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Old September 23rd, 2003, 06:18 PM
Judy
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Hi fellow travelers,

I wonder if any of you would like to share your stories about the
worst turbulence you ever personally experienced during a plane ride.
I am very curious to know how bad it can get and still be OK. With the
amazing number of travel miles accrued by this group, I'm sure there
are many stories out there.

I am also curious to know if cabin attendants, during their training,
are deliberately taken up in bad weather to get them used to turbulent
conditions.

Finally, does anyone know if the airlines have any kind of game plan
in place for when things get bumpy? Is there some kind of "jiggle
meter" where a reading above a certain level triggers the captain
automatically turning on the seatbelt sign? Are there more serious
measures than ordering the cabin crew to their seats, held for worst
case situations?

Thanks in advance. Travel safely.

Cranky
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Old September 23rd, 2003, 08:24 PM
DALing
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usually, captains rely on pireps from other aircraft that went thru the same
area earlier. ATC keeps a relative "running log" of air conditions because
of "requesting higher - or - lower" aircraft.

"Judy" wrote in message
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Hi fellow travelers,

I wonder if any of you would like to share your stories about the
worst turbulence you ever personally experienced during a plane ride.
I am very curious to know how bad it can get and still be OK. With the
amazing number of travel miles accrued by this group, I'm sure there
are many stories out there.

I am also curious to know if cabin attendants, during their training,
are deliberately taken up in bad weather to get them used to turbulent
conditions.

Finally, does anyone know if the airlines have any kind of game plan
in place for when things get bumpy? Is there some kind of "jiggle
meter" where a reading above a certain level triggers the captain
automatically turning on the seatbelt sign? Are there more serious
measures than ordering the cabin crew to their seats, held for worst
case situations?

Thanks in advance. Travel safely.

Cranky


 




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