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Flying is just like anything else, you must be able to perform under various different circumstances. I know that and accept it and am committed to outfoxing my turbulence jitters. After I get my private license, I definately want instrument certification so I have a long-term view of this. A FedEx pilot who happened to be hanging around the tiny municipal airport said to think of turbulence as a bumpy road. That's a good metaphor, I guess.
Your experience with turbulence over the Rocky Mtns was much worse than what I experienced. (And a 727 would have a tough time crashing on my flight route, btw, there was nothing at all below my wings but prison farm land and wide open spaces). In commercial jets, though, I don't get nervy about turbulence because those airplanes feel heavy. I know it makes no sense physically but the plane is liminally more suitable for flying than a small plane in those conditions.
Is water this way? Are there special circumstances to be aware of when flying over water? And have you flown in snow? Ice? Sleet? At what point, in those conditions, do you decide it's not safe to fly? I understand these elements are far more serious than a little turbulence, but I would still be interested in hearing any first-hand experience.
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