But...but...If you look at it you could go BLIND! And then lose control of your glider and possibly CRASH INTO A SLEEPING BABY!!!

Lighten up. Go fly the damn thing. 2.5 minutes of an eclipse isn't anything like flying under a solid overcast, and you will probably not be able to keep yourself under the corona for any length of time anyway.

And, no, it doesn't get that dark. There is a lot of scattered light. Kinda like twilight. It's enough to fool birds, but they aren't all that bright. Are you!

Bureaucrats may be more hazardous. Don't get entangled with an ambitious one.