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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Ime
'm sure the pilots up front probably had a real high pucker factor.
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Yeah, but at least they weren't running up and down the aisles screaming "We're going to crash! We're going to crash! We're going to crash!"
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At least they would be telling the truth if they were 😛
 
We hit some hard turbulence when flying back from Miami to Maryland on Saturday night. There was a storm and I could see lightning out the window in the clouds below us. It really did kind of get my heart jumping. I just wanted to get out of the plane. The next hour or so I was kind of noid in the plane as the seatbelt sign flashed on/off like 2-3 times.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
falling a mile and a half is pretty bad
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No fvcking kidding. I fly all the time too, but I would NOT be happy after that. I'd probably sh!t myself.
 
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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Is this true? I too remember hearing that airplane crashes are for the most part all failure related (such as something just not working properly) and rarely from turbulence. I kept trying to tell this to myself and also told this to my GF while we were in the plane that was hit by hard turbulence.

But is there any truth to it? Do you have any link about that?
 
Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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There you go ruining the fun for everyone!
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but....but... in the movies, they crash all the time to turbulence!
 
Flight attendents are people too, I think that's a perfectly reasonable reaction for her in this case, dropping 8,000ft would've been scary for anyone
 
Originally posted by: BCYL
Flight attendents are people too, I think that's a perfectly reasonable reaction for her in this case, dropping 8,000ft would've been scary for anyone
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yup, if everyone had died then we wouldnt have been making fun of her like this 🙂
 
Originally posted by: BCYL
Flight attendents are people too, I think that's a perfectly reasonable reaction for her in this case, dropping 8,000ft would've been scary for anyone
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That's nuts, not it's not okay for her to do that!! I love a bumpy ride. A couple of Air Force pilots forever ruined for me the thrill I'd ever get in a commercial plane.
 
Originally posted by: markgm
Originally posted by: BCYL
Flight attendents are people too, I think that's a perfectly reasonable reaction for her in this case, dropping 8,000ft would've been scary for anyone
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That's nuts, not it's not okay for her to do that!! I love a bumpy ride. A couple of Air Force pilots forever ruined for me the thrill I'd ever get in a commercial plane.
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I agree it's not OK for her to freak out about every little bump or turbulance, but dropping 8,000ft in a few secs is pretty dramatic...

You can say she SHOULDN'T have done that, but I for one certainly wouldn't blame her... Just a normal human reaction...
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Ime
'm sure the pilots up front probably had a real high pucker factor.
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Yeah, but at least they weren't running up and down the aisles screaming "We're going to crash! We're going to crash! We're going to crash!"
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And if they were, you'd really know you're screwed.
 
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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Not entirely true. AA 587, which crashed in NY in Nov 2001, came apart because of the pilot's reaction to wake turbulence.

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Regarding the OP, I'm curious where the "8000 foot" figure comes from. Virgin doesn't seem to be releasing any info until they do their investigation. There's no way a passenger would be able to tell how much altitude was lost.
 
Originally posted by: Yossarian
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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Not entirely true. AA 587, which crashed in NY in Nov 2001, came apart because of the pilot's reaction to wake turbulence.

NTSB report

Regarding the OP, I'm curious where the "8000 foot" figure comes from. Virgin doesn't seem to be releasing any info until they do their investigation. There's no way a passenger would be able to tell how much altitude was lost.
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My edit was before your post! 😛

EDIT: NTSB reports are very fascinating reads, btw.
 
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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But how many gremlins have taken down planes successully?
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Yossarian
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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Not entirely true. AA 587, which crashed in NY in Nov 2001, came apart because of the pilot's reaction to wake turbulence.

NTSB report

Regarding the OP, I'm curious where the "8000 foot" figure comes from. Virgin doesn't seem to be releasing any info until they do their investigation. There's no way a passenger would be able to tell how much altitude was lost.
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My edit was before your post! 😛

EDIT: NTSB reports are very fascinating reads, btw.
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You got me there 😉 Odd that the American flight doesn't show up when you search for turbulence.
 
Originally posted by: pclstyle
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: astrosfan90
Not to mention the freaking wing was bent upward from the drop. Jesus. I fly all the time and have since I was too young to remember, and that would scare the hell out of me too.
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They are designed to do that. If they didn't have some sort of bend they would simply snap off.
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yes, but seeing it actually taking place, must be rather terrifying.

Just cause the e-brakes on a falling elevator shriek to let you know they're active, you're still gonna release every fluid in your body when you hear it
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Wings shake and flex during a flight all the time. Not a big deal.
 
Originally posted by: Yossarian
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Yossarian
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Rest assured that no commercial airliner has crashed because of turbulence in the history of aviation.
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Not entirely true. AA 587, which crashed in NY in Nov 2001, came apart because of the pilot's reaction to wake turbulence.

NTSB report

Regarding the OP, I'm curious where the "8000 foot" figure comes from. Virgin doesn't seem to be releasing any info until they do their investigation. There's no way a passenger would be able to tell how much altitude was lost.
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My edit was before your post! 😛

EDIT: NTSB reports are very fascinating reads, btw.
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You got me there 😉 Odd that the American flight doesn't show up when you search for turbulence.
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That search isn't the greatest. I'm sure if I were to expand it I would uncover a dozen more.
 
Originally posted by: csiro
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
She probably had the fish for dinner.
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Let me help her calm down.. <goes and grabs a wrench>
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No no no, you're supposed to put something in her mouth so she doesnt swallow her tongue.

 
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