"Are you telling us everything?"
"Not exactly. We're also out of coffee."
If this was an overnight flight...everyone but the flight att crew should be buckled down. It can happen at any time.
Always wear your seat belt if in your seat!!
This is terrifying indeed! Many years ago we had a very similar experience flying non-stop from Asia to the US west coast in early November. The pilot announced clear skies and to sit back and relax. etc. Our plane dropped 1,000 feet and several people got hurt. I have been quite uneasy flying since then, although it’s getting much better. The worst part of our story was that we still had to fly back to Asia (where we lived at the time) in a couple of weeks and I was scared to even think about it. Come to think of it, I’ll have to fly this Friday again, thankfully on a short flight. :-)
Many years ago I experienced that on a plane out of Houston west. Stewardesses screaming alerted the rest of us that it was unusual. No explanation given. Really heart stopping.
"Are you telling us everything?"
"Not exactly. We're also out of coffee."
Quote,
D.C.!
P.A. off..."You friggin' morons."
we experienced something like this (not quite as bad sounding, and it turned out to be a mechanical malfunction not weather).... on a flight between PitsburgPA and Lansing.
the plane was already over MI but the pilot said we had to return to Pittsburg because that’s where the plane could be serviced. understandable the airline would want to get the damned plane to its service shop, but we passengers would have preferred just finishing the last five or ten minutes and getting to our destination. or touching down quicker if there were another landing strip the plane could use. ANYWAY we got back to Pittsburg and ... well, as you can see, pasengers were in one piece even if the plane maybe wasn’t.
ps: that flight was a few years back before the Moslem terror attacks on airplanes became so much more frequent....
we understand it was “just” a maintenance issue and not an Islamic bombing or anything like that
That is one of the several reasons I avoid flying.
Says it all.
Really g*ddamn stupid not to be buckled in. Even having your seatbelt loosely buckled would be enough to keep you from injuring yourself or someone else. I never fly without my seatbelt on.
This is the very reason they ask you to buckle your seat belt whenever you are seated.
Used to enjoy flying. Was on a plane over the US desert and plane lost. Altitude. Then we had a very rough landing on another flight. I just kept seeing that plane crash in Iowa where the plane did cartwheels over the wings. The last bad one was an aborted landing due to wind shear in Paris. I don’t intend to ever fly again.
What happens to me in severe turbulence is that my heart races and gets out of sync with my breathing. Feels like my chest will explode. I wonder if taking BP meds is related.
I never unbuckle for any reason except bathroom breaks. :-)
Always keep your seat belt fastened when you fly.
Turbulence is invisible and you hit it going around 600 mph.
About 20 years ago, I was in the aisle with the drink cart and we hit violent turbulence. I hit the ceiling, hit the floor and landed on a drink can that was upright. Eventually the drink cart landed on top on me. Passengers were scattered all over as well as their blood.
Multiple planes went through the same thing and ambulances were waiting for the injured crewmembers and passengers.
Always keep your seat belt fastened when you fly.
Turbulence is invisible and you hit it going around 600 mph.
About 20 years ago, I was in the aisle with the drink cart and we hit violent turbulence. I hit the ceiling, hit the floor and landed on a drink can that was upright. Eventually the drink cart landed on top on me. Passengers were scattered all over as well as their blood.
Multiple planes went through the same thing and ambulances were waiting for the injured crewmembers and passengers.
They always recommend that you wear a seat belt when seated, for just that reason.