By: Arabella-Cox - 21st January 2001 at 14:59
RE: air pockets
Well is wasn’t an air pocket but it sure was a fun ride that’s for sure. Flying out of Kansai International(Osaka)in the J-bird DC-10 the weather was 😮 ing wind gusting in every direction don’t ask how strong it was bad.Had a window seat over wing it was flaping like a bird most poeple were calm until the interior lights flickered and some of the overhead baggage compartments flew open spilling the often heavy carry bags on poeples heads sure was a good laugh. I was also left thinking that a few Japs and others needed something a little bit stronger than Green Tea.It was a hoot. :7
By: Paul Cushion - 18th January 2001 at 19:07
RE: air pockets
Well I was in one on approach to Manchester in a Dan Air BAC 1-11 back in the early 80’s. What a ride! You don’t know what your’e missing mate! (provided you’ve got plenty of altitude!)
Paul
By: V1 - 18th January 2001 at 18:50
RE: air pockets
Never been in an airpocket myself, but I think it did cause either a 707 or DC-8 to crash in the sixties I think I remember reading somewhere. Anyone shed any light on this, because I’m not 100% certain.
When I was onboard a Britannia Airways 767-200 approaching Birmingham a while ago, we encountered heavy turbelence. We must have dropped about 50ft or so, well it felt like 50ft!! Put it this way, there were quite a few passengers on that flight with their eyes closed. One woman sitting next to me was gripping the arm rest so tight I thought she would have left permanent nail marks!
We landed safely though. Summer storms, you can’t beat them.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th January 2001 at 13:41
RE: air pockets
I know that air pockets are scary for a lot of people, understandably, but I’m wondering if air pockets have ever caused any accidents, ie crashes?
By: Kabir - 28th October 2000 at 16:06
RE: air pockets
Hi,
to be honest I am also very scared of airpockets. Once I was abord Indian Airlines A320 from Mumbai to Delhi and we hit a pocket and aircraft had a free fall and at that time I thought this is it. But it recovered after some time and made an emergency landing. It was horrifying.
By: Bhoy - 28th October 2000 at 14:08
RE: air pockets
I was on a Crossair Saab 340 on a flight ZRH BSL about ten years ago, when we hit an air pocket. Only time I’ve been in one. To be honest, it was over before I had time to panic. They’re not that bad, really. Nothing to worry about, modern aircraft deal with them problemlessly.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th October 2000 at 13:24
RE: air pockets
hi adam, i ve been in bad turby, way back from new yoyk! bump de bump ole gunnar solsjaker ! bum bump de hello gonjonlocokekd
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