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Post by Scouse on May 21, 2024 11:38:36 GMT
One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence. The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local (08:45 GMT). Flight SQ 321 was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew, the airline said in a statement. Reports suggesting 30 injured www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8889d7x8j4oTurbulence common of course during flights , but not usually to this extent or result |
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Post by Scouse on May 21, 2024 14:41:31 GMT
Plane reportedly dropped 7,000 feet in short time
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Post by Clem Fandango on May 21, 2024 14:48:09 GMT
Plane reportedly dropped 7,000 feet in short time Fair old drop that. I remember reading about a Japanese airliner which had a similar episode a number of years ago where the plane effectively lost its lift in mid flight. Very difficult to detect apparently which sounds like what has happened here. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on May 21, 2024 15:13:40 GMT
Plane reportedly dropped 7,000 feet in short time Fair old drop that. I remember reading about a Japanese airliner which had a similar episode a number of years ago where the plane effectively lost its lift in mid flight. Very difficult to detect apparently which sounds like what has happened here. Had similar myself years ago and all the stuff piled out of the overhead lockers. Think was over Yugoslavia. Even the air hostesses screamed which didn't settle the passengers |
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Post by superjw on May 21, 2024 17:25:25 GMT
Plane reportedly dropped 7,000 feet in short time 6000ft in 3 minutes reported by sky, but that’s pretty normal descent rate at 2000ft per minute. Most likely the plane hit turbulence and then pilots did controlled descent to get out of it. But sky won’t frame it like that 😉 RIP to the person that died, others critical too apparently |
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Post by professorplump on May 21, 2024 17:54:11 GMT
It seems as though it was all very sudden. Normally the pilots would put the seatbelt sign on if they were expecting turbulence. I'm a bit of a nervous flier so I never take my seatbelt off unless I need the loo!
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 21, 2024 17:57:41 GMT
It seems as though it was all very sudden. Normally the pilots would put the seatbelt sign on if they were expecting turbulence. I'm a bit of a nervous flier so I never take my seatbelt off unless I need the loo! Same here, I only take mine off if I need to get into the cockpit when the pilot has his lunch |
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Post by iancransonsknees on May 21, 2024 17:58:42 GMT
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Post by superjw on May 21, 2024 18:07:21 GMT
It seems as though it was all very sudden. Normally the pilots would put the seatbelt sign on if they were expecting turbulence. I'm a bit of a nervous flier so I never take my seatbelt off unless I need the loo! Think they call it “clear air turbulence” which is almost impossible to detect aside from other reports from planes in the area. I think they can see other turbulence associated with weather on their radar |
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Post by oggyoggy on May 21, 2024 19:05:09 GMT
Terrifying
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Post by Etain Tur-Mukan on May 21, 2024 19:43:06 GMT
Looks like blood on the ceiling at 0:46 seconds :(
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 21, 2024 19:45:45 GMT
And of course, climate change is to blame and it’s gonna get worse. Jesus, I we won’t be able to leave the house soon with all this media hyperbole
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Post by dirtygary69 on May 21, 2024 20:13:45 GMT
Christ that’s horrendous. Doesn’t make you want to fly anywhere anytime soon, does it? We’ve done cruises most recently from Southampton so no need to fly as the other half has developed a bit of fear/panic out of nowhere really. I’ve got worse with flying as I’ve got a bit older as well, never used to be arsed.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on May 21, 2024 20:19:29 GMT
Never been the best flyer to be honest and incidents like that don’t make me feel a lot better but I’m afraid if you want to travel and see the world needs must
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 21, 2024 20:20:19 GMT
Christ that’s horrendous. Doesn’t make you want to fly anywhere anytime soon, does it? We’ve done cruises most recently from Southampton so no need to fly as the other half has developed a bit of fear/panic out of nowhere really. I’ve got worse with flying as I’ve got a bit older as well, never used to be arsed. There aren’t many corners to fart around on planes are there? Plenty on a cruise liner I imagine |
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Post by superjw on May 22, 2024 6:52:29 GMT
And of course, climate change is to blame and it’s gonna get worse. Jesus, I we won’t be able to leave the house soon with all this media hyperbole Madness, it’s very sad someone died but that’s the only reason this is in the news. Extreme turbulence happens quite often and there are plenty of stories knocking around, in fact there is a whole tv programme on almost the exact same incident years ago. Plus, turbulence doesn’t make planes crash… |
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 22, 2024 7:12:13 GMT
Christ that’s horrendous. Doesn’t make you want to fly anywhere anytime soon, does it? We’ve done cruises most recently from Southampton so no need to fly as the other half has developed a bit of fear/panic out of nowhere really. I’ve got worse with flying as I’ve got a bit older as well, never used to be arsed. There aren’t many corners to fart around on planes are there? Plenty on a cruise liner I imagine On the boat to Santander by the time you've finished throwing up letting one go is the last thing on your mind. |
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Post by emretezzy on May 22, 2024 8:14:48 GMT
Never been the best flyer to be honest and incidents like that don’t make me feel a lot better but I’m afraid if you want to travel and see the world needs must That's what I think CP, i don't like heights and as such Flying. But I love travelling, have to travel for work so flying 10/20 times a year is just part of my life. One thing I would say is if you flying East this time of year (or in general really) you should always have your seatbelt on loosely. Ove Sri Lanka I was getting a cold beverage and we hit an air pocket and dropped massively and I hit the roof. Luckily it wasn't my head. |
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Post by superjw on May 22, 2024 8:43:06 GMT
There aren’t many corners to fart around on planes are there? Plenty on a cruise liner I imagine On the boat to Santander by the time you've finished throwing up letting one go is the last thing on your mind. I did that once years ago, never again for the same reason 😂 |
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Post by OldStokie on May 22, 2024 10:41:37 GMT
Me and mar lady had the opposite experience about 30 years ago. Our plane was just about to touch down at Faro Airport in Portugal when a bank of fog covered the runway. The pilot went to full throttle and we went up like a bloody rocket. One passenger had a suspected heart attack and had to be offloaded at Seville because we diverted to there. They took him and his wife off, minus his luggage, and we sat on the ground for three hours before returning to Faro. Many of the passengers were screaming when our pilot averted the initial landing but for some strange reason it didn't bother me at all. I quite enjoyed the hullabaloo if truth be told. Mar lady said afterwards that I was a loon. Alea iacta est.  OS. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 22, 2024 11:12:11 GMT
Me and mar lady had the opposite experience about 30 years ago. Our plane was just about to touch down at Faro Airport in Portugal when a bank of fog covered the runway. The pilot went to full throttle and we went up like a bloody rocket. One passenger had a suspected heart attack and had to be offloaded at Seville because we diverted to there. They took him and his wife off, minus his luggage, and we sat on the ground for three hours before returning to Faro. Many of the passengers were screaming when our pilot averted the initial landing but for some strange reason it didn't bother me at all. I quite enjoyed the hullabaloo if truth be told. Mar lady said afterwards that I was a loon. Alea iacta est. OS. I flew to Ibiza the a few weeks back for a few days. The plane was full of boozed up hen do’s and stag do’s, was really getting on my nerves as it was a holiday to relax. The whole plane just seemed to be a party. Anyway towards the end of the flight we suddenly hit turbulence, worst I’ve ever felt in well over 100 flight, was jolting people out of their seats and one trolly dolly went absolutely flying down the aisle flat on her face. But the great part about it was all the raucous booze hounds went completely silent while it was all going on gripping their seats for dear life, for 5 minutes or so it was heaven, not a whimper. The pilot didn’t help matters though, even had me worried when he came over the PA, talking really quickly and sounded panicked. He also made what could only be described as a nosedive landing, felt like we hit the runway way too quick and really braked hard. Almost felt like there was something wrong apart from turbulence🤔 |
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 22, 2024 12:45:42 GMT
Me and mar lady had the opposite experience about 30 years ago. Our plane was just about to touch down at Faro Airport in Portugal when a bank of fog covered the runway. The pilot went to full throttle and we went up like a bloody rocket. One passenger had a suspected heart attack and had to be offloaded at Seville because we diverted to there. They took him and his wife off, minus his luggage, and we sat on the ground for three hours before returning to Faro. Many of the passengers were screaming when our pilot averted the initial landing but for some strange reason it didn't bother me at all. I quite enjoyed the hullabaloo if truth be told. Mar lady said afterwards that I was a loon. Alea iacta est. OS. I flew to Ibiza the a few weeks back for a few days. The plane was full of boozed up hen do’s and stag do’s, was really getting on my nerves as it was a holiday to relax. The whole plane just seemed to be a party. Anyway towards the end of the flight we suddenly hit turbulence, worst I’ve ever felt in well over 100 flight, was jolting people out of their seats and one trolly dolly went absolutely flying down the aisle flat on her face. But the great part about it was all the raucous booze hounds went completely silent while it was all going on gripping their seats for dear life, for 5 minutes or so it was heaven, not a whimper. The pilot didn’t help matters though, even had me worried when he came over the PA, talking really quickly and sounded panicked. He also made what could only be described as a nosedive landing, felt like we hit the runway way too quick and really braked hard. Almost felt like there was something wrong apart from turbulence🤔 There's a saying about landings, they're just a well controlled crash. |
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Post by desman2 on May 22, 2024 13:07:31 GMT
I suppose when you count up all the flights going on per day it's not an over common thing to happen like yesterdays case. Usually a bit of turbulance isn't that bad but the extreme apparently is a bit of an exception.
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Post by redstriper on May 22, 2024 15:46:36 GMT
some of these cheaper airlines have poor quality seatbelts which can come open during turbulence. If anything like that happened to me I'd hit the roof....
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Post by milton58 on May 22, 2024 16:02:09 GMT
some of these cheaper airlines have poor quality seatbelts which can come open during turbulence. I anything like that happened to me I'd hit the roof.... that's amused me |
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Post by superjw on May 22, 2024 18:43:52 GMT
I suppose when you count up all the flights going on per day it's not an over common thing to happen like yesterdays case. Usually a bit of turbulance isn't that bad but the extreme apparently is a bit of an exception. Where the plane was and its direction of travel at the time is an area of the world where winds converge, meaning a very turbulent part of the sky. Obviously more extreme but some flight paths are more prone to turbulence than others. I had pretty severe turbulence on the way back from the USA last year, mostly down to a much faster jet stream at the time |
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Post by mtrstudent on May 23, 2024 16:18:32 GMT
It seems as though it was all very sudden. Normally the pilots would put the seatbelt sign on if they were expecting turbulence. I'm a bit of a nervous flier so I never take my seatbelt off unless I need the loo! Think they call it “clear air turbulence” which is almost impossible to detect aside from other reports from planes in the area. I think they can see other turbulence associated with weather on their radar Yep, radars need something to bounce the signal back. Like ice crystals in clouds. Clear sky doesn't have clouds so the radars don't work. We're working on tech for clear sky though, I think it's pretty cool. |
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Post by mtrstudent on May 23, 2024 16:19:29 GMT
And of course, climate change is to blame and it’s gonna get worse. Jesus, I we won’t be able to leave the house soon with all this media hyperbole Why do you think Greta doesn't fly? Much safer on a yacht. |
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Post by cvillestokie on May 24, 2024 13:39:37 GMT
While the individual risk of such a thing is low, these incidents do make me worried about taking our newborn on a flight to the UK in a couple of months.
Very sad for the person who died and indeed, for all those who have suffered major injuries and have needed emergency surgery.
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