Flying and Life Podcast

48 - Planning Around Turbulence


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    • Injury on CPZ flight
    • Southwest maintenance issues
      • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airline-mechanics-feel-pressured-by-managers-to-overlook-potential-safety-problems-cbs-news-investigation/
      • http://www.amfanational.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=735834&page=Southwest20Airlines
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    • Pakistan Airspace Closed
    • Atlas Air accident in Houston
      • Podcasting on a plane episode 43
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  • Topic: Turbulence and flight planning
    • Types of Turbulence
      • https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_00-6B.pdf
    • https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/turbulence_stuff/turbulence/turbulence.htm
  • Tools used to predict turbulence
    • Prog charts
    • GTG - Graphical Turbulence Guidance
    • https://www.aviationweather.gov/gfa
  • Tools to tell us when there is reported turbulence
    • Pireps
    • Sigmets
    • Airmets
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