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Fly Over the Boston Marathon on Monday April 20, 2026
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Looks like a good time Tom.
corcoran
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Boston Marathon Protocol 2026
Join me. This is what I will be doing. This is how we will meet up.
Sundowner N5162M (white green stripes) will depart 1B9 (Mansfield) at 9:00 in order to "join the round" at Hopkinton, Massachusetts to see the Elite Male Runners step off at 9:37.
Join the banner-tows at 1,400' MSL. Circle to the left. (Use the ATIS on 124.6 for altimeter setting). Talk on 123.025 or 122.75 whichever works. Be aware of helicopters below you at 900' circling right. There will be others above you about 2,000'. Keep your head on a swivel and do what the banner-tows do.
There may be a military fly-by over Hopkinton as the race starts. Heads up. Listen up. This is a maybe. The jets or Blackhawks are usually at 1,000'.
Then fly east along the southside of the Marathon Route. Looking down we will see the wheelchair athletes proceeding to Boston.
Upon reaching Route 128 (Needham TV towers) proceed back on the northside of the route until you reach Hopkinton again where we will see thousands of runners still waiting to start.
Then proceed to Norwood Airport (KOWD) and park the plane at Flight Level. We will get in the BAC luxury van and drive to a spot in Wellesley, Massachusetts to view the lead runners pass by on the second half of the race.
We eat our sandwiches, drink our beverages and ultimately drive back to Norwood Airport. Then we congratulate ourselves and go home.
Goal: See all the runners and the start. Meet fellow BACers. Do some precision flying in a crowd.
Repeating: Join the banner tows at 1,400' MSL. Circle to the left. (Use the ATIS on 124.6 for altimeter setting). Talk on 123.025 or 122.75 whichever works. Be aware of helicopters below you at 900' circling to the right. There will be others above you about 2,000'. Keep your head on a swivel and do what the banner-tows do.
Tom Corcoran 781 843-4321 [email protected]
Join me. This is what I will be doing. This is how we will meet up.
Sundowner N5162M (white green stripes) will depart 1B9 (Mansfield) at 9:00 in order to "join the round" at Hopkinton, Massachusetts to see the Elite Male Runners step off at 9:37.
Join the banner-tows at 1,400' MSL. Circle to the left. (Use the ATIS on 124.6 for altimeter setting). Talk on 123.025 or 122.75 whichever works. Be aware of helicopters below you at 900' circling right. There will be others above you about 2,000'. Keep your head on a swivel and do what the banner-tows do.
There may be a military fly-by over Hopkinton as the race starts. Heads up. Listen up. This is a maybe. The jets or Blackhawks are usually at 1,000'.
Then fly east along the southside of the Marathon Route. Looking down we will see the wheelchair athletes proceeding to Boston.
Upon reaching Route 128 (Needham TV towers) proceed back on the northside of the route until you reach Hopkinton again where we will see thousands of runners still waiting to start.
Then proceed to Norwood Airport (KOWD) and park the plane at Flight Level. We will get in the BAC luxury van and drive to a spot in Wellesley, Massachusetts to view the lead runners pass by on the second half of the race.
We eat our sandwiches, drink our beverages and ultimately drive back to Norwood Airport. Then we congratulate ourselves and go home.
Goal: See all the runners and the start. Meet fellow BACers. Do some precision flying in a crowd.
Repeating: Join the banner tows at 1,400' MSL. Circle to the left. (Use the ATIS on 124.6 for altimeter setting). Talk on 123.025 or 122.75 whichever works. Be aware of helicopters below you at 900' circling to the right. There will be others above you about 2,000'. Keep your head on a swivel and do what the banner-tows do.
Tom Corcoran 781 843-4321 [email protected]