Question for heavy metal pilots from a light metal pilot:
Many posts seem to be something like "a thunderstorm should not be able to take down a modern jet". Down at the lower levels we are all taught a thunderstorm may very well be beyond the ability of the airplane to stay in one piece and to avoid them if at all possible.. I have been through a couple that were rather sporty with 2,000 FPM + climbs at idle thrust and rain like flying under Niagara Falls. It would certainly be a handful for anyone not on top of their game.
Is the SOP in that area of the world to just blast through it or ????