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Is it possible to go from point A to point B (which are on same latitude) by hovering above A and wait till the earth rotates to point B below and then come down vertically?

I believe there would be some more subtleties involved which I could not think of.

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  • $\begingroup$ We don't see birds zooming westward at 1,000 miles per hour as the earth rotates under them, and we don't experience a 1,000 mile per hour wind, because the air moves with the rotating earth. $\endgroup$
    – S. McGrew
    Commented Apr 7, 2019 at 16:07
  • $\begingroup$ @S. McGrew can you please elaborate? $\endgroup$
    – SpamChop
    Commented Apr 7, 2019 at 16:19
  • $\begingroup$ Please read the answers given in [physics.stackexchange.com/questions/1193/… and [physics.stackexchange.com/questions/58154/…. $\endgroup$
    – S. McGrew
    Commented Apr 7, 2019 at 20:19

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