Hamid

 

Thunderstorms vary greatly. Certainly the chance of surviving a severe storm is nil. Do you recommend not doing anything positive if you inadvertently fly into a storm? Listen to what I'm saying. If you get into one of these things you must fly the airplane. You must be ready to keep the airplane somewhat level to hell with the altitude. You can tear off the wings by going way too fast and we know what these things do when they stall. So you have to be ready for power changes. Not the right time to worry about shocking the engine. I spent most of my airline career flying the Southeast and the Midwest. We avoided thunderstorms like the plague. At the beginning of my career, airborne weather radar was not very good. We'd get into some pretty bad stuff every once in a while but survived. Sure, the storm that hits the P-3 with grapefruit sized hail is the storm our little planes wouldn't survive. Do what you want with the information and experience I've related but please spare me the irresponsible, ignorance and asinine statements.

 

Dave