Can flat earth explain the phenomenon in a parsimonious way?
If you mean something else, then I have no idea. I'm not a proponent of the flat earth theory, nor am I a mind reader.
The experiment you proposed does not disprove the theory of a flat earth though, parsimoniously or otherwise.
It sounds like you may have rejected the notion of a flat earth purely on faith after all?
And yes, I reject all other evidence but this.