Pilot Traveling as Passenger in Severe Turbulence Explains Why It’s No Big Deal There’s no doubt turbulence is getting worse thanks to climate change. We’re seeing more and more reports of severe turbulence where passengers and flight attendants are getting hurt. In December,… Johnny Jet , September 2, 2023
How to Find Out Whether Your Flight Is Going to Be Turbulent In December, a video of severe turbulence on a flight to Hawaii went viral as dozens of passengers were injured. The incident understandably made many travelers nervous, including me, since… Johnny Jet , February 1, 2023
How Do Pilots Identify and Avoid Areas of Turbulence? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer talks about turbulence: what it is, how… Spencer Marker , December 19, 2022
VIDEO: Severe Turbulence on Flight to Hawaii Injures Dozens of Passengers I used to be afraid to fly and any time a plane hit turbulence, it magnified my fear exponentially. Fortunately, I’ve come to realize that planes are safe even in… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
This Is Why You Should Always Wear Your Seatbelt When Flying There’s always a risk of turbulence when you fly. As our resident pilot has written, it’s more common in certain conditions, but whenever you’re seated on a flight, you should… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2019
What’s Better: A Shorter Flight With Turbulence, or a Longer Flight With No Turbulence? On Saturday, my wife, son and I flew from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 300. Our flight was scheduled to depart at 8pm. We pushed… Johnny Jet , May 23, 2019
Turbcast: The App That Helps You Deal With Turbulence Turbcast is an iOS-only app ($1.99) designed for people with mild cases of fear of flying as well as anyone looking for a better understanding of turbulence. The app looks… Johnny Jet , April 3, 2018
A Clever Trick to Help You Overcome Turbulence Are you afraid to fly? If so, there are some 20 million people like you, according to NBC News—and more importantly, there are things you can do about it. In a… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2017
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Where is Turbulence Most Common? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. The question How… Spencer Marker , June 27, 2017
What to Do if You’re in the Bathroom During Severe Turbulence TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen recently did a piece (above) on how to stay safe when dangerous turbulence hits your plane. It’s an informative segment, especially after more than two dozen… Johnny Jet , May 24, 2017
When to Be Scared on a Flight I know a ton of people are afraid to fly or get really nervous in turbulence. I used to be so scared that you couldn’t get me on a plane… Johnny Jet , November 28, 2016