What exactly is turbulence and why is it bumpy. Why isn’t it one gust of wind that you feel. Was just on the plan and it felt like we were flying over rocks. Air travel is insane and very interesting.
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When you travel on land, your car/feet/bike stays in contact with the surface, so you feel ups and downs on the ground/road. When you travel on water, your boat or whatever floats on the surface and you feel the ups and downs of the water as it sloshes around.
When you travel in an aircraft, it is supported by the air. Air isn’t still, but has motion. Mentally this is confusing because you can’t see the air swirling around. Pilots get reports of turbulence that was directly experienced and forecasts when the conditions tend to cause turbulence. Wind flowing around buildings or terrain and hot air rising from paved surfaces also causes updrafts.
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