36 injured, 11 seriously, after Hawaiian Airlines flight experiences "severe turbulence,"

[YGIFS 19453]

4 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

i know we can't always predict when turbulence occurs but do we really not know what causes turbulence?

There’s turbulence because Jesus is upset with two men getting married.  Read a fucking book!

[RPM 26432]

They were getting pretty close to the edge.

[Chris Dishman's Donut 199]

4 hours ago, Iowa Horn said:

Solar radiation heats the earth's crust, warm air rises, cool air descends - turbulence.

 

[YGIFS 19453]

Wrong clip, but I love that scene.  I think of Capt Rameus often these days when thinking of Russian stupidity.  “He won’t make the same mistake twice.”  and then he does.  And again.  And again. 

[Bobby_Batronic 1994]

31 minutes ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

Have some Flash Gordon rep. 

Actually, I think it was Hunt for the Red October though there’s a similar line in FG. 

[Deej 77293]

4 hours ago, YGIFS said:

There’s turbulence because Jesus is upset with two men getting married.  Read a fucking book!

It's all good as long as the don't marry.

 

[Pods 7595]

12 hours ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

Did anyone from the company or the feds contact you afterward?

Someone met us at the gate. I think it was someone senior at the airport, not the airline itself, but don't recall what capacity. They only thing he asked was if we were okay, but he asked every group that question as we came through the door. I don't know if he asked any other questions of people behind me, or that lingered. I was in GTFO Dodge mode at that point, so I moved through pretty quickly. I'm not sure whether anyone tried to follow up. I was in WY doing field work for the summer and it was pre-cell phone days. My old apartment phone number would have rung as disconnected. 

12 hours ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

Follow up, did the noise continue after attaining the lower altitude or did it stop?

It continued until we landed and then stopped when we slowed down. 

12 hours ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

Also possible they were getting a door unsafe light and decided to descend and depressurize per a checklist. 

That definitely seems possible. It was a much steeper descent than I've ever experienced. They dropped it with a purpose, really quickly.

By the time we noticed the noise, and the FA notified the pilots, the pilot already had us at ~11,000. It makes sense that they wouldn't be worried about it at that altitude, especially if they were already aware of it from a sensor. 

Appreciate the feedback, it's been interesting getting your perspective. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by Pods