When talking about environmental factors and aircraft performance, I remember being a passenger on a Southwest 737 taking off out of Amarillo Texas in 1995 during a tornado. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. The aircraft dropped several times during take off. People were screaming. Storms, such as tornadoes, are constantly being studied so that we can understand them better. According to Adam Daum with NYC Aviation, “Understanding how we detect these storms is almost more important than how they work.” (“Aviation Weather Hazards: Understanding Tornadoes”. 2014, July14). It is very important for the safe operation of an aircraft to know when and where storms, that could possibly produce high winds or tornadoes, may be. Living in Kansas, we have our share of Tornadoes. However with the technology today to detect tornadoes and even high winds, pilots are more prepared prior to take off and typically it is the aircraft on the ground that end up with the most damage from high winds and tornadoes.
Daum, Adam (2014, July 14) Aviation Weather Hazards: Understanding Tornadoes. NYC Aviation. Retrieved from http://www.nycaviation.com
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