Flying into the sun
When flying over Essex in late summer evenings, I often face a return to Stapleford flying straight into the sunlight.
Over Essex the problem is not too bad as I know the area really well and can navigate purely out of the side windows. However, the thought of being cross country in lesser known territory, flying into blinding sun is a worry for me.
Then there's the question of traffic avoidance. Some comfort here is that the guy flying on a reciprocal heading to me should be able to see me better than I can see him, but of course there's no guarantee.
Does anyone have any experiences / advice re the above? For nav tips, I'd like to avoid the pure "use GPS" solution. Although I do use it often, I still check with the mark one eyeball.