There is probably nothing else about traveling that can stress you out quicker than feeling like you are going to die on the plane. When it starts bumping and jumping and swaying and dropping everyone’s stress level goes up.
Here are some quick tips on dealing with getting through the turbulence and those apprehensions about traveling.
What it is: The first thing you need to do is learn what turbulence really is. Turbulence happens when the plane goes through a change in air stream. Think about when you are on a boat and another boat crosses in your path. That change in direction the boat causes in the waves, causes your boat to go up and down. In the sky, that happens just from a natural change of air flow, but it's the same affect. It will also happen when landing in extremely hot areas. We have this quite often here in Las Vegas during the summer due to the extreme heat. When the plane hits that layer of heat it can feel like you just hit a wall.
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