Anyone Else Consult B4 Flying?

I know the flight deck is usually pretty good about turning on the seat belt light and making an announcement, but we've gotten into a habit of trying to check this site before boarding our flight:

http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/

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Originally Posted by omegaet

I know the flight deck is usually pretty good about turning on the seat belt light and making an announcement, but we've gotten into a habit of trying to check this site before boarding our flight:

http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/

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Congrats, -O-, you have managed to come up with another web site I have never seen before. No way I'm checking for bad weather or turbulence before a flight. Just something else to fret about. Let the pilots handle those matters.

I personally prefer a little "light chop" on evening international flights--rocks me to sleep!!
I don't suppose I could request it on that website?

I sometimes check flight weather before I travel - especially in the winter to see if a big snow storm is heading to Philly. I will have to check this site out - you always come up with the interesting web sites - I thought I did a good job of searching out the weird and wonderful internet sites but you have me beat!

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

I sometimes check flight weather before I travel - especially in the winter to see if a big snow storm is heading to Philly. I will have to check this site out - you always come up with the interesting web sites - I thought I did a good job of searching out the weird and wonderful internet sites but you have me beat!

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[email protected] & kyshel....I check the site before every flight....although I don't suffer the classic "fear of flying," I have developed less fondness for the experience over the years....maybe the TSA pre-boarding routines, maybe more crowded cabin conditions, maybe just too many miles.

Checking www.turbulenceforecast.com an hour before heading to an airport does allow me the luxury of adjusting "dosages" to offset predicted unfavorable conditions.

As for coming up with off the beaten path web sites, it more or less conforms to the way we travel as well.

Remember, keep those seat belts fastened, unless it is absolutely necessary to move about the cabin!

WOW....Information overload! I usually do check EVERYTHING but I hadn't seen this site yet. Thanks for sharing this information~

I usually search for offbeat web sites but I had not thought of searching for sites to check out flight conditions - what would we do without the internet!

Hey, -O-, never seen this site before, but I think I will start checking it.

Thanks!

I came across another good site, especially in this trying weather
http://airlines.einnews.com/news/flight-cancellations
If you click on http://airlines.einnews.com/news/ it leads you to all sorts of intresting airline topics

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Originally Posted by omegaet

I know the flight deck is usually pretty good about turning on the seat belt light and making an announcement, but we've gotten into a habit of trying to check this site before boarding our flight:

http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/

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I bet there are still a lot of folks sitting at airports in New York that wish they had looked at this site and the long range projects at www.weather. com before they made their Christmas trips.