Conquering Your Fear of Flying - Turbulence

Fear of flying is a normal feeling, turbulence is part of flying and it should not keep you from flying. Here we go through some of the types of turbulence that you may experience while you fly. These are types we see on almost every flight.
Filmed in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Copyright Mark Wolters 2021
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[rexx]

If you're a nervous flyer like me, take early morning flight. Air is smoothest in the morning. Thunderstorms usually happen in the afternoon. And a second tip and I have no idea why it works but it does, if you're experiencing bad turbulence lift your feet off the floor. For some reason you only feel about half the turbulence when you do that. It works for some strange reason.

[raymonddunkerley]

I definitely hate flying and have a huge fear but I love traveling so I do my best to deal with it.

[rocknrollnichole]

The first time I flew as an adult was RIC to ATL. I had a window seat. The woman in the middle seat and I struck up a conversation. I was terrified and she told me all about the sounds, what to expect as they were about to happen, and basically held my mental freak out at bay. She also lived about an hour from me in a place that I had a lot of friends growing up, so we talked about how different that county is now vs back then. She was my delta angel. I can’t remember her name but I will always remember her kindness.

[timg]

I was on a flight once and had one bad bump. I told the lady next to me that we hit a possum. She looked at me and for a second thought we really did. Then she laughed.

[GLI_Marcus]

It took me a long time to get on a plane because of my fear of flying. I missed out on opportunities to fly on several iconic airplanes. Two years ago was my first time flying and I loved it👍! The turbulence didn't bother me and I'm always looking forward to my next flight. ✈

[FreedomFixer_Flying]

For the most part (and not coming from an aviators' perspective) you explained things very well. A few things too relay to your audience. The sun heats the earth and that is how weather, wind, clouds are formed. Air flows like water. So over mountains that air is disturbed and goes in all kinds of directions, causing updraft and downdrafts, much like water travels around rocks in a river. The land and water absorb the suns heat at different rates. This is why you feel the "bump" over the coastline. The turbulence around the airport is most likely Wake Turbulence from other aircraft. Airplane disturb the air they fly in, much like a boat on the water. This kind of turbulence can be harmful to some aircraft. Smaller aircraft are warned by Air Traffic Control when a larger aircraft has flown in their path. Turbulence is nothing to fear. It is just an unwanted circumstance of flying.

[MeansToTravel]

All of this is totally true! It takes some flying experience to notice all of these patterns, but once you do, I agree that you start to expect the turbulence during these times. So glad you made a video about this to put it in words! One thing I'll add is that I personally feel like turbulence is worse in winter months in the USA than any other season.

[sophielarkins]

Great video Mark! As someone with a massive fear of flying who is travelling from Europe to the US soon, this came at a perfect time. I just about get through each flight because I love the final destination, but it sure is hard at times!

[Rogue]

Took 2 flights last week and freaked out the entire duration of them. Ok, no, the last 20 minutes or so are usually when I calm down like 90%, when we start to descend, because I'm just so happy the torment is about to end. But the rest is so nerve wrecking.

[volt]

One of the best things you can do is choose the seat over the wing in the middle of the plane. That's the area of the plane that shakes the least. Think of it like a sea-saw. Each end is going up and down the most. The middle is staying relatively calm.

[williamking]

Mentor Pilot has a great video on this topic and explains pretty well why most turbulence is harmless.

[gregingram]

I've noticed it always gets bumpy over the Canadian Maritime provinces!

The greatest danger in clear air turbulence (CAT) is not staying in your seat and falling!

Remember, there's always the plane ahead of yours, sending back alerts, as well as the plane ahead of that!

[rhianc]

I’m not a keen flyer but I always do it, the world is too beautiful and amazing to ignore.

[fluffydumpling]

I appreciate the video! When I first started flying, I was always a little scared but mostly unworried. But after a turbulent flight to the Philippines, I have started getting panic attacks on flights (and the night before one!) and just extremely anxious and miserable for the whole flight. Drugs help a bit but I hope I can get in a better mindset eventually so it doesn't hold me back. So stuff like this is really helpful, ty!

[andreamalloy]

Thanks so much for making this video! I don't let my fear of flying get in the way of traveling but the turbulence really does scare the hell out of me. I know that flying is much safer than driving but that common sense means nothing when I'm in a tube going 500mph 30, 000 ft off the ground 😂

[indonesianprincess]

I was always afraid of flying but it's never stopped me from going anywhere. I did take an introductory flying lesson so I could understand how it works and have some questions answered and that really helped me. It was worth the 150$ to calm my nerves a bit haha - great info as always!!

[johnknowing-zrde]

Keep in mind has approx. 22.2 million commercial flights a year. When was the last time a commercial aircraft fell out of the sky because of turbulence? All turbulence does it just reminds you that you’re flying and not sitting at home watching TV.

[iamtimfoley]

1:15 Yep. I was on a Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to Phoenix last Saturday. A majority of the flight path was over the Sierra Nevada. We had so much turbulence through most of the flight.

[b.w.]

I used to take afternoon flights so I dont have to get up early and rush around. A pilot told me thats the worst time for turbulence due to thermals from the heated land. So, Fly early or late if you are afraid of turbulence, like me.

[schmoab]

Expect bumps when landing in Denver. The worst turbulence I ever had was flying from Denver to Las Vegas one time right through the huge snowstorm. It was like a roller coaster for 90 minutes. Crossword puzzles and alcohol help you forget it’s happening.