[NTarrant]

LP – I’m also with you, I find it sends me off to sleep.

[LuganoPirate]

Which is what I’m going to do now, but in my own bed. No turbulence there. Good night all!

[HongKongLady]

Ha ha Alexpo1 ‘Blue Nun’ now there’s a blast from the past.

[StewartKidd1]

I’ve often wondered if there’s a scientific reason for the almost obligatory shake and rattle on the DBX/LHR route when traversing the Black Sea. Even though the rest of the trips can be totally without weather there always seems to be a 30 min stretch when even the 380’s shake.

Any one offer a view? Something to do with sea temperatures and heated land masses?

[canucklad]

Hi Stewart….

Definately not a scientific explanation for turbulence, but It was explained to me years ago, when I was 12ish by a CP captain in the cockpit of a DC-8 above the S. Pacific …..as thus

imagine a pot of water…..the water heats up and starts to boil, at the top, the water becomes unsettled and starts to bubble….
Turbulence is just air bubbles, when there is a difference in air temprature…..caused by heat rising from the ground….!!

Not very scientific….but I understood…hope this helps/.

[StewartKidd1]

Works for me – thanks

[DutchinSwitzerland]

Hi Stewart, had my black sea experience as well. On board of a China Southern flight from AMS to BKK, the entire flight was fine and we get to the black sea just as I was on the loo…… 🙁 not a nice experience sitting there doing your thing when the seatbelt sign comes up and within a minute all crew are directed to take their seats……..made it back to my seat by moving from one seatback to another…..and as you say, gone again after 20-30 mins….

[kris_alpha]

Thanks everyone these were really interesting to read. three flights stand out for me. 1) Air kenya ASM-NBO in the middle of the night woke by significantly shaking of the aircraft, a jet passes at a distance enough that it was visible. Not sure anyone noticed, (not much air trafic control over Sudan?) 2) Air France city jet, EDI-LCY on approach caught by a side wind, wing veers heavily to the right, not far from touch down, the captain abandons landing, and revs engines, people screaming, and at least one guy throwing up. Landed the second time around at City 3) DAR — KIA, on ‘Precision Air’ (as opposed to their trade rivals imprecision air ?) More comic than terror Mid flight over Tanzania on a very hot plane, after I’d consumed their Carrot sandwiches and killi beer, captain comes on the speaker to announce “25,000ft, and so far, everything is fine” I thought that was a quality annoucment.

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