We were originally planned to LAX via Polar route 1, but because the weather in Bodo was below ETOPS minima we were re-routed on a more southerly track. If you type NPOLE into the fix page, it will tell you how close you get to the geographic North Pole. Weather briefing package contains Space weather forecasts which indicate on a scale of 1-minor to 5-extreme the incidences of Solar Radiation Storms, Geomagnetic Storms and Radio Blackouts. At the moment the complete crossing is in total darkness and it's a little eery seeing the sunset, sunrise & sunset again. I assume in the Northern Hemisphere Summer it will be total daylight? Which would make for some fantastic photographs. Make sure you bring your sunglasses though. Also, ND went from MAG to TRU automatically at about 82 degrees north, Can't remember when it changed back as I was probably asleep. In fact, I am always asleep.....Keep recovering....12 hour time zone change can't be good for you
Last edited by Bypass ratio; 16th Dec 2008 at 18:34.