turbulence

Welcome to this website! How do I know you’ve just arrived? Because most people who have a fear of flying are worried about turbulence and this is the first bit of information that people want.

Hi and Welcome to this abbreviated page about Turbulence. There is more information about this subject on the turbulence page available when you joing the Social Network for Fearful Flyers at LOGBOOK 24/7

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Always wear your seat belt, and tighten it in turbulence.

Turbulence or a bad experience in the air are probably the most common reasons for a fear of flying. Most people believe that turbulence is dangerous; the truth is, that during turbulence the pilots remain in complete control of the complete control of the aircraft. There is a chapter on turbulence on our Audio CD Set.

There is also a  description of turbulence in our Book Flying without Fear

Rmember that

• Turbulence is uncomfortable, but that’s not the same as dangerous
• Turbulence ………………
• Turbulence ……………..

Turbulence caused by the wing vortices

The truth is that aircraft go up and down during turbulence but the reason that we believe that they are always falling is that the sensation or falling is much more alarming and unpleasant than the sensation of going up. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Turbulence is caused by the movement of the air. ……………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………. When these two flows of air (N-S and E-W) collide with each other, they cause turbulence just as two rivers meeting will cause currents and eddies and make a boat bounce around. Turbulence is just the airborne and invisible version of this. (Movement of air accounts for all the weather we experience.)…………………………………………..  similarly any air which is heated up, for example, over a town, will do the same thing, and rise.

If you are travelling in an aircraft as it passes through this rising air you will feel it ……………….

Hot air from a power station

The second picture shows how hot air rising from a power station rises to form a cloud; ………………………………………………………………………………………… Both though, would be perfectly safe. Normally the source of the rising air would not be so obvious of course, for example another clue to rising air would be fluffy white cumulus clouds.

Turbulence is also caused …………………………….. Finally remember that turbulence is “uncomfortable but not dangerous” and that weather maps and reports show pilots where the areas of turbulence can be expected so that they can be avoided by……………………………………

Always wear your seat belt when seated and tighten it in turbulence.