar]

I will once again be flying in the Give Hope Wings fundraiser this year! Our June of 2024 flight will see us stop in many communities in Eastern Canada to raise awareness for this worthy cause.
Last year 2023 we raised over $27, 000 towards helping our neighbours - we made a positive difference in the lives of many.

0:00 Weather is an issue
0:29 Clearance and take-off
2:20 Clearing the zone
2:32 What are we doing today?
3:23 Airspace along the route
3:52 Landing at Sherbrooke
5:28 The atmosphere
5:47 My camera rig
6:52 The eclipse is starting
7:05 99% there
7:16 The corona
9:11 Wrap up
9:53 Uninterrupted totality

[matthewmoore]

Thank you for including the full totality event with no cuts or VO. Surprisingly hard to find!

[dennisp.]

I went to see the last eclipse in 2017 in South Caroina. It was an almost unsettling experience. I had an amost atavistic reation to it. The hair stood up on the back of my neck, and I started to experience a sense of unease, particularly when al the dogs began to howl and a cool wind began to blow.. And then, just as soon as it had begun it was done and it was a blistering South Carolina day again.

[southtube]

Absolutely outstanding coverage of the Eclipse. I, too, didn't understand the hype till I saw it. The traffic at the airport was amazing. As a side note, I really appreciate your mature and methodical outlook on flying. Your attention to weather, awesome communications with ATC, and recognition of go and no go scenarios. I'm not a pilot but admittedly an aviation nut. Many can learn from your maturity and safety minded outlook on general aviation.

[leearsenault]

What an awesome experience and video capture of the eclipse. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing you on the 2024 Give Hope Wings expedition. Hats off to your fundraising raising progress to date for Hope Air. Keep up the great work 👏👍

[swiftadventurer]

ya, me too, very cool. Got the PPR window for a landing at CYSN, sat in the terminal building, overcast skies, watching the lead-up to it on NASA channel on the big screen, then decided to go find it after buddies were texting me that it was clear skies along Lake Erie. so, we saw it all happen near Long Point at 2500'. And it was my lovely co-pilot's birthday. The 360 degree sunrise was phenomenal. Flight of a lifetime! Your pictures really captured it very nicely. Great job.

[MisterBrown]

Was great to be able to relive the live experience with all the cheers and screams right before and after totality. What an event! And that's confirmed, at 6:27, I was righr behind you, the guy with the grey tuque hidden behind another guy, was fiddling with my rig. Next time hopefully lol Cheers!

[johndavis]

Total Solar eclipses are the bomb. Now on my second and I'm afraid I've gone down the rabbit hole and may become an eclipse chaser. The first one I saw in 2017 I just took it all in. This one I set out to photograph it. Both were incredible in their own way. I live within the totality, but due to clous I road tripped 650 miles to get clear skies. 1000% worth it.

[agesteeen]

Must have been a fantastic experience not many people get to experience a Solar eclipse because they can’t be there when it happens or because of the weather conditions so to experience such a natural phenomenon must really be a privilege

[zacharyleonard]

I was watching the eclipse from Toronto, near the harbourfront. It was pretty cloudy during the peak where it got very dark, 99.8%?, but it cleared up about 5m after so I was able to see and photograph a sliver of the sun

[GrizzAxxemann]

Not even sure if the partial eclipse was visible out my way. But I'm nocturnal and slept through it anyways.

[kbaker]

I was in very cloudy Rochester, NY for the eclipse. Although we couldn't see the sun the sensation of it all was amazing. It was super cool watching the shadow move across the clouds as well.

[AnnapurnaMoffatt]

I watched that same weather report from the CBC. My dad and I drove two hours north, to Lower Bloomfield, NB, to see the eclipse. The people at the house a few metres up the road from us had a big party, but we were alone in our spot. The sky was perfectly clear. I have no words to describe this profound experience: "wonder" and "awe" don't come close. Also, the light prior to the eclipse was unlike any I've ever seen. My dad and I both photographed the eclipse, and I'd practiced as much as possible in the nine or so days leading up to the eclipse (when the weather forecast started to look good and our trip looked like it would be a go) and found patterns in how I would photograph the eclipse, so I was able to do everything by feel and barely look at the camera: my eyes were on that indescribably magnificent thing in the sky, as well as other things like 360˚ twilight. This was my first total eclipse and my dad's second: he saw the July 20, 1963 eclipse, when he was fifteen. I think I've been bitten by the eclipse bug: I need to see another.

[twiztedsynz]

I always recognize Ian Hannomansing's voice when I hear it; his dad taught me in 7th and 8th grade; nice people.

Got to see the full eclipse here in NB; was outstanding to witness. I got to thinking after seeing it - and hearing the cheers from people nearby where I was - that I can understand now why our ancestors used to fear eclipses.

I am so glad I got to see it though and good that you got to fly to somewhere nice to see it too, Glen.

[billclisham]

I was amazed at how many people were going into an absolute panic thinking that this eclipse was going to be the end of the world....lol

[bobcobb]

Thanks so much fir sharing this Glen, it’s very well done!

[seyyes]

Thanks so much for showing the totality (which I missed IRL) and not having voice overs or music or other distractions to ruin the experience.

[Sam-yoj]

I saw a partial eclipse (90%) in my teens in 1999, it was such a disconcerting and incredible experience, a full eclipse looks incredible.

The footage you've captured is amazing.. also kudos on the thumbnail, it's attention grabbing whilst being a truthful composite of video elements.

[zerg]

I went down to my brother's house just south of Hardy Arkansas roads were a madhouse but the sky was as clear as possible just me his dogs goats and chickens hanging out on the porch.

[rogerw]

I drove from the Toronto area to New Brunswick to see it. I had 5 locations between Ontario, Quebec, and NB picked out and started cancelling plans as the forecast firmed up. As luck would have it, my first choice worked out. I did not expect to need sunscreen on April 8 in New Brunswick, though, and got a bit of a sunburn.

Although I had to change my actual picture taking setup due to last minute issues, and I know that I made some mistakes (not really many chances to practice), I still got some shots that I am very happy with. Still, over 3150 km round trip is a lot of driving.