Bravo Maneuvering speed SOPs

[pkofman]

Hi all

Im curious about  Bravo Maneuvering speeds/ turbulence  and SOP's

Ive been flying a long time, but not Bravos  and wondered what every does here when they hit turbulence in the Bravo or equivalent

Obviously you do not necessarily know that you will hit turbulence but when it does happen it can be jolting and speeds have to be reduced asap.

Im just curious as to how  others handle this once in  a bumpy, or worse rough situation

I know there are book speeds but what do you do and how do you handle this situation..

Pete

[DVA]

Hi Pete,

Personally I just power back to book maneuvering speeds when it gets really rough out. I have a g meter that's of absolutely no use whatsoever but it helped me understand what it felt like to hit different loads over time. I was surprised just how hard it was to spike to 3+ G in turbulent conditions. You have a lot of room to bang around before you need to worry about coming back to maneuvering speed.

[thinwing]

Hey Pete..can you describe a particular rough air incidents?My default  if in cruise is to climb...out west I sometimes have to climb above 17 k to find smooth air...you out east climbing against roter produced by 4500 ft peaks ...I simply suggust climb out of roter well downwind of generator...that's about the best you can do

[pkofman]

I did not have a specific intensity in mind but i would describe some of what i was talking  about as " moderate chop" in the turbulence moderate cat. as defined in our A.I.M. In truth it seems somewhat subjective. You can plan for it and as always you do not necessarily know when your going to get  into it. So i suppose the best is to listen for pireps, wx reports etc and  pull the power and slow down if it gets nasty. But by then you may have taken a jolt or 2....