turbulence

Was in the pattern this morning behind a 172, trailing a bit closer than I usually do, but not too closely. It seemed like I was either equal in altitude or a little higher. Twice I felt a kind of buffett over the wings (I was well above stall speed - ~98mph vs. 48mph stall), and eventually I...

So I’m curious when planning N/S routes on the east or west coast what are your thoughts on turbulence on coastal routes? I’m looking at options for Sun N Fun and taking the wife who isn’t yet comfortable but I thought a coastal view would be nice for part of the trip. We are in a Bristell...

We had "mild" Ice We had "heavy turbulence Knowledgeable professional pilots would never give these report. Why? Because they know there is no definition of "mild icing" or "heavy turbulence." Yet this language pops up in pilot reports from time to time. When giving a PIREP to this board or...

I've been trying to leave Pittsburgh for 3 days to get back home to Chicago (I've been on a solo vacation), but as a non-instrument pilot I've had to continually push it back due to low ceilings and other issues on the en-route path. It's been more than a little frustrating as I constantly watch...

The question in question basically states that mountain wave turbulence is most dangerous to an aircraft downwind of the mountain flying into the wind.. I understand the downwind part, that's where the turbulence is. I don't understand how the headwind is any more dangerous than a tailwind though.

I'm having trouble understanding why wind shear occurs in areas of temperature inversion. I've been out on calm nights where I could see a layer of fog/smog which indicated a possible inversion.It is very calm aloft but when coming in for landing, it gets pretty bumpy sometimes. Can someone...