When it's a stormy day and thunders, an airplane should fly over or under the clouds?

Question

Thunders? A pilot is not afraid of them when flying?

Answer 1

Over the storm

Answer 2

Over. Above the clouds is like a safe zone but once they go below, their fates will lie with God. Also, there is the question why they would even attempt to fly through the clouds, any pilot who does that would definetly be a dead one. Most of the time, planes stay above the clouds, stormy or not. And thunder? It doesn't do anything. In fact, the thunder is less louder above than below because the clouds act as insulators keeping most of the sound from traveling through.

Answer 3

Numerous ignorant answers here, all delivered with great confidence by people who are not yet ready to take the written test for the private pilot's license. A few better informed than others.

Thunder and lightning are associated with convective weather phenomena that produce strong winds and strong upward and downward air currents that can be hazardous to aircraft.

Some aircraft, notably jet airliners, can fly above most or all weather phenomena that could be hazardous to the aircraft or uncomfortable for the passengers. The same is true for small corporate jet aircraft.

Turboprop aircraft have some of the same capability, but are less able to fly over storms. Pressurized piston engine aircraft have a lesser degree of the capability to avoid hazardous/uncomfortable weather pattens by climbing over them.

Other aircraft are obliged to find a line of flight that avoids weather hazards. Other problems, including icing, snow blinding, and carburetor ice must be taken into account. You will learn all about these hazards and the techniques for avoiding them when you go through ground school for your own flight rating. If you don't plan to do that, then just trust the airline, the pilots, and air traffic control.

Also, even jetliners that can fly over most storms enroute must fly lower when departing from or approaching airports. In such cases, the pilot must simply avoid the hazards. If that is not possible (for example, a big thunderstorm is stationary right over the destination airport), then the crew will alter course to land at an alternate airport.

All such aircraft are in constant communication with Air Traffic Control, and a pretty clear and precise picture is available of the position and motion of hazardous storms. Also airliners and many smaller aircraft are equipped with on-board radar that gives a presumptive picture of weather phenomena from one side only. Air Traffic Control has a much better picture, and they will guide you as to the best route.

As technology advances, it is more and more possible for the pilot to see the ground weather radar picture in the cockpit. When this is true everywhere, it will result in considerable improvement.

And once in a while you will hit a bump, anyhow. Trust God and sin boldly!

Answer 4

Aaaah a common mistake, actually it is best to stay at the same level and fly around the clouds, swerving in and out of them until the storm is behind you.
The pilot has headphones on and the second that lightning is detected they play white noise so that the pilot cannot hear the awful sound and thereby avoid him feeling frightened, for the safety of the passengers and crew of course.

Answer 5

A wise pilot flies around the clouds especially if he/she is in a light aircraft. The storm may reach from the ground all the way to a towering height above the capability of the plane. Violet updrafts and downdrafts may damage the plane and instruments must be relied upon. Even better, don't fly when the risks are high.

Answer 6

You would like to fly over the clouds because you do not want to get stuck in the wind and rain. However most thunder clouds can go to 45000 feet or more and your average plane cannot go over them. So you fly around them. Flying through a thunder cloud would be dangerous. You could ice up or be tossed to great altitudes.

Answer 7

They usually fly above the clouds so they don't get struck by lightning. They have radars so they know where they around when they are above the clouds. Trust me. I went on a plane during a storm and the pilot went right above the clouds and it was sunny and peaceful up there.

Answer 8

I think its supposed to fly over the clouds, atleast thats what pilots have done when i've been in planes during a storm.

Answer 9

a pilot shouldn't fly into above or below a storm fullstop. if the worst is the worst you can go around. a good plane should have enough feul to fly to a different airport if there is a storm over one. it doesn't really matter because lightning has no real reason to strike a plane since it doesn't touch the ground. planes also have lightning rods for emergencies.

Answer 10

Commercial jets are built to withstand lightning strikes, but a competent pilot will fly around the storm or over it if at all possible.

Answer 11

Over the clouds!!!
There is not weather over the clouds.
Why would you even try to flight under the clouds in stormy weather?
Your plane could get hit by lightning, hail, or whatever.