Comments on: The Mega-Derecho http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kim Law http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-175033 Kim Law Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:08:15 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-175033 I was a passenger on a commercial jet the night of 7/7/1991 (Denver to Cleveland). We flew around in what I know now is called a derecho for over an hour. It was sheer terror. Wind shear, lightning hitting the plane, overhead compartments opened up, bottoming out, turning sideways, aborted landing, the works. We all thought we were going to die. After reading about the severity of the event, I consider it to be a miracle that we survived it.

]]> By: John McCreight http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148852 John McCreight Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:29:41 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148852 Thanks for an informative article, much appreciated!

If I may offer some constructive criticism, however, would it be possible to turn “mesoscale convective complex (MCC)” into a link to your previous article? I’m sure it was good too, and I’d like to see it. You might also want to write things like BTW out, not everyone in your audience is familiar with internet-cronyms.

]]> By: J janaitis http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148850 J janaitis Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:15:49 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148850 I was on a flight from Luray VA to TRI in Tennessee when this was approaching. Luckily I had WX weather on a 396 and was able to divert far enough to the east to get around this. I did my usual diligence watching the weather days before and got two briefings in the morning and early afternoon from Flight Service and this approching condition was never mentioned. I obviously did not look at the right sources but would expect some mention of the from Lockheed Martin. It seems this took many weather professional by surprise.

]]> By: Allen Morris http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148826 Allen Morris Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:48:15 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148826 Tom,
Many thanks for the excellent reporting. Most of us had never heard of the derecho. It was one of those concepts that the news media would not bother with, since they likely felt it was too complex for the average viewer or listener.
Allen Morris/aka Ace Abbott

]]> By: dick sanders http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148673 dick sanders Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:23:49 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148673 terrific article. I have been flying for many many years, g/a, military and airline and this is the first time that i have heard the term derecho. glad it has fund its way into my aviation lexicon.

]]> By: David Reinhart http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148663 David Reinhart Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:44:49 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148663 Tom, remind me not to be anywhere near you if there’s lightning in the area. You’ve survived more hits and near-misses than anybody else I know!

]]> By: Fred Remer http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148635 Fred Remer Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:45:07 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148635 This was a long duration derecho similar to the Boundary Waters Blowdown in 1999. It is truly amazing that these systems stay organized for so long. It’s remarkable what a little shear and instability will do!

]]> By: JJ Greenway http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729&cpage=1#comment-148607 JJ Greenway Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:11:35 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=3729#comment-148607 Great recap, Tom! The claims are rolling in, trust me!

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