'Flight attendants are now returning their carts and securing the cabin. ![]() They are now looking at the flight attendants for answers. 'With moderate chop and/or turbulence, passenger conversations stop. 'Pilots are asking about ride reports and thinking about a flight level change or possibly slowing a bit to reduce the impact of bumpy air. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE FLIGHT DECK WHEN TURBULENCE STRIKES? Sometimes this is all it takes to ensure a smooth ride.' Flight dispatchers will plan for flights to avoid these areas or fly at different altitudes. No device detects turbulence due to jet streams, but weather maps depict and forecast all types of turbulence. These do not detect high-level wind shear. He adds: 'Most airliners also have wind shear systems to detect shearing winds near the ground. A zero or one means things should be smooth, but when numbers three, four and five appear, the seat belt sign is likely to be illuminated.' 'My flight plan assigns a number from zero to nine to each navigation point along the route. ![]() Everyone is striving to deliver the smoothest ride possible. 'Our flight plan also assigns a numerical value for possible bumps along every waypoint, while flight dispatch sends us in-flight reports via datalink. These "heartbeats" show the whereabouts of the airplane, its altitude, and whether bumps occurred during the flight. We can also interrogate other airplane reports from this site. A pilot's iPad can now superimpose a specific routing on weather charts that depict areas of bumps. Mid-day management/ reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.Veteran Air Canada Dreamliner captain Doug Morris (above) offers a glimpse inside the cockpit during turbulence in his fascinating book This Is Your Captain SpeakingĬaptain Morris writes in This Is Your Captain Speaking: 'Technology has certainly helped to contend with the unpredictable nature of bumpy rides. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. It has advised banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes with immediate effect. On Friday, RBI decided to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation adding that it will continue to remain as legal tender. However, black money has not been eliminated." He added, "Post-demonetization in 2016, the BJP-led government claimed that demonetization will eliminate the black money. Now the government at the Centre is withdrawing the circulation of Rs 2,000 notes." Slamming the Centre over the Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, Pilot said, "First, they demonetised Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes after which they brought Rs 2,000. ![]() On Saturday, Siddaramaiah took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka and DK Shivkaumar took oath as the solo Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.Īlso Read: Congress leaders pay homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary "I believe we will work for people and live up to public expectations," he said.
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