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re: Most Turbulent Flight You've Experienced?
Posted on 5/26/15 at 12:03 am to shutterspeed
Posted on 5/26/15 at 12:03 am to shutterspeed
Flew from San Antonio to Vegas. Was rerouted to Ontario, CA because of a dust storm in Vegas. There was a T-Storm in Ontario. On approach, we dropped for a solid 2-3 seconds. It felt like 2-3 minutes. My laptop was sitting on my lap, I just folded up the table and I was reaching for my briefcase when it happened and I caught my laptop floating in front of my face.
The girl next to me went berserk. She started screaming, telling me that we were going to die/crash. I wasn't sure at that point, I was pretty rattled myself. Landed just fine. Longest 5 minutes of my life. We fueled in Ontario, then we had the smoothest flight into Vegas that I had ever experienced. Arriving in Vegas from the east was much more turbulent in my experience.
The girl next to me went berserk. She started screaming, telling me that we were going to die/crash. I wasn't sure at that point, I was pretty rattled myself. Landed just fine. Longest 5 minutes of my life. We fueled in Ontario, then we had the smoothest flight into Vegas that I had ever experienced. Arriving in Vegas from the east was much more turbulent in my experience.
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Posted on 5/26/15 at 12:17 am to Chili Davis
Flying in from offshore on an ancient Bell Ranger B model from Eugene Island to Intracoastal City
Me and the pilot in the front, we see a huge frontal boundary rolling toward us over the coast. He tries to fly West but can't outrun it and the crosswinds were batting us around. He turns from west to WNW and tries to fly into the headwind, no dice. He then turns to the NE and tries to swing around it. He can't.
We then turn back into the wind and try to race to Intracoastal in a fierce headwind. We get down drafted repeatedly and continue to steadily lose altitude. We were being blown eastward and ended up over Vermilion Bay almost by Cypremort Point at under 500ft.
he was able to fight his way through the cross wind back across the marsh of southern Vermilion parish and we landed at Intracoastal in a fierce thunderstorm with lightning cracking all around us.
When we landed the pilot looked at me and only said HOLY shite.
Me and the pilot in the front, we see a huge frontal boundary rolling toward us over the coast. He tries to fly West but can't outrun it and the crosswinds were batting us around. He turns from west to WNW and tries to fly into the headwind, no dice. He then turns to the NE and tries to swing around it. He can't.
We then turn back into the wind and try to race to Intracoastal in a fierce headwind. We get down drafted repeatedly and continue to steadily lose altitude. We were being blown eastward and ended up over Vermilion Bay almost by Cypremort Point at under 500ft.
he was able to fight his way through the cross wind back across the marsh of southern Vermilion parish and we landed at Intracoastal in a fierce thunderstorm with lightning cracking all around us.
When we landed the pilot looked at me and only said HOLY shite.
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