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
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[@nicholasdavies6264]

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 !

[@petertone1616]

I would love if pilots gave a short announcement, its happened once "a little bumpy during decent but nothing to worry about.." and it was a little bumpy, and I worried a LOT less. (Even though I know all the blahblah its safe blahblah, I still freak out and honestly, hate flying)

[@westerlywinds5684]

I just become extreme nauseous in turbulence. I cannot help it. I am a reluctant flyer.

[@mdaddy775]

I fly a lot and I used to get a bit antsy during turbulence but now I'm just a complete wreck haha I should talk to someone. But good videos like this help!

[@clbdyc]

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

[@amylee8969]

I sometimes get nervous during turbulence but it’s mostly when it’s strong and wobbly. If it’s slightly shaky, I can remain calm with the help of my entertainment stuff.

[@user-ng8ue6xf1m]

As a matter of fact the most dangerous parts of flying are the take -off and landing 😮

[@howled0]

As someone who goes to LAX for flights, I agree.

[@wotan10950]

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.

[@sherrygriffin9320]

Gosh, that music is unnecessary and distracting

[@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.

[@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...

[@daisylady122]

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

[@Cassie4486]

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

[@shawngallacher2231]

Excellent report

[@sambou6286]

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😢😢😢

[@paulwilson8085]

Don't worry, if you are on a transatlantic flight, there are one or two reserve pilots, if the flight is over 7 hours. They can step in if the first shift pilots get sick or ate too much Mexican food...

[@therealwiseguy3747]

I am a private pilot with an instrument rating pursuing other licenses/ ratings, so I'm not just speaking out of my @ss here, but airlines operate planes with two or more engines. If one fails in flight you can safely fly the plane on just one engine! If both quit, well, you just become a glider. You will never fall out of the sky as long as the wings are attached. Also don't worry about the flex in the wings thats completely normal and they can withstand a great deal of Gs.

[@Readandwrite2020]

@@therealwiseguy3747 THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Worst passenger ever myself!!! Great reassurance

[@Cl4rendon]

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.

[@A7x_Forever]

Imagine flying VFR in your Cessna, zoning out (which you should obviously never do in VFR) and htting the wake turbulence of an commercial airline. You're actually toast.

[@abbasobaidi2555]

good job for safety

[@alexiswashington3559]

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

[@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.

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

Creates air currents... same with the accursed chem trails.

[@wotan10950]

I think it’s called the inter tropical convergence zone.

[@timallison8560]

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.

[@iam_abiose7195]

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

[@AnimeshSinghdjentmofos]

Finally we gather here to discuss our insecurities 😅

[@Matt-jc8rq]

Sit back, relax and enjoy the first comment!

[@MamacitaBonita]

Would you like a medal???

[@theone4042]

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.

[@nick_john]

I imagine like I’m doing a downhill mountain bike race (which I do occasionally). It doesn’t really help. The difference is on the bike I’m in total control.

[@clbdyc]

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

[@thygreatmark]

Turbulence is so scary

[@lorenjackson8961]

I was on an American Embraer 175 a few months back that hit some moderate turbulence. The woman sitting next to me was dozing off and when we hit it....she freaked and grabbed my thigh. Heck...I thought I was going to get a hand job out of it! LOL

[@longhairwhocares]

Sorry bro but I don’t want anyone having a panic attack touching my twig and berries

[@ctbt1832]

I would pay money to get in one of them simulators

[@badgermoon9229]

I recall that Northwest used to allow people to book time in their simulators when they weren't being used by their pilots. It wasn't cheap but I would have loved to have tried it out. The events of 9/11 changed all that.

[@user-ng8ue6xf1m]

Me too! 😅

[@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?

[@mojabaka]

I actually love turbulance. Always feels like an amusement park ride for me and it‘s always great fun.

[@lugo7898]

Same I love it

[@johnl.952]

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.

[@rockbottom46]

That part of the video did not make sense, glad someone pointed that out

[@19manu06]

The background music is annoying

[@StormChaserMaci.]

Turbulence is like driving across a a rocky road 😊 that's all.

[@lovejoy3347]

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.

[@doctorcatmeowmeow9619]

i always have my seatbelt on...my motto is better safe than sorry & if its too good to be true theres a catch...

[@Hat65]

Smart👍

[@Michael_Livingstone]

I’m more worried about getting sick from the turbulence than the plane itself shaking.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

You can always bring a little bag with you in ur carry on if you feel like it.

[@cordial]

"Turbulence has not caused a plane to crash" That's not even vaguely true.

[@workingmom432]

Please do tell

[@miketea8074]

Sure it is, turbulence itself hasn't directly caused plane to crash, the wind shear at low altitude has once, but they've since installed wind shear monitors at ground level. Also, in the 1950s an older smaller plane broke due to extreme turbulence but that was a long time ago and planes are constructed very different now, much safer.

[@jeromejaykay3146]

@@workingmom432 BOAC Flight 911 in Japan crashed because of severe mountain wave turbulence.

[@philliptaylor4544]

4:10 WRONG, AA 587, DELTA 191 are 2 examples of different types of turbulence playing a factor in a crash

[@capitanbob7143]

American Airlines Flight 587 was a scheduled passenger flight that crashed on November 12, 2001, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The crash resulted in the deaths of all 260 people on board the plane and five people on the ground. While turbulence did play a role in the events leading up to the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the primary cause of the crash was the pilot's overuse of the rudder, which caused the plane's tail to break apart. Turbulence is a common occurrence in aviation and can be caused by a variety of factors, including weather conditions, jet streams, and wind shear. Pilots are trained to anticipate and respond to turbulence in a safe and effective manner. However, in the case of Flight 587, the pilots' response to turbulence was the primary cause of the crash. This even led to airbus adding a "Stop Rudder Input" verbal warning and annunciator light. According to the NTSB's investigation, the first officer, who was flying the plane at the time, overused the rudder in response to wake turbulence from a larger aircraft that had taken off ahead of them. The excessive rudder inputs, combined with the plane's high airspeed and low altitude, caused the vertical stabilizer (the large fin on the tail of the plane) to break off. This led to a loss of control, and the plane crashed into a residential area in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, New York. The NTSB also found that the pilots' training and lack of experience with the type of plane they were flying contributed to the accident. The first officer had only recently been trained on the Airbus A300-600. The investigation also uncovered design flaws in the plane's rudder system, which contributed to the failure of the vertical stabilizer. In conclusion, while turbulence did play a role in the events leading up to the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, the primary cause was the first officer's overuse of the rudder, which caused the plane's tail to break apart. The crash highlights the importance of proper pilot training and aircraft design, as well as the need for ongoing safety improvements in the aviation industry.

[@user-ng8ue6xf1m]

Yeah! Turbulence can make an airplane crash ! 😮

[@jeromejaykay3146]

BOAC Flight 911.

[@gp5]

And there’s no such thing as “air pockets” No, those drops in turbulence is not caused by “missing air” where planes are flying, what people call air pockets are just down drafts.

[@greggb681]

1:21 How is that a "good thing" 🙄

[@CrimeWithChris]

Yeah very bizarre thing to say. I mean I can understand it may not be a bad thing, if that's what he means, but suggesting it's a good thing is definitely not the same thing.

[@austinpacheco7214]

If you have a descent flight planner, they won’t plan you through turbulence.

[@RNPAR0.1]

Not necessarily... Sometimes it's impossible to plan a flight and avoid turbulence. A flight through turbulence is normal as long as it's not planned through severe turbulence.

[@wotan10950]

Not true. My good friend is an Airbus captain, and he said that meteorological conditions can change rapidly, rendering the flight plan almost useless. He said it doesn’t happen often, but he’s found himself on the wrong side of a fast moving storm that really shook up the plane.

[@HASBOU]

a united airlines commercial.

[@boeing_yt]

atomic turbulance

[@rudymasato2968]

What Country is the most Turbulence? And wich Destination the Most Turbulence?

[@RM-lz8wr]

Wow

[@ElonHusky]

Ohio has the most Turbulence

[@joephet]

@@ElonHusky Hahahah I"m laughing but yes I was over Ohio when my plane hit the side to side kinda turbulence--as in people coming out of the restrooms were hitting their heads against the overhead bins!

[@jovontenicoles1128]

Places that have lots of mountains or have a busy airspace tend to be more turbulent

[@AndrewTit69]

There is one region in the world which is frequently turbulent, especially during Indian monsoon season, which is the Bay of Bengal. Had more than a hundred flights crossing the bay and 90% of them were bumpy. Sometimes you spend hours flying in thunderstorm's anvil clouds because they are so widespread, you can't even avoid them.

[@nelsonbrandt7847]

4:12 elapsed time. Question: Has turbulence ever caused an airplane to crash? Answer: Turbulence has not caused an airplane to crash.

[@dufez9289]

It actually has . Off the top of my head BOAC flight 911 is one of them

[@user-ng8ue6xf1m]

Not so long ago an Airbus A-380 dropped abruptly after being caught in wake turbulence from another A-380 in flight. Both airplanes belong to Quantas Australia 😮

[@InesElm-dj9tn]

Everything is good until they lose control of the airplane ✈️

[@TomCook1993]

There’s no “turbulence training” 😂😂 you just ride it out. Avoid the red spots on the radar. Ride it out.

[@kametaboucher]

I fly last week we though turbulence I was scared I don't flying

[@Crazy--Clown]

Also don't eat chinese dumplings, they really make your farts stink

[@Andrico77]

Wait is this science …. ? Not sure we should believe the science. How can I believe there is 4 types of turbulence not 6 or 7 ….

[@TheTb11111111]

Some turbulence is on purpose.

[@rileyomalley5607]

why do you say that?

[@TheTb11111111]

@@rileyomalley5607 A lot of people are saying that the aircraft manufacturers and pilots introduce some turbulence so that passengers will remain obedient and listen to the crews instructions. If everything is too smooth passengers will eventually just ignore the crews. That’s what “clear air turbulence” is.

[@TheAeroman]

​@@TheTb11111111 that's incorrect. We don't control the weather. Clear Air Turbulence cannot be detected, and is generally associated with jetstreams, so it's a good idea to wear your seatbelts at all times. As a Pilot, even if I fly as a passenger, I'll keep my seatbelts fastened. Complacency is dangerous in aviation, and so is false knowledge that spreads like wildfire. There's no conspiracy, we just want you all to get to the destination alive.

[@Jay_Bee1]

@@TheTb11111111 not everything is a conspiracy, time to take some physics classes in order to understand the atmosphere and aerodynamics buddy

[@MamacitaBonita]

@@TheTb11111111 wow! You one special kind of stupid!

[@flynomo]

Turbulence has not caused an aircraft to crash. False.

[@joephet]

Yeah there's at least that one case in Japan, yeah? Flying over the mountain?

[@Riddim_Squid]

Windsheer is considered turbulence that has caused planes to crash and wake turbulence on a light aircraft landing behind a heavy has definitely crashed planes too.

[@jovontenicoles1128]

@@Riddim_Squid I think they were talking more about airliners because yes ofc a light aircraft can crash due to wake turbulence from a bigger aircraft also wind sheer does play apart in causing turbulence but wind sheer alone is not considered turbulence

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

@@joephet That case is not relevant to modern aircraft as it was a BOAC 707. Boeing's 707 and B-52 were 1950s designs and both had structural issues in the vertical tail that needed to be corrected later.

[@jahwangful]

No matter what they say about turbulence, 10 miles above the ground is not that safe at all !

[@carlbode666]

Lucky no commercial airliner goes that altitude then isn't it 😁

[@MamacitaBonita]

@@carlbode666 yup @Mickey doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about!

[@StormChaserMaci.]

10 miles above the ground is near space lol

[@BillMoman]

@@StormChaserMaci. 10 miles is not even close to space. Are you high? Planes usually fly between 33000 and 42000 feet which is about 6 - 8 miles. 2 more miles will not put you in space. Space is more like 50 miles.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

@@BillMoman The thermosphere starts at that height. Thermosphere are also considered the edge of what is space. No I'm not high lmao.

[@SneedEmFeedEm292]

just say flying out for Christmas...which is what most of us are doing. no need to mention hanukah

[@wotan10950]

No need to show your hatred for religious minorities. Hanukkah doesn’t hurt or detract from Christmas in any way.

[@kyle07871323519]

I fly 6-8 times a year, absolutely love flying but I have always have my seatbelt on very loose when flying, and when lying down the bed belt is on loose above the quilt so A. I don’t get disturb by the crew to check my belt and B. I can sleep without having to wake up to put it on when the light comes on