Mr Marosseky mis quoted again. Those pesky airpockets. Lost 30000ft ??He was flying??
"Peter Marosszeky, an aviation specialist fellow at the University of NSW, recalls flying a Boeing 747 jumbo many years ago that plunged more than 30,000 feet after hitting an air pocket."
If a flight never took off when thunderstorms en route or Cat forecast the skies would be peaceful.In 45+ plus years I managed to avoid dangerous conditions completely. Challenging sometimes but thats the job.
"Marosszeky says that in most cases pilots can avoid flying into dangerous conditions. In this particular case, I am a little bit surprised that the aircraft took off and flew into these known conditions," he says.