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Old 17th Apr 2018, 12:53
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Originally Posted by .Scott
Passengers becoming fearful during turbulence is nothing new.
I guess the question is how to put them at ease. The pilot would have known that severe turbulence was possible - but how do you explain that the aircraft is build for anything that will be encountered when you don't know in advance how much of a trial you are about to go through.

You don't want to alarm everyone with an exaggerated and pessimistic description.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braniff_Flight_250
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