Jet Turbulence Wind Shear 
Ask Captain Lim
MAY 21, 2024
A SIA Boeing 777-300ER taking off at Zurich Photo Credit: Aero Icarus ( [link] ) The Boeing 777 severe encounter with turbulence On May 21, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 diverted to Bangkok and made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after encountering severe turbulence, leaving one dead and about 30 injured.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology. Most of the big jets, when faced with Newtons laws of motion, need a little assistance when going downhill. So, I am careful to watch the speed heading downhill into the turbulence.
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Flying Magazine
APRIL 25, 2024
Along with several other forecasts not shown here, this made me believe that a route around the west side of Washington would provide the least exposure to adverse weather, especially as it relates to convective turbulence. The sounding analysis depicted a low-level jet maximum at 2,500 feet. Crisis averted.
Professional Pilot
MAY 10, 2024
These charts show areas where thunderstorms, turbulence, and other weather hazards may occur on transatlantic routes. The green lines show the position and height of jet streams. Between the equator and the subtropical high, easterly trade winds at the surface flow beneath the subtropical jet stream.
Chess In the Air
JULY 4, 2022
Considering the delay in the AWOS reporting, it may also be helpful to proactively use the radio to ask anyone on the ground for the current winds (e.g. Microbursts are not the only source of severe wind-shear close to the ground. Sudden and very powerful surface winds can have various other causes. Absolutely!
Chess In the Air
JUNE 24, 2022
After we decided this, we heard a Challenger jet announce “Taxiing to 26 for takeoff”. It’s worth noting that Shmulik had a close call in the past: a jet pulled onto the runway in front of him with no radio call. This near miss was avoided only by the jet taking off immediately in front of him. He tried again, with no reply.
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