Thunderstorms and Turbulence

 Thunderstorms and Turbulence

Many times, you as a pilot you have to make decisions involving thunderstorms and turbulence during flying.

So, in some tropical regions, thunderstorms, happen year-around, for example in United States, thunderstorms develop most frequently during spring, summer, and fall. 

In the arctic region occasionally experience thunderstorm during summer time.

In general, thunderstorms occur varies widely from season to season. 

Well, to explain and to be more specific, thunderstorms in general are most frequently during July and August and least frequent in December, and January, in to the United States.

In fact, the planet earth is unique in that its atmosphere, as pilots when we encounter bad weather during our itinerary, sometime are affected by weather, but we need to understand what you should know about weather how can shake your flight.

Weather is complex and sometimes difficult to understand, our restless atmosphere is almost, continuously in motion as it strives to reach stability.

So, preparation for your weather briefing before your flying is very essential to any pilot, meteorological and aeronautical information is provided by continuous sources.

Everyone, who flies no matter in what country you are flying encounters turbulence, at some time or other. 

Turbulence, varieties from bumpiness which can bother crew and passengers, and also can structurally damage the aircraft or injure its passengers.

So,aircraft reaction to turbulence varies with the difference in wind speed in adjacent currents, size of the aircraft , wing loading , and also aircraft attitude.

All pilots, know the first rule in flying turbulence is to reduce airspeed; you need to know very clear your limitations and follow up the recommended airspeed for penetrating turbulence when you knowing where to expect a thunderstorm or turbulence.

To a respectable review, always remember pilots: the main causes of turbulence are: convective currents, obstruction to wind flow, and also wind shear. 

Turbulence also occurs in the wake of moving aircraft whenever the airfoils exert lift – wake turbulence.

Be, alert all the time any combination of causes may occur at one time. 

I'm, interested in writing today and post, about this important concern, regarding thunderstorms and turbulence, to require and maintain a safe flight and land safely without any difficult.

I became interested in writing about this subject because when, I read some information regarding incidents and accidents involved commercial aircraft, who have had problems with some of its flights.

Types of turbulence, are:

Light, Moderate, Severe, and Extreme.

Always remember the good, safety pilot is one that is a conservative aviator and learns every day from the unexpected things that can happen in your cockpit.                                

Always Fly Safe....

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