Do pilots take control during heavy turbulence?

You said, “Heavy”? “Heavy” turbulence is very rarely encountered, and does not occur in the lifetime of 99.99999999999999 percent of the pilots, or similarly in the lifetime of a transport-category aircraft. read more

Patrick Smith, an active airline pilot and author, suggests that turbulence 'is far and away the number one concern of nervous flyers'. However, in his Ask The Pilot blog, Mr Smith says pilots consider incidents of rough air to be nothing more than 'a comfort and convenience issue, not a safety issue per se. Annoying, but not dangerous'. read more