What You Should Know About Weather.
I want to talk today and post and interesting
information that can either make a good review to all Pilots flying all around the
world to avoid thunderstorms and turbulence. Many times you as a good and
Safety Pilot you have to make decisions involving thunderstorms and turbulence flying.
In some tropical regions, thunderstorms occur
year-around, for example in United States thunderstorms develop most frequently
in 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.
You remember when we are a student pilot we receive
training regarding some meteorological conceptions, and the atmosphere are
classify into layers based on temperature.
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 and 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 Pilots, any combination
of causes may occur at one time. I'm interested in writing today on my safety blog 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.
I found it very important that we review these
incidents and share and learn more about what’s going on and could be more
dangerous if don’t emphasis the fatal magnitudes that could be happen .
So, I want to share this excellent information
, go to the links and read the information , you will learn more about what I’m
talking about it about turbulence .
Always reporting Turbulence at any time you
could realize be dangerous for other crews. Pilots should report all the time locations,
time (UTC or Z), intensity, weather in or near clouds, altitude, type of
aircraft and when applicable, duration of turbulence.
So, duration may be based on time between two
locations or over a single location, all locations should be readily identifiable,
also keep in mind there are different types of turbulence, I want to refresh
your memory, Light, Moderate, Severe, and Extreme.
Always remember the good and Safety Pilot is
one that is a conservative Aviator and learns every day from the unexpected
things that can happen in your Cockpit.
Safe Pilots, Safe Skies. Always Fly Safely.
Source: The Aviation Herald
Accident: Hong Kong A320 at Hong Kong on Aug
30th 2013, turbulence injures 6
Accident: Thai A388 at Hong Kong on Aug 30th
2013, turbulence injures 39
Accident: Copa B738 near Orlando on Aug 29th
2013, turbulence injures 5
Accident: Naysa AT72 at Tenerife on Aug 4th
2013, turbulence injures 2 cabin crew
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