Are Planes taking off in Thunderstorms normal?

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On 5 May, 22:10, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

My last experience was that ATC prioritised landing of aircraft but
prevented take-offs until it had cleared. So there was a large
backlog. It
was emphasised to pax when the pilots (not ATC) were still not
happy to take off as the weather had not completley cleared...
what a bunch of wimps..

That's not the way it works.

Bertie

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

Yep. Our plane which was bound for Melbourne had to divert to sydney,
because there were t-storms in Melbourne. Very bloody annoying as it didn't
have enough petrol and so had to refuel (while we muttered on the plane) in
Sydney and then continue on to Melbourne.

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Reading the story says "there were thunderstorms", and it says they took off
"during a storm". It doesn't say they took off during a thunderstorm.

It crashed 90 miles from the airport. That doesn't sound like a problem
during takeoff to me.

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Reading the story says "there were thunderstorms", and it says they took
off
"during a storm". It doesn't say they took off during a thunderstorm.

It crashed 90 miles from the airport. That doesn't sound like a problem
during takeoff to me.

That initial claim was apperently due to some mixed up satellite signal. The
plane actually crashed only 12 miles away. Engine failures or lightning are
certainly possibilities. And I'm surprised that a terrorist bomb hasn't been
mentioned...so far, since witnesses claimed hearing an explosion.

- Rick

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Yes, perfectly normal. Happens all the time. More fun than a roller
coaster at Disney!

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It had waited an hour because of the rain, and so one would think that the
severe part of the thunderstorm had moved out of the flight path.

So under those qualifications, yes, they take off and land with
thunderstorms in the area, all of the time.

Take a look at this page, and scroll down to the file called "FedEx
Diversions" to see how planes will zoom in close to and around
thunderstorms.
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Morgans writes:

So under those qualifications, yes, they take off and land with
thunderstorms in the area, all of the time.

"Thunderstorms in the area" and "into thunderstorms" are two different things.

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On May 6, 10:26 am, "Morgans" wrote:
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It had waited an hour because of the rain, and so one would think that the
severe part of the thunderstorm had moved out of the flight path.

So under those qualifications, yes, they take off and land with
thunderstorms in the area, all of the time.

Take a look at this page, and scroll down to the file called "FedEx
Diversions" to see how planes will zoom in close to and around
thunderstorms.

I had this idea that that is why all heavies have doppler radar to
avoid the CU's

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On May 6, 10:26 am, "Morgans" wrote:
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It had waited an hour because of the rain, and so one would think
that the severe part of the thunderstorm had moved out of the flight
path.

So under those qualifications, yes, they take off and land with
thunderstorms in the area, all of the time.

Take a look at this page, and scroll down to the file called "FedEx
Diversions" to see how planes will zoom in close to and around
thunderstorms.

I had this idea that that is why all heavies have doppler radar to
avoid the CU's

No, they don't. Some heavies have it, but not all by any stretch.


Bertie

On May 5, 3:48 pm, wrote:
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Yes, but the pilots aren't.
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