A380 heavy turbulence over the north Atlantic

The camera has excellent optical stablisation

[IBOTTOOMUCH]

As a trainee pilot I can tell you that there is 3 levels of turbulence : light, moderate, severe .This was definitely on the light / moderate side. Turbulence is caused by pockets of hot air rising above the colder denser air, it is like going over a rocky road. The car shakes, but its armature is built to withstand greater stress. Turbulence is nothing to worry about, I hope you fly with this in mind.

[MrSmith]

As long as a flight attendant is still walking through the aisle, everything is fine.

[Steven-ggbn]

Flight attendant here, and just want to add my 2 cents: Turbulence is nothing to be afraid of as long as you are seated with your seatbelt on, it will NOT affect the airworthiness or integrity of the aircraft. That being said, turbulence CAN be dangerous for us flight attendants because we are often out of our seats and on our feet and severe to extreme turbulence can often happen unexpectedly.

[michaelmitzel]

I appreciate how smiley and professional the flight attendant is being. Clearly he takes safety seriously and is making sure everyone is buckled in for the bumpy journey.

[mountainpeakcloud]

Fearful flier here, and I HATE turbulence, but I have spent significant time studying it and when actually happens when a plane flies through it, which has helped tremendously, but I still get anxious. For people who are talking about the fear of the plane “dropping” or “falling”, its helpful to understand that the plane is essentially encased and held by the air outside from all directions. At the speed you’re traveling at the air essentially turns into a solid, so when the air outside moves up and down, the plane which is held by it also moves up and down, not because it’s “dropping. Imagine that the plane is encased in jello, and you shake the jello... the plane shakes with the jello, but it can’t fall because the jello is holding it from all sides. I use this visual to help me every time I fly through turbulence and it is helpful to a degree. There are fear of flying courses out there run by pilots, and I encourage fearful fliers to try them. A lot of times we are fearful of the things we feel are threats to our safety, often because we don’t understand them, or we fear not being in control, so this is a case where you can gain more knowledge to help yourself.

[jamesknox]

I am shit scared of turbulence and it pisses me off when people dont have a problem with it. One time I shouted at the passenger next to me " how can you just sit there sleeping while some of us are just totally bricking it and thinking we're going to die?!"
Bit tough on a six year old girl I'll admit but i was petrified.

[yasminbarry]

Some people are simply not afraid of turbulence. I envy them. I really do. However, I feel there is no reason to write hurtful responses to those of us who can't help being nervous (even frightened) in an airplane.

[hopeindarktimes]

Turbulence = in-flight entertainment on a boring, long trans-oceanic flight.

[grant]

Whenever there is a flight attendant walking through the aisle, you know its ok.

[raysmetaltracks]

Turbulence for many can be terrifying. I used to be so dang afraid to fly. I would go on vacation and then start thinking about the flight home with knots in my gut. In 97' I got a job with a consulting firm that required me to fly to clients on Monday and home Thursday. I was so worked up about having to fly that I sincerely considered going with a different job. My first flight for work was Boston to Cincinnati, 5:45am flight. We landed in snow. I remember the details of that flight, thinking, okay, 1 down, endless to go. You better get over this thing if you are going to last. I asked a pilot, what are you doing up there when the turbulence gets rough? He said "nothing really, perhaps look for smoother air if we have it available - the plane doesn't even know we are in turbulence, its a non-issue as far as flight goes". I remember that really helping. 👍

[DarrenBernardFordSnrTbc]

I got a female flight attendant to hold my hand during turbulence. I wasn't scared just wanted to hold her hand.

[GG-outz]

I had it way worse than that going from Philadelphia to London 3 hours of straight non stop turbulence. I wanted to take a boat back home by the time I got there

[cageordie]

If the flight attendants are still walking around you've got nothing significant going on.

[travelwithamate]

I used to feel anxious during turbulence until I was on a flight with a pilot friend. We had severe turbulence after takeoff. I looked over at my pilot friend who just rolled his eyes and went back to nonchalantly reading his magazine. Ever since then I’ve been fine with turbulence. The day a pilot looks worried, I’ll be worried 😎

[Hiltegard]

I've flown thousands of miles now in my life and turbulence is part of the journey sometimes. Nothing here seemed alarming to me. A bit bumpy for sure, but nothing the plane isn't designed for. Also, if the flight attendants are still walking down the aisles at all (regardless of holding seats for stability) you're usually a-okay.

[youngOG]

I just keep reminding myself that thousands of planes fly every day and when they do go down it’s never due to turbulence. I mean like I actually repeat that exact sentence in my head.

[radio]

About the time the turbulence starts, is when I have to go to the bathroom...

[JPR]

Don't know who needs this but *here's what I found works better than anything for minimizing the sensation of turbulence* (won't make turbulence disappear but it definitely makes it feel much less intense):

Sit up and recline forward so as to separate your back from the seat. Turbulence is felt WAY less when your back isn't pressed against the seat. If you wanna take it a step further, lift your legs up in the air so the only contact patch your body has with the plane is your butt. The less your body touches the plane, the less you will feel turbulence because your body will automatically balance itself upright. Standing up works great too. Trust me, just try it. Go physics!!

Come back to this comment afterwards, want to hear how it went!

[jeremycubs]

Its not the continuous turbulence that bothers me, it's the sudden drop! that shit always get me every time.

[Fantabbydozy]

I flew from London to Sydney and the turbulence around Singapore was insane but having never gone through turbulence before I thought I’d be absolutely terrified but seeing how calm everyone else was really did work wonders for me. By the end of the flight I was barely even aware of the turbulence.