Traveller’s Tip

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Well, I’m back from the pilgrimage/cruise now and am semi-recovered. (It was very rewarding but also very exhausting!)

I thought I’d pass along something that I discovered during my preparations for the trip in case it would benefit others.

It turns out that there is a web site that forecasts airplane turbulence. It’s name, unsurprisingly, is TurbulenceForecast.Com.

On our flights back we encountered enough turbulence that they kept the Fasten Seatbelts sign lit for most of the two flights, making it really hard to sit in the airline seat for hour after hour–which was frankly more annoying than the turbulence was!

In any event, you might want to check out the turbulence forecast site if you have an upcoming plane trip and would like to know what kind of turbulence you may encounter on your flight.

Above is a screencap of a forecast from last night (when I was blogging) that shows color gradations on where the most intense turbulence is likely to be.

THAT PAGE IS HERE.

They also have a bunch of other turblence maps, including international ones and live pilot reports of where they’re hitting the turbulence, as well as information about the phenomenon in general.

CHECK IT OUT.

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

12 thoughts on “Traveller’s Tip”

  1. Reading these comments is like listening to the play by play on Jimmy’s square dancing.

  2. Thanks Jimmy! Since I travel almost every week, this will come in handy. The only questions I have is why there’s not a permanent red spot over Pittsburgh. That place seems to have speed bumps installed all around the airport!

  3. There is also a site that lets you track a plane if you have a friend who is a pilot. http://www.flightaware.com allows you to enter in the number of the plane and see where it is currently.
    My brother flies and his wife uses it to track his progress home.

  4. Well, Jimmy I would give that leg of your’s some rest. For your next trip you might want to think of another way to make your photos unique—like sticking out your finger instead?

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