Fly to the Total Solar Eclipse

On August 21st Madras, OR will be in the path of the total solar eclipse. The eclipse event starts 0900 local, and ends at 1140. There will be a two-minute period of totality that starts at 1019. Madras airport (S33) is very close to the centerline of the path of the eclipse, for maximum totality time. All of the hotels in the path of the eclipse have been booked for two years, but the Madras airport is permitting camping on the airport by your plane. They are expecting several hundred visiting aircraft for the event, and will likely have to close the airport sometime before the eclipse. The FBO Berg Air is taking reservations by mail for parking spots. Check their web site:

https://www.bergair.com/solareclipse for the reservation form and instructions for mailing. Several parking options are available, including $175 for a spot in the grass Thurs 8/17 through Tues 8/22.