Are you legal during the Eclipse?

[bluesideup]

Hi.
How many will be flying, during the eclipse, and may, or may not be legal?

Edit: If you fly in the total zone?

 

[azure]

What does the eclipse have to do with being legal or not legal?

 

[luvflyin]

Hi.
How many will be flying, during the eclipse, and may, or may not be legal?

Legal Ya cant have a solar eclipse between sunset and sunrise. I'd like turn on the lights though

 

[azure]

Legal Ya cant have a solar eclipse between sunset and sunrise. I'd like turn on the lights though

Sure you can. Many solar eclipses happen between sunset and sunrise, you just can't see them.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

omg, do not give The Regulators any more ideas

 

[Clark1961]

If I'm not legal before the eclipse how would I be legal during the eclipse? Is this some sort of Druidic question?

 

[RyanB]

Hi.
How many will be flying, during the eclipse, and may, or may not be legal?

Edit: If you fly in the total zone?

As far as I know, the NAS will remain open during the eclipse.

 

[luvflyin]

Sure you can. Many solar eclipses happen between sunset and sunrise, you just can't see them.

Damn. Just when I thought I had it all figured out.

 

[eman1200]

if I go to triple tree for the eclipse I most likely won't be legal to fly

 

[Sundancer]

No one cares. . .

 

[Lindberg]

Sure you can. Many solar eclipses happen between sunset and sunrise, you just can't see them.

If we're being pedantic, all solar eclipses happen between sunset and sunrise somewhere. But not between sunset and sunrise local time in the viewing area of the eclipse.

 

[JonH]

POA members are cleared, I read it somewhere.

 

[GlennAB1]

What does the eclipse have to do with being legal or not legal?

If you happen to be traversing the continent, only VFR qualified, and you suddenly find yourself in IFR conditions, what do you do?

 

[Salty]

If you happen to be traversing the continent, only VFR qualified, and you suddenly find yourself in IFR conditions, what do you do?

This question should have its own thread.

 

[SkyDog58]

I would just not recommend flying after the eclipse if you burned your eyes out during the eclipse by staring at the sun. That would be a violation.

 

[midlifeflyer]

If you happen to be traversing the continent, only VFR qualified, and you suddenly find yourself in IFR conditions, what do you do?

Pray.

 

[azure]

If we're being pedantic, all solar eclipses harken between sunset and sunrise somewhere. But not between sunset and sunrise local time in the viewing area of the eclipse.

Hence the "you" - for *you*, it's only many, since some happen between sunrise and sunset for you. Of course, some of those you can't see either, even as a partial eclipse.

 

[azure]

If you happen to be traversing the continent, only VFR qualified, and you suddenly find yourself in IFR conditions, what do you do?

Declare an emergency.

 

[Hank S]

Hi.
How many will be flying, during the eclipse, and may, or may not be legal?

Edit: If you fly in the total zone?

How will two minutes of midday twilight affect the legality of anyone's flight? Night currency involves flying more than 30 minutes after civil twilight, which will be several hours after the eclipse shadow rushes by at ~2000 mph.

 

[frfly172]

Only legal if you have an AOA aboard.

 

[Matthew]

I shall use my metal landing calculator to shield myself against the solar anti-radiation being generated by the moon.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

It's been a long time since I've flown in the dark - what with no nav lights and no medical. To bad the eclipse isn't total around here - it would give me that chance for a couple minutes.

 

[GlennAB1]

This question should have its own thread.

There's always thread creep, at least one.

 

[paflyer]

Hi.
How many will be flying, during the eclipse, and may, or may not be legal?

Edit: If you fly in the total zone?

What makes you think it's a problem?

 

[danhagan]

It's too short to claim night flying for currency

 

[paflyer]

What if you fly precisely along the International Date line; how do you log PIC time if the "time" never changes?

 

[GlennAB1]

...that's hogwash

Would that make it "slop-py" flying?

 

[Zeldman]

What does the eclipse have to do with being legal or not legal?

I have been legal for a loooong time.....

 

[SkyDog58]

So does the side of the moon facing Earth become the dark side of the moon during an eclipse?

 

[GlennAB1]

So does the side of the moon facing Earth become the dark side of the moon during an eclipse?

Part of the dark side faces Earth through all phases except full moon... but, to answer that question; There is no dark side during an eclipse because Earth reflects sunlight to light up the side facing us.

 

[SkyDog58]

So there's no flying away to the dark side of the moon during the eclipse?

Ha! Take that Gary Wright!

 

[azure]

Part of the dark side faces Earth through all phases except full moon... but, to answer that question; There is no dark side during an eclipse because Earth reflects sunlight to light up the side facing us.

Yep. At New Moon, the Moon sees a Full Earth. The Moon's shadow on the Earth during a solar eclipse is too small to significantly affect how much earthlight the Moon gets.

That said, though the Earth's surface has a higher albedo (average 0.3 for Earth vs. 0.12 for the Moon), I'm not sure just how bright it is on the night side of the Moon during "full earth". Certainly a lot brighter than it is on Earth under a full moon, though.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Yep. At New Moon, the Moon sees a Full Earth. The Moon's shadow on the Earth during a solar eclipse is too small to significantly affect how much earthlight the Moon gets.

That said, though the Earth's surface has a higher albedo (average 0.3 for Earth vs. 0.12 for the Moon), I'm not sure just how bright it is on the night side of the Moon during "full earth". Certainly a lot brighter than it is on Earth under a full moon, though.

Which begs the question: If the Earth is flat, is the Moon also flat?

 

[deonb]

Which begs the question: If the Earth is flat, is the Moon also flat?

Of course not. It's shaped like a donut:

 

[Matthew]

Of course not. It's shaped like a donut:

FAKE!

If that were real you would see stars in the center.

 

[paflyer]

So there's no flying away to the dark side of the moon during the eclipse?

Ha! Take that Gary Wright!

I'll meet you on the other side.

 

[deonb]

FAKE!

If that were real you would see stars in the center.

Nope. It has a black donut hole in the center.

 

[Matthew]

Nope. It has a black donut hole in the center.

Ahh...OK then.

 

[Matthew]

So there's no flying away to the dark side of the moon during the eclipse?

Ha! Take that Gary Wright!

Yeah!

Go weave your dreams, you, you... dream weaver!