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#BA747Farewell Goodbye to the Queen of the Skies, it was an honour to fly on-board during our flight tests

@eu_cockpit @icao This is an excellent first step, but radiation monitors on-board every aircraft must be the ultimate goal. Only then can pilots react in realtime to a solar radiation storm

The time has come: Early November @icao launched real-time worldwide space weather update service. Three Space Weather Centers (SWXC) will generate and share space weather advisories using the existing channels, similar to SIGMET.

Our entry to #icao75 and #flyday One of our radiation detectors onboard a flight to Aberdeen Thanks to @FraserBaird

I just published Space Weather Impacts and Emerging Citizen Science Efforts @SAIRA_Network @HamRadioSCI link.medium.com/8MbaZU51Q1

If you're a frequent flyer, even better!

Come and say hi to chat about how we are producing a lightweight carry on radiation detector for aircraft #esww16

Curious, how many #avgeeks and #pilot are aware of the ICAO regulations on Space Weather and Atmospheric Radiation? #pilotlife #cabincrew

Great to hear that people are beginning to agree that radiation monitors should be fitted to aircraft. We have small handheld prototypes that show this concept is easy to achieve #esww16

@StijnCalders I'm here till Friday - Ben

Come and see our poster at the session this afternoon for an update on the development of our #citizenscience programme, located in the Aviation area #esww16

Calling final year students in Math, Physics, Computer Science and Electronics! Apply now for this exciting opportunity to participate in the International Space Weather Camp taking place in SA and USA from 21 June - 19 July 2020 #ISWC2020 ow.ly/9VF550xeNgj

@jim_wild Thanks for the tip. I've recently redone a GCR air shower graphic to replace the old one used for the last 20 years. Will make sure I add a watermark!

PSA: students - make sure you watermark your images with a credit before they escape onto the web 🤔

Playing the “spot your graphics” game at the #ESWW16 meeting. Spotted the sun and power lines image that @LancUniPhysics PhD student Katie Turnbull and I made for a press release back in 2010 in three different talks so far. #spaceweather

Although the lack of ability to detect neutrons is rather confusing as they are worth up to 80% of the dose during a large space weather event

Good to see other people looking at the concept of #citizenscience for space weather monitoring #spaceweather #avgeek

@Qantas @flightradar24 #ProjectSunrise is very interesting. It would be great to know if you're monitoring atmospheric radiation exposures on the flights too?

#QF7879 is about to take-off on its nonstop #ProjectSunrise research flight from #London to #Sydney with 52 pax, 6 crew and 4 flight crew commanded by Capt Helen Trenerry. Get live updates from the cockpit here and follow the 17,750km journey @flightradar24. #QFnonstop

@RichClewer The financial markets would also have a major problem as they use GPS timing for transactions

@SAIRA_Network Would be interesting to see how many people were immediately 'lost', as no one uses a map anymore. As GPS is now used as a Primary Nav source on aircraft, that would be a major issue too.

Space Weather could cause this: BBC News - Could the world cope if GPS stopped working? bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Some people (understandably) express concern that they may be stopped by Secuirty when carrying one of our detectors. This goes to show what you can take on a plane!

Come and visit the @SpaceAtSurrey stand at #IAC2019 to see our radiation detector development

Data uploaded for PhD student @BenClewer’s @SAIRA_Network ionising radiation monitor - see our work at our stand! #IAC2019