If you have been watching the weather recently, then you have noticed the many devastating tornadoes that have again been plaguing the central states.
When I was flying, I would sometimes have either Dallas or Oklahoma City as my destination. On occasions, those areas would either be experiencing or have warnings of tornadoes in place. To be flying into these locales where these storms are present always presented a bad idea to either attempt to land or land shortly after a storm has passed through. Many times, one tornado is followed by a second one.
For the sake of being safe, it was always a good idea to divert, even if we were not ordered to. I know it’s hard for some people to comprehend when I would tell them that passengers would be very upset when we would divert for safety concerns. Many passengers would rather have “chanced it.”
Pilots want to stay alive as do the passengers and this is why we take no chances, yet some passengers always complained that we should have landed. Really?
When I was flying, I would sometimes have either Dallas or Oklahoma City as my destination. On occasions, those areas would either be experiencing or have warnings of tornadoes in place. To be flying into these locales where these storms are present always presented a bad idea to either attempt to land or land shortly after a storm has passed through. Many times, one tornado is followed by a second one.
For the sake of being safe, it was always a good idea to divert, even if we were not ordered to. I know it’s hard for some people to comprehend when I would tell them that passengers would be very upset when we would divert for safety concerns. Many passengers would rather have “chanced it.”
Pilots want to stay alive as do the passengers and this is why we take no chances, yet some passengers always complained that we should have landed. Really?