Tips on coping with turbulence

[Shooter2712]

I was lucky to have an Uncle as a pilot- used to work for Qantas and flew 747's.

His advice was to try and find anything to distract you from the bumps- read a book, close your eyes etc.

Generally I find reading, even if it's a tad bumpy works for me, but whatever you can do to take your mind off the turbulence

 

[Mr Ed]

Simply, wear an incontinence pad, be half drunk when boarding, get drunk whilst flying, then vomit every where. In that way you and your fellow passengers will be totally distracted.

 

[notzac]

In that way you and your fellow passengers will be totally distracted.

:shock:

Truly! I must remember not to sit next to you on a flight, heheh!

 

[Matthias Fuchs]

These days when severe turbulence hits I try to think back to childhood days when I saw this as fun. Last year I had the worst turbulence I have ever experienced on an AA 757 flight from St Louis to LAX. You know it is going to be bad when before takeoff the captain informs you that the crew will be strapped in for the entire 4 hour flight and there will be no service. He also advise any toliet stops to be made immediately.

It was awful, large falls followed by a sideways thrashing constantly. What helped was the child sitting behind me who was loving in and clearly saw it as fun park ride!

 

[Walter Plinge]

These days when severe turbulence hits I try to think back to childhood days when I saw this as fun. Last year I had the worst turbulence I have ever experienced on an AA 757 flight from St Louis to LAX. You know it is going to be bad when before takeoff the captain informs you that the crew will be strapped in for the entire 4 hour flight and there will be no service. He also advise any toliet stops to be made immediately.

It was awful, large falls followed by a sideways thrashing constantly. What helped was the child sitting behind me who was loving in and clearly saw it as fun park ride!

Yikes! Sounds bloody awful. The worse I've experienced was a few years ago MEL-ADL. Cabin crew abandoned serving coffee. The woman next to me was spewed breakfast into a sick bag. I just closed my eyes and tried to sink back into the seat. The smell of vomit was the worst part. Strangely, since then, I've always had smooth flights, national and international.

 

[laffer]

I remeber vividly two flights both strangely going to Europe via HKG. One was on LH and the other was on CX. I recall the LH one involving this loud crack and then a sudden drop. The crack sounded really vivid, I was not sure at the time if some part of the plane had fallen off it sounded that bad. Alas it was fine.

The other was on CX and the Captain came on the PAand said that he had been radioed by the Air France flight ahead of us who said that it was pretty bad ahead and it would last about 5 mins. It did last 5 mins (felt like an hour) but we came through it. I remeber remarking at the time to my partner 'why the hell are we in this should we not have tried to avoid it' and she said 'dont worry the air france plane got through so will we'. Its amazing how a bit of logic in those circumstances can put you at ease!

 

[harvyk]

If it is any consolation I used Microsoft Flight Simulator to create some really nasty stormy weather at Brisbane airport with strong cross winds at night. As long as I stay on autopilot with the automated approach system until the landing flare the aircraft always landed safely on the centre line.

Just ask the pilots on your flights to let the aircraft do the flying!

Alby

I don't know if MS flight sim is quite the best test environment.

That said I simply believe that pilots (especially the ones we get in oz) are some of the best in the world, and they have a strong desire to survive the flight as well, and thus will do anything it takes to ensure that survival.

Yeah I flew CBR - SYD (and then SYD - SFO) on the 26th. A little bumpy on take off, very bumpy on landing, but all in all a very smooth flight once at alt.

I hate to point out, but the A380 is not immune from turbulence, I can safely attest to that.

 

[Mr Ed]

To be honest I've never struck turbulance on a plane, ferry, cruise even on the Bass Strait ferries the Old Bass flatens out for me.

 

[straitman]

To be honest I've never struck turbulance on a plane, ferry, cruise even on the Bass Strait ferries the Old Bass flatens out for me.

You have obviously not seen Bass Strait as I have seen Bass Strait:!:

 

[NYCguy]

Turbulence forecasts, anyone?

Turbulence Forecast - Oceania Forecasted Turbulence Advisories

 

[Commuter]

I just go to sleep. I don't know why but I find turbulence rather sleep-inducing. When it gets really bad, it gets a bit annoying because my head flops about and wakes me up, but other than that, I trust the structural integrity of aircraft and self-preservation instinct of people at the pointy end.