Runway Turbulence Wind Shear 
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 3, 2025
This cone-shaped fabric tube may seem simple, but it delivers vital information about wind conditions that every aviator must learn. The windsock is normally placed next to a runway or helipad so that you can easily see it when lined up for takeoff or coming in for a landing. Consider a windsock as nature’s wind compass.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Sadly, GA accident reports are littered with singles and twins that land just short of the runway with windmilling props and dry tanks. We often end up at higher altitudes to escape the wind shear layer, cumulus buildups, and turbulence below. So, I am careful to watch the speed heading downhill into the turbulence.
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Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 5, 2025
Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. Review current weather conditions, including wind speed, direction, and visibility, as these can significantly impact the approach.
Pilot Institute
JULY 4, 2025
Moisture, instability, lift, and wind shear are needed to form and sustain a squall line. Squall lines can bring strong turbulence, heavy rain, hail, lightning, and tornadoes. Wind Shear But on top of all of that, there’s another piece of the puzzle that can help sustain the squall line. What Is a Squall Line?
Flying Magazine
MAY 3, 2024
The aircraft collided with an exhaust stack that lies directly beneath the extended centerline of Runway 20. Google Earth view of the Gem State Processing plant and Runway 20 at KBYI. The white dashed line is an estimate of the extended centerline of Runway 20. The accident happened shortly after 8:30 a.m.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 25, 2024
Along with several other forecasts not shown here, this made me believe that a route around the west side of Washington would provide the least exposure to adverse weather, especially as it relates to convective turbulence. I became increasingly worried that we might hydroplane off the runway. Crisis averted.
Air
MAY 21, 2025
Drawbacks: For takeoff, a tailwind significantly increases the required runway length and results in a shallower climb angle. Effects: It will try to push your aeroplane sideways off the runway centreline. It is a particularly insidious phenomenon that can be a prime cause of turbulence. And it’s unique in Europe!
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