Some years ago I checked into a hotel next to Orange County Airport. While I checked in, a 757 landed and on the parallel runway, a guy doing his PPL was trying to land and was flipped over; sadly he died. As I watched all the fire/ambulance vehicles swarming around, I was suddenly struck by just how real turbulence can be and it made me very very cautious which I am still to this day.
Last edited by phnuff; 14th September 2003 at 08:34.