Comments on: Northwest Airlines the best airline for less turbulence on your flight http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/ Reporting on Turbulence Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Northwest and Delta to Merge - Turbulence Forecast Blog http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-47638 Northwest and Delta to Merge - Turbulence Forecast Blog Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:44:02 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-47638 [...] Turbulence Forecast has always been a proponent of Northwest Airlines for many reasons. First and foremost of interest to site visitors is their turbulence avoidance strategy, as seen in previous blog posts here: one, two, three, four. [...] [...] Turbulence Forecast has always been a proponent of Northwest Airlines for many reasons. First and foremost of interest to site visitors is their turbulence avoidance strategy, as seen in previous blog posts here: one, two, three, four. [...]

]]> By: FlightAware’s Cool New Flight Tool - Turbulence Forecast Blog http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-20359 FlightAware’s Cool New Flight Tool - Turbulence Forecast Blog Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:51:38 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-20359 [...] When you search for flights, but don’t know the flight number, you can enter a city pair, and it will show you a list of all flights for the day to choose from. They’ve just added a nice map that shows all flights in the air between the two cities, which makes comparing airlines approach to turbulence avoidance much easier. See a sample graphic, and try it on your favorite routes. Also see our previous posts on Northwest’s legendary turbulence dodging. [ OneTwo [...] [...] When you search for flights, but don’t know the flight number, you can enter a city pair, and it will show you a list of all flights for the day to choose from. They’ve just added a nice map that shows all flights in the air between the two cities, which makes comparing airlines approach to turbulence avoidance much easier. See a sample graphic, and try it on your favorite routes. Also see our previous posts on Northwest’s legendary turbulence dodging. [ OneTwo [...]

]]> By: Northwest Airlines continues to go above, beyond, and around turbulence - Turbulence Forecast Blog http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-9011 Northwest Airlines continues to go above, beyond, and around turbulence - Turbulence Forecast Blog Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:59:29 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-9011 [...] today makes for very interesting analysis of airlines and their willingness to avoid turbulence. A previous blog post from December 13th, 2006 showed that Northwest Airlines did the best job in avoiding turbulence. A [...] [...] today makes for very interesting analysis of airlines and their willingness to avoid turbulence. A previous blog post from December 13th, 2006 showed that Northwest Airlines did the best job in avoiding turbulence. A [...]

]]> By: tb_neg http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-1120 tb_neg Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:33:04 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-1120 Laura B All the airlines get this data from one source or another. United reports turbulence encounters to the federal database, see this article (although the article is quite old, the data source I use gets reports from United all the time.) I don't believe that United uses Northwest's data, but it's hard to know who's using what. http://www.rap.ucar.edu/asr97/insituturb.html Most airlines do their best to avoid turbulence, and most of it can be avoided by a simple change in altitude. Since United is a strong participant in this program, and since avoiding turbulence is in the airlines best interest for passengers and crew alike, I'd say you have nothing to worry about. Be sure to register for our forum and post a turbulence forecast request in the personalized forecast forum one day before your flight, and I'll do my best to forecast how bumpy your flight will be. There are more exciting developments in the world of turbulence forecasting coming online in the next few years. Over time, flights will get smoother and smoother as forecasting gets better and the data is shared. I've just read that United is taking part in some very advanced turbulence experiments, so I'd say United is up there with Northwest in my eyes. Laura B

All the airlines get this data from one source or another. United reports turbulence encounters to the federal database, see this article (although the article is quite old, the data source I use gets reports from United all the time.) I don’t believe that United uses Northwest’s data, but it’s hard to know who’s using what.

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/asr97/insituturb.html

Most airlines do their best to avoid turbulence, and most of it can be avoided by a simple change in altitude. Since United is a strong participant in this program, and since avoiding turbulence is in the airlines best interest for passengers and crew alike, I’d say you have nothing to worry about. Be sure to register for our forum and post a turbulence forecast request in the personalized forecast forum one day before your flight, and I’ll do my best to forecast how bumpy your flight will be.

There are more exciting developments in the world of turbulence forecasting coming online in the next few years. Over time, flights will get smoother and smoother as forecasting gets better and the data is shared.

I’ve just read that United is taking part in some very advanced turbulence experiments, so I’d say United is up there with Northwest in my eyes.

]]> By: Laura B http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-1116 Laura B Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:45:15 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-1116 Does United purchase/use this data? I am a phobic flyer -haven't been on a plane in a year and half, need to travel this coming Wed 2/21 Boston - San Fran. I would love to know they have data available to their pilots and more importanly, use it, even if it means using more fuel during a flight. Thanks. Does United purchase/use this data? I am a phobic flyer -haven’t been on a plane in a year and half, need to travel this coming Wed 2/21 Boston - San Fran. I would love to know they have data available to their pilots and more importanly, use it, even if it means using more fuel during a flight. Thanks.

]]> By: Dewayne http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-532 Dewayne Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:39:38 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-532 Flew PHX to DEN over Thanksgiving. I was worried about a rough ride, but it was as smooth as could be. DEN to ATL was like glass. Great flights for my holidays! Flew PHX to DEN over Thanksgiving. I was worried about a rough ride, but it was as smooth as could be. DEN to ATL was like glass. Great flights for my holidays!

]]> By: Jon http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-518 Jon Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:23:56 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-518 Whew! Thankfully we bought our tickets for our flight this Saturday on Northwest... Calgary to Minneapolis then Minneapolis to Orlando. Any predictions? Whew! Thankfully we bought our tickets for our flight this Saturday on Northwest…

Calgary to Minneapolis then Minneapolis to Orlando.

Any predictions?

]]> By: tb_neg http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-517 tb_neg Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:55:57 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-517 re: #1 PHX is known for it's high temperature bumps and DEN for it's mountain wave activity. Outside of relocating, hope for the winds to be in the right direction, slow enough, to avoid the bumps. Mountains are like rocks in a stream, it just makes the air less smooth. re: #1

PHX is known for it’s high temperature bumps and DEN for it’s mountain wave activity. Outside of relocating, hope for the winds to be in the right direction, slow enough, to avoid the bumps. Mountains are like rocks in a stream, it just makes the air less smooth.

]]> By: chuckbiz http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-516 chuckbiz Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:22:28 +0000 http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/blog/2006/12/13/northwest-airlines-the-best-airline-for-less-turbulence-on-your-flight/#comment-516 Wow - now that is cool. I was on a flight 1478 from Phoenix to Denver this afternoon and about 45 minutes out of Phoenix, it was light to moderate chop through that area. Not unpleasant but a rough ride. Seems like silow1 all the way to larks arrival is always a mess with mountain wave and other disturbances morning noon and night. Any thoughts? Wow - now that is cool.

I was on a flight 1478 from Phoenix to Denver this afternoon and about 45 minutes out of Phoenix, it was light to moderate chop through that area. Not unpleasant but a rough ride. Seems like silow1 all the way to larks arrival is always a mess with mountain wave and other disturbances morning noon and night. Any thoughts?

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