Here's what causes turbulence and why you shouldn't be afraid of it

Explainer: how dangerous is turbulence … and can it bring down a plane?

One of the worst parts of being afraid of turbulence isn’t just the fear itself. It’s looking around and thinking: “Why is everyone else fine and I’m falling apart inside?” Maybe your partner is scrolling on their phone. The person next to you is sleeping. The flight attendants are still moving around like nothing is happening. Meanwhile, your heart is pounding, your muscles are locked up, and you feel like you’re the only one on the airplane whose brain is screaming. So on top of fear, you feel

We know it's a long wait. But one of the latest features we are sneaking into 12.1.0 is our improved turbulence effects. ✅ Reduced Intensity ✅ Randomised frequency to simulate eddies ✅ De-coupled gusting wind component ✅ Improved live-weather turbulence ✅ More aircraft control authority 🔜 New camera motion effects in a future update | X-Plane by Laminar Research

Deep learning for software-based turbulence mitigation in long-range imaging