Turbulence

[Groundpounder]

How often do you guys encounter anything greater than light turbulence in normal cruise flight? Just curious.

 

[minitour]

Light or light chop....that's about it.

...I almost don't notice anymore...when I first started EVERYTHING was Severe!

Wacha gonna-du

-mini

 

[The_Russian]

I get some nasty stuff here and there. Mostly convective or front related.

Who are you flying the 550 for over at FXE? I used to fly one over there. Fun plane!

 

[Jafar]

...I almost don't notice anymore...when I first started EVERYTHING was Severe!

Ain't that the truth? What used to scare the piss out of me is now just a nuisance as I'm trying to tune a radio freq or read the map. I don't "feel" what I used to either. Like forward slips. I used to feel the quick descent in my stomach. No longer. Steep turns, same deal. Interesting how we evolve in the air.

 

[JimG]

Not any more.

Since getting the 340, I don't think I've had a rough flight (in a year and a half).

Back when all of my flights were in the Bonanza at 10-11,000, it seemed like 50% of the time.

It's the norm when you live in a mountainous area, or the desert southwest.

 

[avbug]

In cruise, occasionally light, occasionally moderate.

When working down lower, frequently severe, frequently extreme.

 

[Turkey Shoot]

Flew through some wake turbulence once. That was about the worst I've had in RVSM altitudes. It wasn't that bad either. Had a pretty good roll and couple good bumps but nothing to put somebody on the roof.

 

[Fugawe]

Lower altitudes, you're gonna get spanked through fronts, over terrain, etc. Above the menopause, it's better. We do 8-10 hr flts now, day and all night.

Day stuff, light chop about 10-20% of the time. See moderate once in a blue moon. Night time, a little less chop, but not much. Never seen severe in civilian flying, did in the military.

Fugawe

 

[hydroflyer]

Lower altitudes, you're gonna get spanked through fronts, over terrain, etc. Above the menopause, it's better. We do 8-10 hr flts now, day and all night.

Menopause?

 

[Fugawe]

Menopause?

Yeah, tropopause, menopause, they both cause pilots problems

220, 221, whatever it takes (Michael Keaton from Mr Mom)



Fugawe

 

[Groundpounder]

I get some nasty stuff here and there. Mostly convective or front related.

Who are you flying the 550 for over at FXE? I used to fly one over there. Fun plane!

A part 91 company, great place, and I fly with a great guy. I'm a lucky SOB.