He earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in aeronautical engineering and three master's degrees from different institutions. Lindholm has worked on all aspects of the uplink and downlink of weather information for over five years. I used to call turbulence the 'silent problem' of aviation safety. Maybe now it's finding a voice. Although rarely fatal, a significant turbulence incident happens every other day on a commercial flight somewhere in the United States.
Consequences vary from spilled food trays to broken bones.
Pilots face some of their most challenging and dangerous situations when flying through turbulence over or near mountainous terrain. Larry Cornman examine a turbulence detection display in their lab at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The National Center for Atmospheric Research and UCAR Office of Programs are operated by UCAR under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation and other agencies. Opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any of UCAR's sponsors.