What do pilots do if they are stuck in a thunderstorm?

(22,860 m) at the top, though usually they aren't nearly that tall, with their peaks more typically only reaching around 20,000 ft (6,096 m). The taller the cumulonimbus cloud, the higher amount of updraft that will be experienced. read more

Recently a Singapore airlines flight was flying through similar weather when, it encountered bad weather at 39,000ft about three and a half hours after departure. Both engines experienced a temporary loss of power and the pilots followed operational procedures to restore normal operation of the engines. read more

A pilot is ultimately responsible for not flying into a thunderstorm, so prompt communication with ATC is necessary to avoid them when the proposed route of flight takes a pilot into a storm. Pilots often use ATC as a resource, since controllers on the ground often have access to more up-to-date weather sources than pilots do. read more

— Pilot for a regional carrier People tend to think the airplane is just flying itself. read more

A pilot is ultimately responsible for not flying into a thunderstorm, so prompt communication with ATC is necessary to avoid them when the proposed route of flight takes a pilot into a storm. Pilots often use ATC as a resource, since controllers on the ground often have access to more up-to-date weather sources than pilots do. 4. read more

Pilots should always be looking out for deteriorating conditions, and planning an escape route, or a precautionary landing, even if it's in a field. The actual training pilots get for inadvertent flight into IMC is to do a 180 degree turn on instruments while maintaining a stable altitude, and then fly out of the cloud they've gotten into. read more