Departure from Tokyo Japan to Seattle, WA and we hit severe turbulence. So severe, passengers were crying and the pilot apologized profusely afterwards. Flight AA26 HND to SEA
That woman was not shaken and crying because of turbulence. She was literally watching the scene from "Coco" and that scene is the saddest scene in the entire movie. I cried like a baby during that scene.
First rule of the turbulence videos: No matter how severe the turbulence might look, you always have to write " not a big deal" in the comment section.
What classifies as "severe" turbulence aeronautically speaking, is just not what these videos show. Severe is well defined. It's not about this kind of turbulence not being unconfrotable for passengers and people who don't work in airplanes. It's just, people don't realize how much worse it is when an actual pilot calls it a severe turbulence. This was just flying through some clouds. So yeah, not a big deal. If you fly into a cloud, you'll never find severe turbulence because if it's in a cloud, it shows up in the radar. Severe turbulence is encountered in clear air, where radars just show nothing.
@@palonazo you are correct that severe turbulence is defined however I dont think it has anything to do with clear air or being unexpected. Severe means that there is momentary loss of control of the aircraft and perhaps even some structural damage. It is the worse kind and thus far I have never seen this captured live on video. Very rarely do you even see moderate turublence.
In such situations you feel so lonely and you become the most pious person in the whole universe. God is your unique priority. Ready to confess your sins 🤔🤔🤔
You're among the frankly minority, because when I was on a plane in the sky I felt the same feeling that you had said but all other passengers saw me as a fearful man and if I never get on the plane, now I find one of my kind : frank and courageous.
It’s because of the clouds. Also, if you aren’t literally thrown around the cabin knocking yourself out, the plane can take it. They are tested for turbulence FAR worse than you could even imagine!
It’s about the energy in the clouds and only cumulus have energy so if you fly through cumulus or over cumulus there will be tremendous amounts of air movement so you can’t avoid turbulence
I know it well, in 2 flights I experience that. But I didn't fell panic, only when I saw the wing litterally cut a cloud made of snow! :D that was strange!
Yup severe turbulence is when the aircraft is is uncontrollable, like descending 5000 ft per minute., then you know you are into severe turbulence, the pilots I'm the front should here it go, another video of severe. turbulance in youtuve, welcome to fake news.
Reading these comments at first, I thought people were trying to act tough. However, I don't fly often, maybe once or twice a year, but one time from Los Angeles to Maui we hit turbulence that was far worse than this, and it was like that for what seemed like an hour. I wouldn't describe it as severe, but it was extremely bumpy, like riding Star Tours at Disneyland.
Would agree….I’ve been through the equivalent or worse turbulence than that and barely batted an eyelash. Turbulence is REALLY common & good pilots know how to handle it.
More fun than a rollercoaster! I recall flying on a DC-10 from Detroit to Minneapolis when the aircraft hit a downdraft and the coffee came out of my cup. We literally fell out of the sky for about 10 seconds and I'm going whee and everyone else is in panic mode. You should have seen the wings bend when lift returned! Wings are designed to bend. A lot. (Up to 12 feet) Relax. The pilots have trained and flown in this stuff - and worse - many hours at a time. I've flown in the left front seat in smaller aircraft in weather like this. Whee! Relax. You'll be fine.
I know that now, Dave, but my first flight was about as you described. Now I'm like "whee," but on that my very first flight, I'm surprised I didn't pull the armrests off trying to keep the plane in the air.
for the record, this is not severe turbulence. It's moderate at best. I get it, when you don't fly alot this can seem severe but, it's not. When the wing rolls over 90 degrees and all the overhead bins empty onto the people, that's severe.
Turbulence may be scary, but it's like riding the back of a roller coaster. Plus, planes can withstand insane amounts of force that wind can't even produce, and ATC would never allow aircraft to fly in dangerous storms. The pilots know what they are doing, have trust in them.
Someone just needs to come over the intercom and be like "It's bumpy, don't sweat it. It's like a speed bump, it'll be over in a few minutes." I hate turbulence, but i remind myself it's never downed a plane.
The issue for many is the realization of having no control. You are tied to a set in a tube which is traveling very fast and any bump feels like a major collision that shakes you to the core. For people that don't like roller coasters, this is akin to a scary ride.
As a meteorologist I can say this is not clear air turbulence due to the cloud formations visible out the window. If they are flying at 24,000feet, these cloud tops are also 24,000' which is the relative height of most weak thunderstorms.
Haha.. I know it sucks, but being a pilot I can say planes can take almost 20 times the abuse depending on the airspeed, your'e more likely to get hurt from luggage falling out (cuz lazy flight attendants)
I have flown from Texas to Ecuador and Chile. When you hit the infamous ICZ (Intertropical convergence zone) you WILL experience this same kind of extreme turbulence for several minutes. Scary and no fun. We landed in Houston in a severe thunderstorm once and passengers were being thrown out of their seats even though they were buckled in, and overhead luggage came out of the bins and was thrown all over the cabin. It was terrifying and nauseating. We went from praying we wouldn’t crash to hoping we would, just to get the bad experience over with.
This ain’t severe in any aspect. It’s just the solid moderate turbulence you get flying through clouds (especially cumulus) this happens due to the hot air rising unevenly in the clouds. I don’t know why everyone was screaming and the lady was crying. Here in the US when we hit moderate turbulence the cabin is silent lol. Even the worst turbulence can be classified as moderate because the aircraft has to be momentarily out of control to be Severe and that didn’t happen at all in this case. One last thing, those drops you felt well you didn’t lose altitude cause you were still climbing (probs at 1000-3000feet per minute) so the drops you feel are probably the climb rate deviating by 100fpm or so.
People have to realize that turbulence is like " potholes or speed bumps " in the air. There's wake turbulence, mechanical turbulence, clear air , temperature inversion, cloud are turbulent regardless, it all depends on the terrain, temperature, humidity, man-made objects etc
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If I don't hear constant creaking plastic in the plane, it's not bad turbulence. That looked like a brief moment of hitting crossing winds. Everyone is different so can't expect others to be ok with this.
Says Clear Air Turbulence at a few seconds in, but it's not clear air. Notice all the cumulus clouds? It's turbulence caused by flying through thermals.
Sorry, but I didn’t see a severe turbulence here, more like “moderate” near a cumulus. You know it’s really severe when we have to divert to provide medical assistance to injured passengers/crew. I don’t mean to scare, just to remind the importance to keep the seat belt fastened ALWAYS when seated. Cheers and safe flights.
Yes. It's not "clear air" turbulence. This flight experienced thermal turbulence, which is caused by exactly what you said, thermal heat rising (or falling) during cloud formation.
This is certainly upsetting to the passengers but it's solid moderate turbulence, not severe. The FAA AIM has a description of the various levels: light, moderate, severe and extreme. Severe is truly awful and extreme often results in aircraft damage. Thanks for the video!
This is not sever turbulence, this is a short moderate turbulence. . 2012 i was on a plane to Milano (Italy), when about to land in Milano we flew into a thunder storm with made the pilots go around a couple of times, for about 15 minutes we where in light to moderate turbulence like this with lightning strikes all around. . . In severe turbulence all loose things will be flying around in the cabin, and the shaking will be so bad that you hardley can`t focus with your eyes on one single spot. (this is just a small bump ^_^ )
All the macho men on here commenting 'that's not turbulence' from the safety of their laptops but would be hanging on for dear life if they happened to be actually on this flight!
I don't think that's macho men. It's just actually not severe turbulence. Just flying thru clouds. I've experienced turbulence like this almost every time I've ever flown.
True for some. But most of us here are experienced flyers, we seen worse. For me, I am more worried about traveling in a car than traveling in an airplane.
That was barely a "c" ride. One flight I was on half the people were hitting the ceiling. Me and the guy next to me were just about the only two buckled in watching the show. Many women screaming like in a horror movie. I must admit, I shook the hand of the Lufthansa pilot when we landed. He rather chuckled.
Hey people, if you experience this, just fasten seat belts, you have to understand that planes are designed for this, and all modern airplanes are equipped to detect dangerous storms. Pilots would never put you in risk. The only risk in this situation is if you are without seat belt, in that case, you can smash your head and result in serious injuries or you can even die. But plane is NOT going to crash, so relax and remember, just fasten your seat belts and enjoy it, it's actually fun!
When I was a kid I was a on a flight from JFK to Orlando and the plane hit a pocket of dead air and dropped 800 to 1000ft in a split second. I could taste my own balls...
@@errolfrank8682 You are definitely right, damn sure felt like a pocket of dead air though lmao like the plane hit a empty void. It was like being on a roller coaster 🎢
@@errolfrank8682 Literally the plane was completely level but it just dropped. The nose didn't point down or nothing. Felt like being on a falling elevator. If you ever felt the Tower of Terror in Florida that's exactly what it felt like. Ironically I went on that ride after the flight.
It’s scary to experience when you’re 30,000 feet in the air. But clear air turbulence is just bumps in the road essentially. Or going up and down hills as you drive.
Moderate to severe at best. This usually happens when flying through cumulonimbus clouds. It’s best to try and avoid them but occasionally you’ll find yourself flying through a few. 99% of the time it’s harmless
Would call that light-moderate turbulence. Definition of severe turbulence: Severe turbulence causes large and abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude and, usually, large variations in indicated airspeed. The airplane may momentarily be out of control. Occupants of the airplane will be forced violently against their seat belts.
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and what kind of turbulence once I saw on movie "Turbulence 1997", the one that makes cabin light dims and shaking non-stop? the one that twist the b747 flying upside down
I experienced severe turbulence from Dayton OH to Sacramento CA. The 5 hour ride with non stop turbulence through a storm. The flight was blown into Sac, 1 hour early. Pray in bad weather 35000 in the Air.
I had travelled from Brazil to Europe. 3 hours above Atlantic Ocean with turbulence. 3 hours without flight attendant and seat sign. Every fligth from South America to Europe, is like this. In the most of the cases...
That was moderate turbulence, at best.. common guys... Fly into KSLC in the winter... you will get twice this over the rockies, daily. Or into vegas on a super hot day, yikes.
Turbulence in a 787 feels like swaying. Its still turbulence but its waaayyy less intense and feels much less scary to the nervous flyer. The only thing i would think would be scary is that it still does shake but also that the composite materials of the aircraft cause the wings to sway and the engines to bounce.
We were flying to Dubai and passing over water and the plane started to shake real bad,the seatbelt sign came on and all I cud think of were all the horror movies in the name of air crash videos on RU-vid. I almost pissed myself,glad I had a good guy next to me who told me to close my eyes and put my head on his shoulders,my ex was sitting away from me since our tickets got mixed up,trust me,worst experience I have ever had to face. I hate airplanes,you can’t decide to just stop and land,you are in a tin box and ur life depends on 3pple in a tiny part of that metal box
These planes can withstand much more severe turbulence. Was able to experience minor to moderate turbulence on an A321, if you didn't pay attention it was like a bus or a car ride on a bumpy road.
That’s not a clear air turbulence, there were clouds all around the plane… clear air turbulence is when there is not any formation of clouds around the plane and the sky is totally clear and the radar can’t detect it, that’s why the name… there was just a simple turbulence… your welcome!
So I get it. Turbulence isn't fun. Some may say that it isn't that bad. Well everyone's body is different and registers things such as turbulence in different ways. The plane isn't going to fall out of the skye from turbulence, we got that. It just makes the flight very uncomfortable. Especially when there are downdrafts on the plane which sometimes gives a sense of free-falling. Not fun.
Is not CAT. The pilot antecipated the situation seeing wx radar and warned the flight attendants, and you can clearly see the plane was about to enter a cloud. CAT turbulence gets you by surprise, however it can be predicted or there some routes it can be expected because of the terrain and how winds are flowing.
My favorite thing about air travel is the collective gasp that occasionally happens during turbulence. CAT has never brought a commercial jet liner down, you're safe as long as you don't hit your head on something.
exactly, I doubt any of the people on these videos have ever come across even heavy turbulence, let alone 'severe'. If you can hold on to your camera/phone and film it, it's not severe. period.
That's called thermal turbulence. Clear air turbulence is exactly what it sounds like, turbulent air when there are no clouds present. Thermal turbulence is caused by the building of clouds (which you can see in the video). Turbulence can be frightening for some folks, but there's never anything to be worried about.
