All of the flight attendants wound up in the hospital as a result of the airplane's encounter with turbulence. The cockpit crew had requested a deviation from the normal flight path to take them around the storm, but they didn't detour far enough or soon enough. The reason? The weather radar didn't show the convective weather ahead, most probably because it was not aimed down far enough to get a return from the rain. Therein lies the tale of a…
Turbulence Encounter Points to Need for Better Guidance to Flight Crews About Use of Weather Radar
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