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Hello Capt Lim,
I flew a little while ago to Melbourne from Europe. I am very petrified of flying now, mainly because of the severity of the turbulence. I know that there is nothing really a pilot can do about it. But, the pilot announced there would be a little bit of turbulence, not the stuff that would cause the aircraft to feel like it is descending 1000 feet. Also, at the time there was no fasten seat belt sign on. What is up with that when he stated there will be turbulence?
Ok, I understand there is something called human error but why would such a case happen? This, as might be expected, was over the Bay of Bengal where there are many clouds that caused turbulence. Though September 11th has not changed my view on flying, that certainly did. I am aware that the airframe is capable of with standing quite a lot of turbulence.
Regards,
David.
Hi David,
I appreciate your apprehension about turbulence. Nowadays, I always make it a point to switch on the "Fasten Seat Belt" signs whenever I suspect that some turbulences are expected because I do get a lot of feedbacks from passengers on the fear of the slightest turbulence. I cannot understand why the pilot on your flight did not switch on the "Fasten Seat Belts" signs when there were turbulences. Perhaps, he anticipated that it was only a light turbulence and of a short duration only.
Whenever I fly, I make it a point in my announcement to inform all passengers to have their seat belt on whenever they are seated even though the "Fasten Seat Belt" signs are off. This is to preclude any unforeseen turbulence, especially CATS or clear air turbulence from rocking the airplane without warning!
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