Hi just wanted to know how common is Severe and Extreme turbulance, and what are the chances of encountering either. I know moderate turbulance and slight turbulance are common in air travel.
2006-07-13 06:31:18 · 10 answers · asked by Simon H 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Severe Turbulence is VERY rare, or a lot less airplanes will be flying today.
Turbulence has usually three levels: light or chop (the one that makes your drink shake in the cabin), moderate (airplane gains or looses altitude, banks a few degrees left or right and some loose objects may get tossed around) and severe (airplane cannot be controled and structural damage may occur).
Other than by flying straight into a thunderstorm or mountain wave, severe turbulence is not encountered. Weather radar and ground based stations help in avoiding turbulent areas.
Anyway, do as pilots do and always keep your seatbelt buckled. Remember that sudden bumps, especially unpredictable CAT (clear air turbulence) can happen at any time.
2006-07-13 06:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by Marce X 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the turbulence is extreme adequate then it really is able to bringing down any plane. lengthy Haul flights are extra to encouter turbuklance because the fly at higher altitude the position there are extreme wind speeds. Turbulence at low altitude occurs even as there is sever climate, and flights are frequently not on time/grounded throughout the time of such climate for a kind of protection causes. except climate structures, turbulence should be brought about with the help of a substantial gasoline launch. Underwater landside and quakes can launch large quantities of traped methane and CO2. the probabilities or encountering such an experience in an plane is distant, yet should not be ruled out. it really is a achieveable reason behind different plane disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.
2016-11-02 00:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been flying all of my life and been on hundreds of flights. The worse turbulence I experience was when we were about 11 mins aways from the airport when the plane 'fall' twice. It felt like we suddenly when down a few thousand feet at a time. All the glasses that were out flew of the trays and rolled across the cabin. The stewardess sort of fell over and grabbed the seat closes to her. After we fell from the sky twice there was no more turbulence and we landed fine. But it was really scary to hear almost everyone on a plane scream at the same time!
2006-07-13 20:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by Borealis83 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marce x is right - severe turbulence is rare and involves items and passengers being thrown around the cabin often with structural damage to the aircraft.
Nobody ever lived to report what extreme turbulence was like because their aircraft were torn apart by the wind sheer.
When the captain spies ripples in his coffee cup he will switch on the seat belt signs, these can very rapidly turn into waves and then the coffee cup could even float up in front of the captains face.
At this point you could be joining your carry on luggage, up around the overhead storage bins.
Please keep your seat belt fastened at all times, even loosely will do if it gets uncomfortable, but remember to tighten it up if the seat belt sign lights up.
2006-07-13 08:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Severe and Extreme turbulence are more common than you would suspect based on the relative rarity of an aircraft encountering it. The most likely locations for severe and extreme turbulence (CB and TC formations) are easily identifiable and avoidable so the vast majority of flights simply navigate around it.
2006-07-13 07:16:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well most airlines avoid severe turbulence now with advanced radar and warning from aircraft ahead of them and better weather forecasting abilities. Now with most of the U.S. having Doppler radar, extreme turbulence is avoided. However, there is always that sudden drop due to air shifting that cannot be seen by radar and such around storms. However, when you go over seas, and get into areas where weather forecasting and radar are not available like Africa, then you may hit severe to extreme turbulence, it is still very rare though
2006-07-13 06:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by redhotboxsoxfan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The turbulance is often caused when the plane goes through the clouds, so usually really bad turbulance is when the clouds are filled with water and definately when its raining.
Kinda like taking a dirt road.
2006-07-13 06:35:55 · answer #7 · answered by Marillita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turbulence is very common in air travel it sometimes depends on the aircraft type as well!
2006-07-13 06:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
severe turbulance ... not that often tho it does depend on where ur flyin. ur unlikely 2 encounter extreme turbulance..... remember:
ur more likely 2 die getting ur trousers on that in a plane
- that always makes me laugh lol
2006-07-13 09:06:11 · answer #9 · answered by eayrin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens too often and it sucks...
2006-07-13 06:34:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋