Flight secrets: Pilot talks about common 'nuisance' – and when you should worry

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Are you afraid of flying? Share your thoughts in the comments section below... He said that although weather conditions may be annoying and uncomfortable, the plane won't crash.The pilot added: "Turbulence is an aggravating nuisance for everybody, including the crew, but it's for lack of a better term, normal."From a pilot's perspective it is ordinary seen as a convenience issue, not a safety issue."Planes themselves are engineered to take a remarkable amount of punishment."And they have to meet stress limits for both positive or negative G-loads."Patrick said: "They can withstand an extreme amount of stress, and the level of turbulence required to dislodge an engine or cause structural damage is something even the most frequent flyer – or.