Cargo Turbulence Weather 
Ask the Pilot
AUGUST 5, 2024
On the most basic level, hot weather affects air travel the way it affects most things: it makes people uncomfortable and wears them down. Aerodynamically, warmer air is less dense than cooler air, meaning that in hot weather a wing produces less lift. How do extreme temperatures impact air travel? Things happens more slowly.
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
This airline along with J-Air, JAL Cargo, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Hokkaido Air System and Ryukyu Air Commuter are managed by the JAL group and the subsidiaries (excluding JAL Cargo) operate on domestic feeder services, while for JAL Cargo, it operates both domestic and international routes.
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Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
While many believe that down-pull blinds are simply more susceptible to turbulence or heavy landings, making them more likely to simply drop down, there is an even more logical explanation than this. This is when passengers may notice what seems to be the sound of a barking dog emanating from the cargo hold.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 7, 2025
To act as PIC of an aircraft carrying passengers or cargo, you must have completed at least three takeoffs and landings within the last 90 days. Familiarize yourself with your aircraft, review your intended route, and assess the latest weather conditions. Weather Weather is no small factor in flying, and it has caused many accidents.
Fear of Landing
MARCH 7, 2025
It had a complicated history, starting in 1930s Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as a cargo airline. Their radar weather map showed heavy rain storms, and the crew selected a route round the worst areas, marked in red on the map. But the map showed only the nearest weather, and they encountered heavy rain, hail and turbulence.
Professional Pilot
MAY 13, 2024
Transatlantic routes While safety is still the primary concern for pilots, today’s challenges are not so much the vastness and weather on this ocean, but traffic density and regulatory compliance. There are 2 main factors that influence the north Atlantic route structure – weather and traffic demand. MHz (NAT air-to-air).
Professional Pilot
MAY 13, 2024
Transatlantic routes While safety is still the primary concern for pilots, today’s challenges are not so much the vastness and weather on this ocean, but traffic density and regulatory compliance. There are 2 main factors that influence the north Atlantic route structure – weather and traffic demand. MHz (NAT air-to-air).
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