Northstar VFR

JUNE 8, 2025

Wake turbulence hit me in the air, and it felt like I had been T-boned from the left side. Environmental Factors Turbulence : Turbulence from wind shear, mountainous terrain, thunderstorms, or microbursts can put your aircraft into an unusual attitude. The vertical speed indicator indicates a descent.

Turbulence

Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

They throttled up, but the rapid descent in the last 50 ft resulted in a hard landing that burst 2 of the mains and collapsed a strut. In many cases, the contact region will be one of turbulent vortices, or eddies the strength of which are the product of the difference in the wind speeds and directions.

Crosswind

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. It got turbulent, and then very turbulent. I had never flown on instruments in heavy rain and turbulence. What was the freezing level? I didnt know.

VOR

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

The pre-landing check is the first step in ensuring the aircraft is ready for a stable descent. Wind shear, turbulence, or gusty winds can create challenges during the landing phase, so knowing how to adjust for these factors is critical. Additionally, configure the aircraft for a stable descent.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 23, 2025

After a shallow turn from downwind, the Bonanza was positioned on base at a proper altitude and airspeed and with a constant descent rate. The Bonanza abruptly rolled to the right, briefly went wings level, then entered an uncontrolled descent to the ground. And it’s all so much harder in turbulence. Where is the wind?

True Airspeed

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. We experimented with varying descents from an emergency descent profile—from coming down at nearly 10,000 fpm to seeing if we could cure being high and fast on an arrival procedure. However, that also means, as King noted, the E1000 AX is “built like a tank.”

Rudder

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Keep a close eye on your airspeed, descent rate, and alignment, adjusting controls as needed. Practicing crosswind landings in actual conditions builds your ability to respond to real-world variables such as wind shifts, turbulence, and runway surface changes. Crosswind landings demand precise control to counter drift.

Crosswind

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

He warned of some turbulence on approach, and of strong winds at Washington Dulles, which were gusting up to 30 knots. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington. While the descent was initially quite smooth, it eventually became rather bumpy.

Approach

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft. But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right. This is called having a wing drop.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

Its set by the aircraft manufacturer based on the design and strength of the landing gear system, considering factors like aerodynamic forces and potential turbulence. Having a structured approach to your descent and landing procedures is another helpful strategy. Why is VLE so important?

Final Approach

Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Turbulent trips reinforce the importance of wearing a seatbelt in flight Extreme turbulence is nothing new in aviation, but 2024 has seen several events that served to shine a light on this dangerous phenomenon. The first, and most attention-grabbing, was Singapore Airlines flight 321 which hit severe turbulence over Myanmar.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

If youre visualizing tossing and turning, such as caused by turbulence, stop. Thats why, for a passenger, phugoid motion feels like a series of slow climbs and descents instead of pitching up and down. Turbulence or gusts: Bumps from wind gusts or turbulence give an initial disturbance in pitch that induces phugoid.

Stability

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

These altitudes minimize fuel use, avoid turbulence, and provide smoother rides for passengers. When flying a small plane, staying within the appropriate altitude ensures better control and a more comfortable experience, especially in turbulent weather. Flying at high altitudes is a cornerstone of commercial aviation.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Pilots should anticipate heavy rain, storms, icing, and turbulence with occluded fronts. Turbulence and Wind Changes Occluded fronts often bring strong winds and sudden wind shifts. As air masses collide, turbulence increases, especially in storms embedded along the front. What Is a Weather Front?

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. I continued to observe the cabin and I find the crew's interaction with the passengers to be quite pleasant and when there was turbulence, announcments were made to remind us.

Airlines

One Mile at a Time

MAY 25, 2025

View after takeoff Bogota Airport from Avianca 787 While we passed through some thick clouds on the way out, there wasnt much in the way of turbulence. Avianca 787 arrival in Paris Before I knew it, we had completed our Atlantic crossing, and were off the west coast of France, soon getting ready for our descent.

Runway

Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

I acknowledged and began a gentle descent. As I re-entered the clouds, turbulence increased. The turbulence wasnt extremelight to moderatebut inside that gray cocoon, time slowed. The Challenge: Trusting the Instruments Cessna 123AB, were showing a band of weather moving into your area, came the call from Manila Control.

Altimeter

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

Our aircraft pushed back on time and the Captain made the usual welcome speech and also told us to expect some turbulence along the way. Once take off, we encountered some light turbulence during our climb but the cabin service started during our climb and this is where I find the service to be a bit disappointing.

Airline

Flying Magazine

JULY 8, 2025

They include: Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems Taxiing or surface operations, including runups Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind Straight and level flight and turns in both directions Climbs and climbing turns Airport traffic patterns, (..)

Wind Shear

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Japan Airlines business class drink list Japan Airlines business class drink list Service started a little under an hour after takeoff (this was delayed due to turbulence), with warm towels being distributed first, followed by tablecloths. Japan Airlines business class warm towel At that point drinks and canaps were offered.

Airlines

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

The flying condition towards Barcelona was nice and there was hardly any turbulence on this flight. The rain got a bit heavy at one point but it was hardly turbulent. After an hour of flying, we started our descent into Barcelona. We made a few turns during our descent to follow the traffic in preparation for landing.

Runway

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Southwest Airlines will alter landing procedures from December 2024, in an effort to reduce injuries sustained by cabin crew members during turbulence, according to an internal memo. There have been several high-profile incidents this year where sudden episodes of turbulence have resulted in multiple injuries and even a death.

Cabin Crew

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 17, 2025

At this point, we started our descent. We flew through some clouds but there was no turbulence. The day has begun and it was a nice ride towards Milan. At this point, we have reached our assigned flight level. Enjoying some good view like these photos below. The weather in Milan was gloomy. On approach to runway 35.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JULY 7, 2025

There wasn’t any turbulence, but the clouds in the distance were huge (and the pictures don’t really do it justice). At that point we had already started our descent, and the crew began to prepare the cabin for landing. As far as I’m concerned, Ross should be leading flight attendant training at the airline.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

Anyway, the Captain updated us on our flight and that includes a warning of turbulence around a particular timing and so far they have been quite accurate. Once in the air, we flew through some light turbulence but eventually found ourselves flying in smooth air and that's when the cabin service started.

Turbulence

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Once on board, we settled down quickly and the announcement was made about my flight including expected turbulence during the take-off and a reminder not to film the crew and passengers without permission. After taking off, we experienced some turbulence during our climb and the ride was better once we were out of Taiwan.

Turbulence

One Mile at a Time

JULY 18, 2025

Iberia business class map feature A321XLR Iberia business class map feature A321XLR View approaching Washington Iberia Airbus A321XLR Around 15 minutes after that, we began our descent toward Washington. There was a bit of turbulence on the final approach.

Approach

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 1, 2025

Given the terrain around Lock Haven, descent into the Susquehanna River valley in strong gusts can make for a very unpleasant ride. I expected the gusty wind to create an uncomfortable ride down low, but the turbulence was mild. But we eventually decided to go and it was a good decision.

Airplanes

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 9, 2025

There was no announcement about the weather on route but we experienced some turbulence during our take off and along the cruise but nothing bad at all. Bits of turbulence during the climb due to the windy condition. However the weather at Osaka was very gloomy as we flew through some clouds and this is what we saw during our descent.

Weather

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Fixed-Wing Foibles Consider the Airbus first officer (FO) who tried to satisfy ATCs request to increase their descent (rate), so he engaged open descent mode. The captain took control and applied aft stick pressure to return the airplane to a normal descent pitch attitude to prevent an overspeed. Not scared?

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 7, 2025

We took off about 45 minutes after our schedule departure time and it was quite windy as we hit some turbulence during our climb. It got a bit intense that I had to hold on to the seat in front of me due to the updraft and downdraft motion while flying through clear air turbulence. Welcome to London!

Turbulence

One Mile at a Time

JULY 12, 2025

At 9:30AM local time, we started our initial descent, at which point the first officer announced that we’d be landing in around 25 minutes. View on approach Madrid Airport Aer Lingus A320 It was a surprisingly turbulent approach, as there were some pretty gusty winds that threw us around a bit.

Approach

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) has released its final report on an Envoy Air turbulence accident last year, which seriously injured a flight attendant. The report concluded the probable cause to be a severe bout of clear air turbulence (CAT) as the aircraft performed its initial descent into Chicago O'Hare.

Turbulence

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

Descent planning is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of managing your flight. And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. Finally, you can enable messages to alert you as to when to begin the descent.

Descent

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Flightradar24 has also posted the granular ASD-B data, available in various formats including this graph which shows the turbulence event at 07:49 UTC.

Turbulence

Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

Turbulence and Triumph: Lessons learned about flying (and about life) Air Facts Journal As pilots, each flight teaches us something new—about aviation, about the world, and about ourselves. The air grew increasingly turbulent, and clouds began to form on the horizon. The turbulence grew stronger, and the clouds loomed closer.

Turbulence