makalder t1_ivs5aep wrote on November 10, 2022 at 5:09 AM

Reply to comment by PMzyox in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart

Modern planes are well equipped to detect and avoid microbursts. Only a handful of crashes are attributed to microburst where pilot error wasn’t a contributing factor.

PMzyox t1_ivs5mzf wrote on November 10, 2022 at 5:13 AM

Actually was going to say that if there ever is a problem in the air, it’s likely pilot error is the cause, or at least involved. Just didn’t want to sound morbid

makalder t1_ivs5rfi wrote on November 10, 2022 at 5:14 AM

I get that too. It’s nice to know that, while tragic, pilot error can be learned from and corrected for the future IMO

CalligrapherCalm2617 t1_ivs7vss wrote on November 10, 2022 at 5:37 AM

If you get caught in a microburst there's literally nothing you can do

makalder t1_ivtflo8 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:10 PM

That’s why you don’t fly through thunderstorms, especially at low altitude.