How Pilots Train For Turbulence To Keep You Safe

Have you ever wondered what causes turbulence on your flight or how the pilots keep you safe? FOX Weather Meteorologist Jason Frazer went to the United Airlines Training Facility to find out. #FOXWeather #turbulence #UnitedAirlines

[nicholasdavies]

I fly a lot and have encountered numerous turbulence experiences and I never get anxious. However those people that get extremely frightened I can sympathise with. I would say that during 80% of these times the Captain or co pilot has NEVER given an announcement reassuring passengers.
Reassurance is massive. If the guy in control is calm and collected then mentally it means a LOT !

[sherrygriffin]

Gosh, that music is unnecessary and distracting

[clbdyc]

The most dangerous part of flying is driving to the airport.

[wotan]

After about 300+ flights, I’ve only been on one or two that had any significant turbulence (I’m not talking about the routine lumps and bumps that you have on most flights). And even then, the pilots described the turbulence as moderate.

[DeirdreMcNamara]

United's Pilot Dave, he's my hero...re-routed the flight to avoid the "very heavy turbulence" that we were initially warned about. I've flown over lakes in twin engines, mega turbulence - no problem at the time. Suddenly it became almost intolerable... UAs Pilot Dave was an Ace - along with UAs cabin crews...

[nick_john]

On an afternoon flight from Pittsburgh to Punta Gorda FL we hit severe turbulence when we dropped into the SW Florida airspace. It lasted at least half an hour. Then the pilot turned to avoid a thunderstorm and diverted us north to Sarasota and through more moderate to severe turbulence until til we landed. Everybody cheered! The pilot was maybe 30. He took us back to PGD after the storm passed and we all gave him hi-fives and fist bumps.

[Ladybird]

What a great piece . Well done .
I have suddenly become scared of flying especially turbulence & take off

[Cassie]

It's why I always fly out early mornings in Florida to avoid the afternoon thunderstorms.

[Clrendon]

3:19 that was the most terrifying turbulence i have encountered - Wake turbulence - It`s rapid and comes out of nowhere. It felt as if we hit something.

[sambou]

Thank you to all pilots around the world for flying us safely🎉🎉🎉 Great respect

My worse nightmare is if a plane failing mid-ocean😢😢😢....or even worse both pilots get incapacitated while over the ocean. I know it never happened, it's just my anxiery😢😢😢

[penepatitenor]

I live in NZ but work in Europe a lot. Always a lot of turbulence when we cross the equator. Seems right - the shift between seasons etc causing the temp shifts.

[alexiswashington]

Flying in the winter is so windy over all the mountains and major cities

[theone]

I imagine turbulence as I’m in a 4X4 truck going off-roading. I also learned to lean forward and act as a human shock absorber to lesson the impact.

[ByDaniSimone]

How can we tell what’s turbulence and what’s we bout to die? Cus we bout to die and regular turbulence might feel the same but who has lived to tell us?

[iam_abiose]

8months ago and no comment? Oh well, I got here first! 🇳🇬

[timallison]

experienced severe one time. do. not. want. again. it was a fall flight in november from jfk to barcelona. the turbulence was as the plane approached portugal.

[clbdyc]

Ever been on a boat with big waves? Basically same thing.

[johnl.]

What ?? Turbulence is a good thing ? What what ?
What .. ? It helps balance the plane during a storm. Are you kidding it’s the storm that causes the turbulence, and it takes the aircraft out of a stable flight condition. That’s why you need slow down and change altitude. Turbulence does not balance an airplane, the airplane is balanced before it takes off, and meteorological conditions disturb that balance.

[lovejoy]

I must have a doppler machine in my head because last time I experienced turbulence on a plane I could detect a load of wind shear in my pants.

[ctbt]

I would pay money to get in one of them simulators