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I know for a fact they won't land if the weather is too dangerous. Last July, I had a long trip home. Flew from RIC to Orlando, then to Houston, and finally to Mexico City. The flight from...

The air force maps always freaked me out. They almost always had my flight look like it was going to be the bumpiest flight ever, and then nothing. Plus, I think anything 48 hours out is just too...

Just thought I would check in with a report of this flight. Wasn't bad at all. On the first leg, there was really no turbulence to speak of other than on approach, and even that wasn't awful. ...

Thanks for the quick forecast. Yeah, it's going to be interesting today. The first flight is relatively short, 3.5 hours, probably only 3 hours 15 minutes in the air. The last flight is really...

This is kind of last minute, so if you can't get to it, I understand what with it being a holiday and all. This to me looks pretty not so great. We'll see how I'm coming along as a forecaster......

You were right about it not being as bad as I feared. There was actually no turbulence to speak of during approach and landing into IAD. We hit what I would call light as we passed through what I'm...

This one has me a little worried. Looks like it will get rough as we move into Virginia. Leave it to me to book my flight to arrive the same day as a Nor'easter. Booked a long time ago, but ah how...

Thanks for the info. I thought since I saw the red that all of a sudden we had reached the nexus of severe turbulence related to the coming end of the world in December... just kidding. I figured...

Just wondering how to read the turbulence advisory maps on the front page. It used to be that that map would be littered with green areas indicating possible light turbulence. Now it usually has...

First flight leaves Mexico City around 8:30 local time. I'm heading to a conference in Orlando for a week, then I'll be jetting up to Richmond for a week to visit with family and friends. Looks...

Flying again from Mexico City to Charlotte to Richmond. Not looking forward to it, not because of the turbulence, but just the stress of travel. I look forward to flying for 4 or 5 hours as much as...

This past weekend I flew for maybe the fourth time since an absolutely horrible flight from IAH to DCA back in 2008. I've described that flight in great detail before. To make a long story short, I...

Thanks for the forecast. Flight was actually quite pleasant. The storms stayed well north of Dallas, so there were no bumps to speak of other than some extremely light turbulence. There were a few...

Taking advantage of the long weekend I get because Friday is Independence Day here. Flying back home to catch a Virginia Tech home game and visit with the family. I'm leaving Mexico at a...

I've described my nightmare fligth from Houston to Reagan National Airport before, but what I've found works for me is this: I close my eyes, lay my head back against the headrest, and say, "I'm on...

Based on my very limited knowledge of turbulence, most turbulence is caused by wind. Therefore, you can fly through rain and have no bumps whatsoever, but you can fly through rain and have a really...

Okay, I actually flew on the 2nd of April, not the 4th or 5th. I actually feel pretty good now since the majority of TN is covered in red. At least I know it most likely wasn't light turbulence. ...

My experience definitely had me clutching the arm rests. It was just a crumby flight overall, but I guess we were in no real danger. That said, I wouldn't want to do it again. Flying is not an...

I believe I have experienced moderate turbulence once, but have no way of knowing if it really was or not. My experience was as follows: an abrupt drop which caused drinks to fall of tray tables and...

I'm happy to report that my return trip to Mexico was just as pleasant as the first. The flight from Richmond was on Delta on an MD82. Nothing more than very light bumps on that leg. As usual,...

I always get extremely nervous before flying. For whatever reason, the fear starts to subside as I wait at the gate, but I will admit to some nerves leading up to takeoff. I think I've honestly...

That at least shows something was there or at least predicted to be there. I'd be interested to see if my pilot of other pilots reported the turbulence and if so, what level it was. I really...

I agree wholeheartedly that you feel turbulence less when seated over the wing. I think I was that far back because I needed 7 tickets together and that was the only way I could do it. Chances are...

Here's my deal on that. I figure if they're not talking to me they have one of two reasons.

1. There focuses on what they're doing and on getting us out of the turbulence. If that's the case,...

Back on April 4, 2009, I was headed to DC with a group of students from Mexico. Our flight from Mexico City to Houston was normal. We circled the airport for a while and it was a little bumpy, but...