Should I be scared of turbulence during flight?

The thinking is that, if you focus your mind on something other than the noticeable changes in altitude, you will feel less afraid of it. Captain Ron Nielsen, a pilot in the US, runs courses designed to help people conquer a fear of flying. read more

Indeed, one of the worst things a pilot could do during strong turbulence is try to fight it. Some autopilots have a special mode for these situations. Rather than increasing the number of corrective inputs, it does the opposite, desensitizing the system. read more

But during one flight, it felt like we dropped 100ft in a fraction of second. I thought there must have been damage to the aircraft structure /wings. But nothing happened to the aircraft. In fact, I flew the next leg of my journey on the same plane. But after that incident, I used to get a little fearful during turbulence. read more

One should respect the potential for turbulence to cause problems inside the cabin and act accordingly, wear your seatbelt any time you are seated and follow crew instructions to stay seated when turbulence is expected. read more