Severe Turbulence, Fatality and Injuries
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Right you are, the article I originally read was behind a paywall so I linked the newsnation article instead which does say convective. Ooops (me and the pilots).
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Well, yeah, but people die of heart attacks with and without convective turbulence. Not saying it isn't a tragedy - ask not for whom the bell tolls and all that - but trust the media to sensationalize this for maximum clicks...
Well, yeah, but people die of heart attacks with and without convective turbulence. Not saying it isn't a tragedy - ask not for whom the bell tolls and all that - but trust the media to sensationalize this for maximum clicks...
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WX radar does take a bit of tinkering, depending on the radar. I've flow with pilots who also were heads down at cruise and flew through the top of a cell. Coming back from Narita to Anc saw UPS fly shack center through a cell. Then they decided to deviate, lol. Pacific flying takes a bit more to avoid the cells. Lots of rain and the storms aren't always as rough as a thunder bumper in the US but it will still upset your cart service at FL350.
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