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Laffy Kat

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6. It can happen so quickly.

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 08:04 PM

Jun 2018

I am a glider pilot and on one of my more memorable flights, on a wonderful day to be soaring, I witnessed a thunderhead developing around me. By the time I realized what was going on, the thermals were so tremendous, I had trouble getting down. No sooner than I was on the ground, the winds whipped up, the rain started (now there were down-drafts, LOL). It took all hands on deck at the glider port to get both my gilder and one other tied down so they wouldn't blow away. Ground crew wouldn't let me out of ship until I was tied down and by then there was also lightening. It happens.

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American flight #1897 diverts due to hail damage. [View all] Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2018 OP

Whoa. Interesting to listen to. Laffy Kat Jun 2018 #1

I wonder if the pilot will be in trouble for flying through a bad cell. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2018 #4

It can happen so quickly. Laffy Kat Jun 2018 #6

I might be reading the storm overlay wrong but it looks like they flew in to developed cells. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2018 #9

Gosh, no, I had not seen that footage before. Laffy Kat Jun 2018 #10

They may have thought they could top it, or they were far enough away from the cell Major Nikon Jun 2018 #11

How do they remain so incredibly calm? redwitch Jun 2018 #2

Might have something to do with all the simulations they train through. Laffy Kat Jun 2018 #5

It does. redwitch Jun 2018 #7

Once it's over and the plane is still flying, not much to get excited about Major Nikon Jun 2018 #8

Saw pics of this on Weather Channel the other day... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #3