Funny Pirep
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braunpilot
What day is it?
:rotfl: never thought Lockmart would put that into a PIREP...that is great!
casey
Well-Known Member
they'll put whatever you tell them to in the remarks.
my favorite was "STRONG HEADWIND. CARS ON I81 PASSING ME"
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
For some reason this strikes me as something Boris would say.
ctab5060X
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For some reason this strikes me as something Boris would say.
For Boris to say that, it would have to be one rough ride!
jhugz
Well-Known Member
I am pretty sure that Boris doesn't drink girly Latte's his comes with an added kick from some special sauce.
casey
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When i instructed at HEF and it was a windy day there would always be a small piper or cessna reporting "severe turbulence". When the controller asked where he was it was a sure thing he was flying along a ridge and flying where the rotor clouds would have been had there been enough moisture to see them.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Leave a pencil on a flat area, if the pencil moves or bounces that's moderate. When you can't hold altitude that's severe. Been in severe, not at all appealing.
I don't know why it gets so subjective
RICHARD5
Well-Known Member
So you mean a downdraft in laminar flow which exceeds your climb capabilities could be severe? How 'bout ocassional uncommanded rolls and unable to maintain a 4,000 block alt while your teeth rattle in their sockets? And that's only moderate turb.
Refer to the AIM to see why it's subjective to each pilot's perception. (The AIM is open to wide interpretation.) Add liberal doses of CFIs not having the experience to provide quantative coorelation of what is written to what it feels like.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Aim really doesn't seem that seem that subjective to me.
If that's your definition of moderate then you need your head examined.
[SIZE=-1]Turbulence that is similar to Light Turbulence but of greater intensity. Changes in altitude and/or attitude occur but the aircraft remains in positive control at all times. It usually causes variations in indicated airspeed. Report as Moderate Turbulence; <sup>1</sup>
or
Turbulence that is similar to Light Chop but of greater intensity. It causes rapid bumps or jolts without appreciable changes in aircraft altitude or attitude. Report as Moderate Chop.<sup>1
Severe
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</td> <td class="CLASS_290" valign="top" align="justify"> [SIZE=-1]Turbulence that causes large, abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude. It usually causes large variations in indicated airspeed. Aircraft may be momentarily out of control. Report as Severe Turbulence. <sup>1</sup>[/SIZE]
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The only reason I see that not being clear is a case of machoism.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
[SIZE=-1]Turbulence that causes large, abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude. It usually causes large variations in indicated airspeed. Aircraft may be momentarily out of control. Report as Severe Turbulence. <sup>1</sup>[/SIZE]
So Just to be clear. When you get those downdrafts you stay in them right? It's just moderate? Or is it severe and you encounter it often in the mountains and get out of it as soon as you can because you are not in control?
I'm not saying severe is so rare you'll never see it. I've seen it. I wasn't mountain flying and I couldn't hold altitude at full power at 4000ft msl. It was severe I reported it as such. When you have those awful downdrafts do you not report them and just leave them for the next guy to find? I'm not sure how cowboys do it out in the mountains, I apologize.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
But you are correct. I should say if the pencil bounces enough to move it away from where I left it. Generally it's braced up against some part of the avionics stack on the center pedestal. If it moves from there its time to try getting out of there.
Douglas
Old School KSUX
Yar
RICHARD5
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I'm not trying to be macho, actually I'm trying to be very accurate. My experience has mostly been hearing guys overstate the conditions.
As for mountain flying, it's not a cowboy thing. In my opinion, the suggestion was to go into regions where you would experience conditions which are not severe but do have large up/down drafts. This is similar to my mention of mtn wave activity; huge altitude excursions but in smooth air. This deviates from your explanation of mod turb.
I've flown several times clear across the country and lots of trips across several regions. But most of my flying is in the 8 western states. All in small planes, including small taildraggers. So when you, as example, say severe I think mod or lesser. And usually I'm right because I don't experience those conditions which define severe.
Getting bounced in deep pockets or even constant buffeting is pretty typical in the west. But look at the prog charts, more often than not there will not be an Airmet for the area nor would the briefer mention mod turb for that area.
And please, don't let this thread devolve into, "You're dangerous I would never fly with you.".
As for mountain flying, it's not a cowboy thing. In my opinion, the suggestion was to go into regions where you would experience conditions which are not severe but do have large up/down drafts. This is similar to my mention of mtn wave activity; huge altitude excursions but in smooth air. This deviates from your explanation of mod turb.
I've flown several times clear across the country and lots of trips across several regions. But most of my flying is in the 8 western states. All in small planes, including small taildraggers. So when you, as example, say severe I think mod or lesser. And usually I'm right because I don't experience those conditions which define severe.
Getting bounced in deep pockets or even constant buffeting is pretty typical in the west. But look at the prog charts, more often than not there will not be an Airmet for the area nor would the briefer mention mod turb for that area.
And please, don't let this thread devolve into, "You're dangerous I would never fly with you.".
USMCmech
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Corry, you're dangerous. I'll never fly with you.