How Pilots Train For Turbulence To Keep You Safe

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2021
  • 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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Комментарии • 124

  • @nicholasdavies6264
    @nicholasdavies6264 Год назад +67

    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
      @petertone1616 10 месяцев назад +8

      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
      @westerlywinds5684 6 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @mdaddy775
      @mdaddy775 2 месяца назад

      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!

  • @sherrygriffin9320
    @sherrygriffin9320 10 месяцев назад +24

    Gosh, that music is unnecessary and distracting

  • @clbdyc
    @clbdyc Год назад +34

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

    • @amylee8969
      @amylee8969 11 месяцев назад +1

      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
      @user-ng8ue6xf1m 9 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @howled0
      @howled0 Месяц назад

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

    • @gerr1986
      @gerr1986 17 дней назад

      @@user-ng8ue6xf1m And it’s crazy how those are my most favorite when it comes to flying lol

    • @jimtheedcguy4313
      @jimtheedcguy4313 4 дня назад

      Taking off and landing are the parts that make me nervous. Turbulence doesn't. Also when the plane levels off and the engines go into cruise throttle and you get that feeling of slowing down, that part scares me too.

  • @wotan10950
    @wotan10950 9 месяцев назад +9

    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.

  • @nick_john
    @nick_john 3 месяца назад +2

    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
    @DeirdreMcNamara Год назад +3

    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...

  • @Ladybird22373
    @Ladybird22373 5 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @shawngallacher2231
    @shawngallacher2231 Год назад

    Excellent report

  • @sambou6286
    @sambou6286 11 месяцев назад +13

    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
      @paulwilson8085 10 месяцев назад +3

      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
      @therealwiseguy3747 9 месяцев назад +1

      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
      @Readandwrite2020 Месяц назад

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

  • @Cassie4486
    @Cassie4486 5 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @Cl4rendon
    @Cl4rendon Год назад +9

    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
      @A7x_Forever Год назад +1

      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
    @abbasobaidi2555 Месяц назад

    good job for safety

  • @rochiellebevans1783
    @rochiellebevans1783 15 дней назад

    Good stuff.

  • @iam_abiose7195
    @iam_abiose7195 Год назад +14

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

  • @penepatitenor
    @penepatitenor Год назад +5

    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
      @DeirdreMcNamara Год назад

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

    • @wotan10950
      @wotan10950 9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @alexiswashington3559
    @alexiswashington3559 Год назад +7

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

  • @theone4042
    @theone4042 3 месяца назад

    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
      @nick_john 3 месяца назад

      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
    @clbdyc Год назад +4

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

  • @timallison8560
    @timallison8560 Месяц назад

    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.

  • @ByDaniSimone
    @ByDaniSimone Год назад +2

    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?

  • @thygreatmark
    @thygreatmark Год назад +3

    Turbulence is so scary

  • @ctbt1832
    @ctbt1832 Год назад +8

    I would pay money to get in one of them simulators

    • @badgermoon9229
      @badgermoon9229 Год назад +2

      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
      @user-ng8ue6xf1m 9 месяцев назад

      Me too! 😅

  • @johnl.952
    @johnl.952 Год назад +5

    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
      @rockbottom46 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @user-ng8ue6xf1m
      @user-ng8ue6xf1m 16 дней назад

      You are absolutely right 👍😃

  • @19manu06
    @19manu06 Год назад +6

    The background music is annoying

  • @lovejoy3347
    @lovejoy3347 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @mojabaka
    @mojabaka Год назад +7

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

    • @lugo7898
      @lugo7898 6 месяцев назад

      Same I love it

  • @StormChaserMaci.
    @StormChaserMaci. 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @doctorcatmeowmeow9619
    @doctorcatmeowmeow9619 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @Hat65
      @Hat65 10 месяцев назад

      Smart👍

  • @philliptaylor4544
    @philliptaylor4544 Год назад +4

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

    • @capitanbob7143
      @capitanbob7143 Год назад +7

      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
      @user-ng8ue6xf1m 9 месяцев назад

      Yeah! Turbulence can make an airplane crash ! 😮

    • @jeromejaykay3146
      @jeromejaykay3146 7 месяцев назад

      BOAC Flight 911.

  • @DOGOID
    @DOGOID 15 дней назад

    I thought i had music playing in the background in an open tab, but no, it was on this video. Why? it serves nothing.

  • @Michael_Livingstone
    @Michael_Livingstone Год назад +2

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

    • @StormChaserMaci.
      @StormChaserMaci. 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @lorenjackson8961
    @lorenjackson8961 8 месяцев назад +2

    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
      @longhairwhocares 2 месяца назад

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

  • @rudymasato2968
    @rudymasato2968 Год назад +2

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

    • @RM-lz8wr
      @RM-lz8wr Год назад

      Wow

    • @ElonHusky
      @ElonHusky Год назад +2

      Ohio has the most Turbulence

    • @joephet
      @joephet Год назад

      @@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
      @jovontenicoles1128 Год назад +1

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

    • @AndrewTit69
      @AndrewTit69 Год назад

      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.

  • @greggb681
    @greggb681 Год назад +2

    1:21 How is that a "good thing" 🙄

    • @CrimeWithChris
      @CrimeWithChris 11 месяцев назад +1

      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.

  • @cordial
    @cordial 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @workingmom432
      @workingmom432 9 месяцев назад

      Please do tell

    • @miketea8074
      @miketea8074 8 месяцев назад +1

      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
      @jeromejaykay3146 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @gp5
    @gp5 Год назад

    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.

  • @austinpacheco7214
    @austinpacheco7214 Год назад +3

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

    • @RNPAR0.1
      @RNPAR0.1 Год назад

      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
      @wotan10950 9 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @kametaboucher
    @kametaboucher Год назад +2

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

  • @HASBOU
    @HASBOU Год назад

    a united airlines commercial.

  • @boeing_yt
    @boeing_yt 11 месяцев назад

    atomic turbulance

  • @nelsonbrandt7847
    @nelsonbrandt7847 Год назад +3

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

    • @dufez9289
      @dufez9289 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @user-ng8ue6xf1m
      @user-ng8ue6xf1m 9 месяцев назад

      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
    @InesElm-dj9tn 5 месяцев назад

    Everything is good until they lose control of the airplane ✈️

  • @chrisd_man2156
    @chrisd_man2156 23 дня назад

    No, not because of global lunacy, turbulence related incidents are on the increase because of more aircraft in the air for longer trips, as well as passengers NOT keeping their seat belts on.
    This "research" quoted is cherry picked opinion, not peer reviewed research, in other words someone using the word: Experts,....for credibility, where there is absolutely no credibility.

  • @Andrico77
    @Andrico77 9 месяцев назад

    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 ….

  • @TomCook1993
    @TomCook1993 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @Crazy--Clown
    @Crazy--Clown 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @flynomo
    @flynomo Год назад +1

    Turbulence has not caused an aircraft to crash. False.

    • @joephet
      @joephet Год назад

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

    • @Riddim_Squid
      @Riddim_Squid Год назад +1

      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
      @jovontenicoles1128 Год назад

      @@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
      @haroldlipschitz9301 10 месяцев назад

      @@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.

  • @TheTb11111111
    @TheTb11111111 Год назад +2

    Some turbulence is on purpose.

    • @rileyomalley5607
      @rileyomalley5607 Год назад +1

      why do you say that?

    • @TheTb11111111
      @TheTb11111111 Год назад +1

      @@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
      @TheAeroman Год назад +1

      ​@@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
      @Jay_Bee1 Год назад +1

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

    • @MamacitaBonita
      @MamacitaBonita Год назад +1

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

  • @jahwangful
    @jahwangful Год назад +4

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

    • @carlbode666
      @carlbode666 Год назад +2

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

    • @MamacitaBonita
      @MamacitaBonita Год назад +1

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

    • @StormChaserMaci.
      @StormChaserMaci. 11 месяцев назад +1

      10 miles above the ground is near space lol

    • @BillMoman
      @BillMoman 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@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.
      @StormChaserMaci. 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @nynphose
    @nynphose Месяц назад

    joke.

  • @SneedEmFeedEm292
    @SneedEmFeedEm292 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @wotan10950
      @wotan10950 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @kyle07871323519
    @kyle07871323519 Месяц назад

    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