Anyone flying the solar storm redeye?
May 10, 2024, 8:20 pm
#1
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Anyone flying the solar storm redeye?
Buckle up: An unusual amount of solar activity this week could disrupt some of the most important technologies society relies on.
Why tonights massive solar storm could disrupt communications and GPS systems
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/busin...scn/index.html
Northern lights could be visible in Chicago due to severe solar storm
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no...re-solar-storm
Why tonights massive solar storm could disrupt communications and GPS systems
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/busin...scn/index.html
Northern lights could be visible in Chicago due to severe solar storm
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no...re-solar-storm
May 10, 2024, 11:20 pm
#2
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As amazing as it would be to see, Id be a little concerned about flying through a geomagnetic storm. Couldnt the planes electronic systems be compromised?
May 11, 2024, 2:29 pm
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I'd mostly worry about flying through cloudy weather, if that makes it impossible to see the ground, while a geomagnetic storm is disrupting satellite-based communications such as GPS. If the pilots can see the ground, that helps a whole lot if satellite systems are unreliable.
And it depends on where you're flying too. These disruptions tend to be worse toward the poles, and less toward the equator.