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Has anyone been in a bad turbulence? Does anyone know what causes it? |
Travel Info I've been in a really bad turbulence, and now i'm scared of flying. Any body gone through that? Travel Tips Wouldn't know the science behind it, but yeah, I've been in some pretty severe stuff. I had the opportunity to talk to a pilot about it once and apparantly turbulance is felt more severely in the back of the plane than it is in the front, so asking for a seat closer to the front might help you. There are two things I can think to help you with your fear (aside from drinking a lot). 1) Fall asleep for the duration of the flight :) or 2) rest assured in the knowledge that turbulance isn't that big a deal to a flight (even though it feels like it is). This info comes from the pilot I spoke with and shows I've seen here and there on TV about airplanes . There's an industry standard that planes have to be able to withstand 150% of the absolute worst weather they could possibly face in nature. (When's the last time you've heard of a plane failing due to turbulance?). Furthermore, for any possible mechanical malfunction, planes have 3 backup systems/scenarios that they can rely on. Planes are truly the safest form of travel out there - one of the reasons we're scared of them is because we don't have control over them as passengers. If you want to feel extra safe though, request a seat near the wings - that area is the most reinforced of the entire plane. Others yeah. essentially it is upward drafts or variations in wind that cause turbulence. its normal in flights. it is caused by stormy situations and abrupt air. the piolits are pros so no worries. Boeing experienced very bad.... things falling out of the overhead compartment just like in the movies Turbulence is caused by convection currents which form from unequal heating of the earth's surface. This causes wind speed & wind direction to change as you incease with height in the atmosphere causing the turbulance to form. You should only really be concerned about terbulance if a weather front is approaching a region ie. cold front or low-pressure center otherwise the atmosphere should be relatively stable. My husband is an earth science teacher & has his undergrad in meteorology & just helped me with this question. |
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