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If that is the case i maybe able to see sunrise on approach to Greece 😀

It’s just because Deano has been telling you all this info, you’ll be delayed until something like 11pm lol.

Old aircraft are more prone to delays than newer a/c.

No specific aircraft are prone to delays…

Are Monarch’s 757s prone to delays.

Watch his flight end up getting delayed now 😛

tommy

I’ve given all the details I can to be honest, and yes you “should” see it set over Italy, I would suggest just looking out the window, there is no way you will miss it, as and when it happens is pretty irrelevant, if you are watching the sun set, then the sun would have already set below you.
As for the sun rising, I need a few more details than what you have posted so far.

Rgds

Dean

So will the sun be setting on ground when im flying over Italy or will i see it in the air over Italy.
Quite difficult working out the physics.
I must say i do love seeing sunsets on flights.
But what about sun rises. I enjoyed the one on way back from Cuba.

Dependant on your flight plan I would estimate you should see sunset over mid-Italy, remember your twilight & sunset will be a bit later than the ground twilight & sunset, and you will probably get the best views of the sunset out to the right of the aircraft although the sun will be setting somehere behind you 🙂

I’ll get back to you 🙂

Which country will i be going over when i hit sunset, and im guessing the process is speeded up whilst flying eastwards.

that would be my assumptions yes, give or take 🙂 but remember the twilight period, sunset is at the end of evening twilight 🙂

So my flight is roughly 2 and a half hours of light and 1 and a half hours of darkness.

Hiya tommy

My apologies, the almanac works on UTC then you convert it to local, those times are converted to BST or British Summer Time which is what we are on now obviously, so basicaly when you are on your flight just leave your watch as it is and use the times above.
For information UTC is Co-ordinated Universal Time, which has replaced the common term GMT (although GMT is still widely used)

What is UTC timing ?

Moondance has been absent far too long.

tommyinyork

You should expect to see the start of evening twilight on the ground about 20:50 UTC, remember to leave your watch set to UTC for the flight, but as you are at altitude the sunset will be rather later than this, I estimate at around 21:35 UTC, but just remember the sun would have already set on the ground before this time due to line of sight.

Hope this helps

Dean

I think I witnessed the “Terminator” going to Paphos last year, I knew it looked pretty special when I saw it but I thought it just was a normal sunset.

Think of it more as “night rise” than sunset, as it moves up to the overhead from the eastern horizon. As for thunderstorms, this is my best night attempt so far…….

Damn you moondance…. I’m jealous now! 😉

Anyone ever flown over thunderstorm before

I did on my way back from FUE a couple of months ago, over the Bay of Biscay. The only trouble was the lights inside the cabin spoiled my view 🙁