Are Planes taking off in Thunderstorms normal?

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Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

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On May 5, 5:10 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So most likely the Kenya Airways flight didn't follow procedure or
receive clearance?

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On May 5, 5:10 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So most likely the Kenya Airways flight didn't follow procedure or
receive clearance?

Don't pay attention to anything the guy you responded to (above) says about
aviation.

He is a troll, has clinically classifiable psychoses (several, probably) and
is not a pilot of anything other than Microsoft Flight Simulator. He is
wrong on the order of 99 times out of 100. That may be generous.
--
Jim in NC

writes:

So most likely the Kenya Airways flight didn't follow procedure or
receive clearance?

There's far too little information available to speculate at this point.

It should be noted, however, that African airlines have miserable safety
records compared to airlines in Europe, the US, or Japan. The usual problems
are pilot error and lack of maintenance.

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On May 5, 5:10 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So most likely the Kenya Airways flight didn't follow procedure or
receive clearance?

Hard to say not knowing the exact situation, but in my opinion, only a pilot
with a death wish accepts a takeoff clearance in the middle of a
thunderstorm.
Dudley Henriques

"Dudley Henriques" wrote

Hard to say not knowing the exact situation, but in my opinion, only a
pilot with a death wish accepts a takeoff clearance in the middle of a
thunderstorm.

Agreed, but reading between the lines, he had already had a delay of an
hour for rain, so one must think that the thunderstorm was no longer a
factor.
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Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote

Hard to say not knowing the exact situation, but in my opinion, only a
pilot with a death wish accepts a takeoff clearance in the middle of a
thunderstorm.

Agreed, but reading between the lines, he had already had a delay of an
hour for rain, so one must think that the thunderstorm was no longer a
factor.
--
Jim in NC

Probably true. It's hard to imagine he throttled up right in the middle of a
thunderstorm.
One thing's for sure. What actually happened and why are seldom what appears
to be the answer during the first 24 hours post accident.
DH

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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On May 5, 5:10 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off.
No aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So most likely the Kenya Airways flight didn't follow procedure or
receive clearance?

Hard to say not knowing the exact situation, but in my opinion, only a
pilot with a death wish accepts a takeoff clearance in the middle of a
thunderstorm.

It doesn't neceesarily follow that he took off in the middle of a CB...



Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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wrote in message
ps.com...
On May 5, 5:10 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off.
No aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So most likely the Kenya Airways flight didn't follow procedure or
receive clearance?

Hard to say not knowing the exact situation, but in my opinion, only a
pilot with a death wish accepts a takeoff clearance in the middle of a
thunderstorm.

It doesn't neceesarily follow that he took off in the middle of a CB...

I agree. To do that would have been against all my sense of logic anyway.
Stranger things have happened, and pilots do indeed from time to time push
weather for one reason or another but I'd hate to second guess this poor guy
at this point. It's been my experience that what appears almost certain
immediately after these things seldom carries through the investigation.
Dudley Henriques