If you're anything like me, when you're on a plane and it starts rocking, you wish you were safely on the ground. Despite the fact that I know, in my heart of hearts, that a little bit of turbulence won't crash my plane, it doesn't stop me from thinking, "Is this it? Am I going to die?" But after reading Cliff Mass' recent post on turbulence and its causes, I have the best weapon to combat my fear, knowledge.
Cliff Mass is a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington and his understanding of Seattle area weather is unrivaled. And, I challenge you to find a more eloquent and smart weather man in your town. In his latest post, he was inspired by a recent bumpy flight and explains what signs to look for out your window and even predict when the fasten seatbelt sign will illuminate.
Thanks to him, I can breathe a little easier (and purge out those LOST moments in my head) the next time I hit a bump in the sky.
Great tips - I'm not an uneasy flyer but definitely passing this along.
Haha, like you, I seem to have developed a late onset of anxiety when it comes to airplane turbulence. As soon as the plane shakes a bit, I'm already thinking of my family (my 2 little girls) and I'm praying that 'the end' will be quick and painless. Then I vacillate back and forth between panic and dread, wishing I never flew in the first place. So...I will head over that link to read up and inform myself. It's funny that I'm not the only one who thinks or feel this way. I bet you, everyone in the plane is panicked at each turbulence - we just try to hide our feelings ;)
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