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turbo tales
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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turbo tales
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 m... 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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