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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.

SpamChop
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  • 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. – S. McGrew Apr 07 '19 at 16:07
  • @S. McGrew can you please elaborate? – SpamChop Apr 07 '19 at 16:19
  • Please read the answers given in [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/1193/why-does-the-atmosphere-rotate-along-with-the-earth] and [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/58154/can-a-hovering-helicopter-travel-half-the-globe-in-12-hours]. – S. McGrew Apr 07 '19 at 20:19

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