Originally Posted by
Dan Winterland
Flying over tropical rotating storms doesn't present many issues - I've done it a few times. I would prefer not to, but sometimes you have no choice. The OP may be asking about a fairly standard interview question about the threats of doing so, for which the standard answer is that the OAT will rise, so if you are close to your maximum altitude, you may have to descend.
Thanks for all the replies of which I do agree to most, having flown medium/heavies for 20+ years.
But what I really wanted was hard evidence/ documentation of the dangers of flying over/close to Tropical Storms/Cyclones.