Im confused at the people saying this is light. Have you watched the entire thing? Im not one to be afraid of turbulence and have gone through a very bad flight. I usually find these videos mid... but there are instances, for sure, in this clip, where it gets pretty damn rocky. That is not light. The people were just strapped tight in and not yelling.
@@brucesmith9144Clearly you weren't on this flight. The entire episode lasted about 25 minutes and was severe enough for the Captain to share that he had been knocked sideways in his seat,(a first in his 35 year career), and for a severe turbulence event to be recorded in the AML. This airline prides itself first and foremost on the safety of it's customers. Hence the exceptionally well prepared cabin, passengers and crew. Other airlines might choose to carry out meal services whilst negotiating thunderstorms, and whilst that makes for exciting videos and dramatic headlines, I know which approach I prefer.
There were, before during and after, both from the flight crew and the cabin crew. There's none during this clip, but it takes about half an hour to cross Greenland and this is only ~8 minutes of it.
that is moderate turbulence. i experienced severe one time. don't want it again. you know its severe when things go flying. food carts will topple over, bags and shoes and things will fly all around. people will be lifted from their seats.
Well, you obviously weren't on that flight... None of that happened because everything was put away and everyone was strapped in. We were lucky because we had about 30 minutes warning so were totally ready for it. What the video doesn't show is what it felt like. If you watch to the view from the window you can see the jet blast moving relative to the window and just how much the aircraft is actually moving around. And at risk of repeating myself, it was enough that the Captain felt the aircraft get knocked sideways so violently that he commented that it was the first time in 35 years that he had felt his seat get slammed sideways and upon landing at LAX the aircraft was subject to a turbulence check because of the severity.
And the crew going through the cabin ensuring that everyone was actually wearing their belts. It might seem annoying that we pester people about wearing their belts during the flight but it's for good reason. Take the Singapore Airlines incident last week as an example. At least one fatality and several badly injured and diverted to Bangkok... You'll note that the BA flight on the same route at around the same time had none of those issues. It's pretty straightforward really... If you're strapped in, you won't be able to hit the ceiling. If you can't hit the ceiling then you can't break your head on the ceiling or break the ceiling with your head. And if you're stupid enough to be serving food in those circumstances, then your focus is in the wrong place.
All I can say is that it's a flight from LHR to LAX on a Boeing 777-300. I cannot and will not name the airline and will neither confirm nor deny any guesses made by anyone as the ability to film these videos is a privilege afforded to me and not a right.
Oh for f3cks sake! @antoniopadilla2489 If this really is a 777-300 it's either BA or American Airlines. @@wotchyadoingalan Alan my dude, stop trying to sound like some big deal. No airline is going to come after you for telling this. you're not that important
It's perfectly safe... Well, as long as you're strapped in. Turbulence injuries are caused by people or stuff smacking into things. Imagine driving at 100 over a rough field. Would you rather be sat in a seat with a belt on or stood up in the back of a pick up truck? Turbulence is the same thing. It will bounce you around but it doesn't have to be dangerous.
@dreamthedream8929 Yeah but now with the middle east tensions that would be unwise. What routing would they take? I'm pretty sure the car will go on a ship while they fly.
Thank you for your opinion. Obviously you weren't on that flight, but as someone who was, I can assure you that if the cabin crew are strapped in, then it is severe. Basic turbulence as you put it, mild as we call it, won't even stir your gin and tonic. Moderate turbulence will make your G+T splash all over your lap and severe turbulence has the potential to throw it across the cabin. This video doesn't look very dramatic but that's because the crew had prepared the cabin as if for landing. So apologies for no trollies or people flying around and bits of aircraft trim falling from the ceiling.
I bet you were never caught flying a light aircraft in turbulence. You bang your head, suffer G forces, the yoke is stronger than you, you hear the airframe squeaking and God Almighty telling you to come up. From that day you develop PTSD. 😨
Worst flight to date was circa 1987, I was just 11... Just before Christmas flying from LGW to GCI in a Shorts 330... An unpressurized 33 seat twin turboprop. There was a series of thunderstorms working their way up the English Channel. That flight took over twice the normal time and most of it was spent one one side or the other dodging the lightning and squalls. I don't recall being scared but I vividly remember the constantly changing pitch of the engine noise and the sensation of rolling, dropping and climbing as the aircraft clawed its way forwards and the rain battering against the fuselage.
@@wotchyadoingalanwhy werent you scared though? How? This is the question. Obviously this person even mentions ptsd but you still got on other flights after that experience
It was severe enough for the skipper to comment afterwards that it was the first time in 35 years of flying that he had been knocked sideways in his seat. Also the crew in the forward galley were unable to see the aft end of the aisle due to the flex in the fuselage. In the footage from the perspective of the rearmost row note the floor, seats and overhead lockers all moving in different directions, and note just how much the exhaust stream from the #2 engine is moving around relative to the actual position of the engine. It didn't feel unsafe or overly dramatic because we were expecting it and the crew had fully prepared for it, including communicating what was coming to the passengers. Granted, there was no headline grabbing significant change in altitude that you might expect from clear air turbulence, but note that not all turbulence is equal.
I still can’t shake the feeling of we’re about to fall out of the sky when experiencing severe turbulence. I can never get used to it
I was scrolling down looking for the "not severe" people. It didn't take long. Everybody's gangsta from the comfort of their living room.
You can tell they fly a lot. Nobody is freaking out.
I know this feeling 😢😢😢😢 It is never a pleasant one
When you fly enough, it is normal. As long as the wings don’t snap off, everything is fine.
Im confused at the people saying this is light. Have you watched the entire thing? Im not one to be afraid of turbulence and have gone through a very bad flight. I usually find these videos mid... but there are instances, for sure, in this clip, where it gets pretty damn rocky. That is not light. The people were just strapped tight in and not yelling.
This is moderate turbulence.
@@brucesmith9144Clearly you weren't on this flight. The entire episode lasted about 25 minutes and was severe enough for the Captain to share that he had been knocked sideways in his seat,(a first in his 35 year career), and for a severe turbulence event to be recorded in the AML.
This airline prides itself first and foremost on the safety of it's customers. Hence the exceptionally well prepared cabin, passengers and crew. Other airlines might choose to carry out meal services whilst negotiating thunderstorms, and whilst that makes for exciting videos and dramatic headlines, I know which approach I prefer.
This is the reason I don’t like riding on a plane even when they’re fascinating
Cuz of turbulence? Its the most normal thing on a flight lol. It has never taken an aircraft down.
I would have been needing the restroom!
This cameraman sits in the back seat. No wonder it was so shaken.
@@meinv19 Sat in 53J. Camera held to the armrest to try and keep it relatively stable.
My worst nightmare
Isn’t facing a Nile Croc 🐊 your worst nightmare?
O my God scary
The same here
Hi Alan, I'd love to use this video in a documentary I am working on about turbulence - would that be ok? Thanks :)
Surprised there were no comforting announcements! 😮 I would have had a severe panic attack!!! 😂😂
There were, before during and after, both from the flight crew and the cabin crew. There's none during this clip, but it takes about half an hour to cross Greenland and this is only ~8 minutes of it.
that is moderate turbulence. i experienced severe one time. don't want it again. you know its severe when things go flying. food carts will topple over, bags and shoes and things will fly all around. people will be lifted from their seats.
Well, you obviously weren't on that flight... None of that happened because everything was put away and everyone was strapped in. We were lucky because we had about 30 minutes warning so were totally ready for it.
What the video doesn't show is what it felt like. If you watch to the view from the window you can see the jet blast moving relative to the window and just how much the aircraft is actually moving around.
And at risk of repeating myself, it was enough that the Captain felt the aircraft get knocked sideways so violently that he commented that it was the first time in 35 years that he had felt his seat get slammed sideways and upon landing at LAX the aircraft was subject to a turbulence check because of the severity.
To jest podobno normalne w każdym locie,tak jazda samochodem po wybojach,ale ja osobiście "zesrałabym" się że strachu☝️🤣🙈
Choć było źle, było sto razy lepiej niż lądowanie Ryanaira…
a siege move as if it is not bowlting in floor
Good.. they have worn seatbelt’s probably after captain’s announcement
And the crew going through the cabin ensuring that everyone was actually wearing their belts. It might seem annoying that we pester people about wearing their belts during the flight but it's for good reason. Take the Singapore Airlines incident last week as an example. At least one fatality and several badly injured and diverted to Bangkok... You'll note that the BA flight on the same route at around the same time had none of those issues.
It's pretty straightforward really... If you're strapped in, you won't be able to hit the ceiling. If you can't hit the ceiling then you can't break your head on the ceiling or break the ceiling with your head. And if you're stupid enough to be serving food in those circumstances, then your focus is in the wrong place.
What airline is this?
All I can say is that it's a flight from LHR to LAX on a Boeing 777-300. I cannot and will not name the airline and will neither confirm nor deny any guesses made by anyone as the ability to film these videos is a privilege afforded to me and not a right.
Oh for f3cks sake! @antoniopadilla2489 If this really is a 777-300 it's either BA or American Airlines. @@wotchyadoingalan Alan my dude, stop trying to sound like some big deal. No airline is going to come after you for telling this. you're not that important
@@wotchyadoingalan What a very odd thing to say.
😂😂....okay. Nice video. I like how you filmed out of the window to show everything was okay even in sever turbulence.@@wotchyadoingalan
United for sure
This is the reason i avoid flights i use land or sea travel
If you're living in the USA it means you probably won't ever get to Asia, Australia or Europe though.
It's perfectly safe... Well, as long as you're strapped in. Turbulence injuries are caused by people or stuff smacking into things. Imagine driving at 100 over a rough field. Would you rather be sat in a seat with a belt on or stood up in the back of a pick up truck? Turbulence is the same thing. It will bounce you around but it doesn't have to be dangerous.
Sea travel is worse. Cruise ships can get rocked hard in bad weather and things will fly from one end to the other.
They can go by ship, surely at least to europe and plenty of people perhaps do so@@ThePatriot-gm1fg
@dreamthedream8929 Yeah but now with the middle east tensions that would be unwise. What routing would they take? I'm pretty sure the car will go on a ship while they fly.
Must do a hell of a job on your nerves
I think the only thing that would faze me is hearing the engines wind down in flight...🤔
O my god
Severe? No, it's Clickbait.
Hardly🤣
😨
Definitely not severe, or even moderate for that matter. Basic turbulence.
Thank you for your opinion. Obviously you weren't on that flight, but as someone who was, I can assure you that if the cabin crew are strapped in, then it is severe.
Basic turbulence as you put it, mild as we call it, won't even stir your gin and tonic. Moderate turbulence will make your G+T splash all over your lap and severe turbulence has the potential to throw it across the cabin.
This video doesn't look very dramatic but that's because the crew had prepared the cabin as if for landing. So apologies for no trollies or people flying around and bits of aircraft trim falling from the ceiling.
Moderate & am sure captain would have cautioned
@@suresht.r261 Severe and he did.
😮😮🫵😦😧😟
I bet you were never caught flying a light aircraft in turbulence. You bang your head, suffer G forces, the yoke is stronger than you, you hear the airframe squeaking and God Almighty telling you to come up.
From that day you develop PTSD. 😨
Worst flight to date was circa 1987, I was just 11... Just before Christmas flying from LGW to GCI in a Shorts 330... An unpressurized 33 seat twin turboprop. There was a series of thunderstorms working their way up the English Channel. That flight took over twice the normal time and most of it was spent one one side or the other dodging the lightning and squalls. I don't recall being scared but I vividly remember the constantly changing pitch of the engine noise and the sensation of rolling, dropping and climbing as the aircraft clawed its way forwards and the rain battering against the fuselage.
@@wotchyadoingalanwhy werent you scared though? How? This is the question. Obviously this person even mentions ptsd but you still got on other flights after that experience
KLM aircraft.
Close but no cigar😉
@@wotchyadoingalan What was your final destination?
@@Ahuntsicspotter LAX
@@wotchyadoingalan AMS-LAX KLM Boeing 777.
@@AhuntsicspotterWell it was a 777.
This is not even moderate turbulence….
It was severe enough for the skipper to comment afterwards that it was the first time in 35 years of flying that he had been knocked sideways in his seat. Also the crew in the forward galley were unable to see the aft end of the aisle due to the flex in the fuselage. In the footage from the perspective of the rearmost row note the floor, seats and overhead lockers all moving in different directions, and note just how much the exhaust stream from the #2 engine is moving around relative to the actual position of the engine. It didn't feel unsafe or overly dramatic because we were expecting it and the crew had fully prepared for it, including communicating what was coming to the passengers.
Granted, there was no headline grabbing significant change in altitude that you might expect from clear air turbulence, but note that not all turbulence is equal.
Of course it is. Just the first few seconds look like moderate turbulence to me.
get a grip. this is easily moderate turbulence. this is not light chop, especially if the cabin crew were told to be seated.
There is light, moderate, severe and extreme. Where is this?mentalist uploader!
Over Greenland, heading west.