Wind Shear and Its Effects on Aviation
Wind Shear and Its Effects on Aviation Weather is very problematic for the aviation industry. Has your flight ever been delayed due to weather? This happens to be a common issue for flying all around. Bad weather creates much higher risk for pilots to lose control of the plane and jeopardize the safety of everyone on board. There are many forms of bad weather such as thunderstorms, icing, hail, wind, wind shear, etc. All of them pose a threat of some degree to flying. However, wind shear poses one of the greatest threats to flying. Wind shear affects many flights every year and has been the cause of many serious accidents. Wind shear is the sudden change of direction and/or velocity of wind during a small period of time. Wind shear can cause an almost immediate loss of speed and altitude which makes it extremely dangerous. Wind shear at lower levels is the most dangerous because when a plane experiences wind shear at a lower level it is ...