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Milk_Dud t1_j0u02q5 wrote

Reply to comment by jigjiggles in How does climate and climate change impact atmospheric turbulence? by MoiJaimeLesCrepes

Sounds like you were flying right through the ITCZ. Over the ocean, when we're not in radar contact, having to use HF communication and strict adherence to pre-assigned clearances, any deviating can be complicated (there are procedures for it though). Barring the AF447 crash, modern airliners are really good at handling turbulence and weather. I sleep quite easy, regardless of the bumps.

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lockedaway_imosten t1_j0u189l wrote

Airline Pilot here as well. I fly the SAM routes from Europe very often. Deviating the weather in the ITC is not a problem at all, thanks to CPDLC getting a revised clearance happens in literally no time. It’s still rough some times, but avoiding the core of the storms is not an issue really.

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Milk_Dud t1_j0u1ugi wrote

Look at you with your working CPDLC. Fancy man! Most of our fleet doesn't have it. You probably know that part of the world better anyway.

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jigjiggles t1_j0u81xr wrote

This is so interesting - thanks for the info! Somehow getting more information makes me more at ease. I travel pretty regularly between Europe and South America - has there been a noticeable increase in turbulence or unexpected weather patterns lately? Just curious if climate change is mussing up our pilots as well.

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Milk_Dud t1_j0vsm21 wrote

I don't think so. With so much variance in weather, el and la Nina years etc, it's hard to really say definitely. Don't think anyone is tracking aviation weather related trends like this, since the ride quality and effect on operation is so subjective

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jigjiggles t1_j0w4hhm wrote

Ah yeah makes sense - thanks for getting back to me!

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