As the summer is pretty much upon us now, it is a good time to discuss a certain form of turbulence that will be common over the next few months. Often you will experience turbulence just after take-off and/or before landing despite it being a clear sunny day, with no clouds. So, why? What causes [...]
How Does Hot Weather Cause Turbulence?
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Media Reports of Continental Flight 128: Severe Turbulence
Ok, as I have said over and over again here, turbulence is not dangerous as long as you are following the guidelines and have your seatbelt fastened. Media reports – once again – are misleading. It is amazing to see the level to which they twist words and headlines to make the event seem more [...]
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The Onset Of Flight Anxiety Problems
A person on the SOAR Message Board writes, “Can one person fly for almost twenty-nine years with no turbulence and no fear and then just freak out about it? I was first on the plane at age of 6 months and never even once up until this year worried about flying. I would fall asleep [...]
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Dealing With Turbulence Anxiety
When there is anxiety about the uncertain outcome of some event, we naturally seek some means of control, so that the matter works out to our benefit. When seeking control as the means of securing a good result, anything that seems to defy control can feel threatening. That seems to be a factor in fear [...]
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Fear of Turbulence
It’s time to talk more about the dreaded ‘T’ word …….. Turbulence. The subject is fresh in my mind due to a rather large bruise on my leg that I have acquired after flying into sudden moderate turbulence yesterday. I fell into an armrest and gave myself a nice dead leg. It’s all part of [...]
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Fear of Flying: Turbulence
Many nervous flyers will be scared of turbulence. But, truth be told, turbulence is nothing to worry about. In fact, turbulence is a mere annoyance to us flight attendants as it always seems to start when we are trying to drink coffee or fill out paperwork! What is Turbulence?
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Fear of Flying: An Email About Turbulence
I receive many emails from readers regarding the fear of flying. Many of them follow the same theme though, and this one that I received yesterday is relatively typical. I thought it would be helpful to post the email and my response here for all to see. Obviously names are left out.