IFR relocation of plane to Galesburg, IL

The crew filed an IFR flight plan to fly direct from Beatrice, NE to Galesburg, IL early this morning. The Hearts should arrive around 09:00H central time, refuel and likely prepare to leave very quickly to restart the race with the other teams.

This IFR re-location of the plane is allowed since the Minnesota stop has been eliminated so all planes remaining in the race will resume the stops  from Galesburg on with the normal VFR rules
of the race. Again the ladies will only use IFR to get out of a safety problem, however if needed from this point forward the team will be disqualified for the rest of the race.

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Dotted line is  IFR flight plan filed with FAA

The Hearts & 2 other ARC planes flying IFR - a RARE sight

Here is the  IFR speed and altitude data via Flightaware