tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post6998664435710357551..comments2023-09-12T09:02:42.718-04:00Comments on Up In the Air: BumpsJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728932163242848059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-28589524262127287892012-01-28T17:35:50.122-05:002012-01-28T17:35:50.122-05:00Jamie, see my post "Get out and fly". I ...Jamie, see my post "Get out and fly". I go into it a little there. Send me an email if you want me to guide you more closely thru the process. -JeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728932163242848059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-75486045980181363082012-01-28T11:06:00.088-05:002012-01-28T11:06:00.088-05:00Jeff, this is a great post on bumps. You've de...Jeff, this is a great post on bumps. You've demystified the fear of turbulence. Excellent post.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-61205668109130095662012-01-28T11:04:17.341-05:002012-01-28T11:04:17.341-05:00Jeff, I responded to Meldog before I read your com...Jeff, I responded to Meldog before I read your comment. Yep... all about control.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-66467933427884436162012-01-28T11:03:09.971-05:002012-01-28T11:03:09.971-05:00Hi Meldog, I think the reason you get more nervous...Hi Meldog, I think the reason you get more nervous in the big plane than the little, is that you feel more in control in the small plane. You're right... you know and trust your pilot. In the big plane, you can't see what we're looking at. You don't know us. Your life is in our hands. Usually only pilots have these control issues... maybe you should become a pilot. :)Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-86586755390520886822012-01-27T19:24:23.203-05:002012-01-27T19:24:23.203-05:00Jeff - I'd be curious to hear about what kind ...Jeff - I'd be curious to hear about what kind of training and what's involved with getting a pilot's license.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740067892250062055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-82387047340715821822012-01-27T17:31:33.685-05:002012-01-27T17:31:33.685-05:00Meldog - to answer your question, I can give you a...Meldog - to answer your question, I can give you a few reasons: 1 - just basic lack of control and when you're sitting in back, you have no control. 2 - when you hit rough air at 500+mph, it can be more jarring and feel more powerful than hitting it at the 100mph you're doing in a 152 or a J-3 Cub. Same as hitting a speed bump at 5mph vs 60mph. 3 - nobody is sitting there giving you the play by play. When I'm flying the plane, I can often times see the cloud coming up and I know to expect a bump when I go into it or skim the bases or tops of them. When I'm sitting in back, you don't know it's coming until it happens. 4 - this one is a little technical (but go here if you want more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_loading). How turbulence is "handled" by the plane depends on something called the "wing loading" of the plane. Basically the weight divided by the wing area. The higher the wing loading, generally the better it "handles" turbulence. Now, by that explanation you should feel better in a 747 with a wing loading of about 14.5x higher than that of a Cessna 172 but don't forget the gusts at 35,000 feet can be much faster than those where the Cessna lives at 5,000 feet thus sometimes canceling out the benefit of the higher wing loading. And, the wing loading of airlines varies a lot so while you might like a 747, you might hate an Airbus A380 with it's lower wing loading. Hope that helps.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728932163242848059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612271340586010296.post-18458538117259003462012-01-27T17:19:20.057-05:002012-01-27T17:19:20.057-05:00Nice Jeff...although, I knew most of this already ...Nice Jeff...although, I knew most of this already and I still get scared! Maybe you could explain to me why I get so nervous with turbulance on a big Jet, but it barely bothers me when I'm in a little Cessna or even littler Piper Cub? I guess maybe because I know and trust the pilot?Meldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292430830555500630noreply@blogger.com