A calm, plain-language turbulence forecast for your next flight, so you know exactly what to expect.
Every day, pilots fly through bumps like these thousands of times. Aircraft are engineered to handle far more than they will ever meet in the sky, and your crew is trained for exactly this. The nervous feeling is real. The danger you are picturing is not.
That is roughly how many flights cross US skies on a typical day.
Turbulence is normal and expected. The crew works to find the smoothest ride, though no flight avoids every bump.
Modern aircraft are engineered to handle far more than normal turbulence produces.
Hand-selected airline captains and a first officer with decades in the flight deck, dedicated to helping you fly with confidence.
"Dial A Pilot was founded in 2023 by Captain Kyle Koukol, after he watched someone he loves dread every flight. He built it to give nervous fliers a direct line to the people who know the sky best."
Boeing 717 Captain · also flew A350, CRJ700/900
Calm, knowledgeable, and passionate about helping others feel safe in the air. Barry trains new airline pilots and explains aviation in plain language, with patience and empathy.
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Airline Captain · 40 years in aviation
Has practically lived in the air, from skydiving to the flight deck. Turbulence is his specialty, and about nine in ten of his calls come from people who fear it.
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Retired Delta Captain · 28,000+ hours · 42 years
Personable and endlessly patient, Dan has flown more than 13,000 flights. He walks nervous fliers through exactly what is happening, with clear visuals and zero jargon.
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Retired Southwest Captain · 27,000+ hours · 45 years
A natural storyteller who describes turbulence as air behaving like water, rolling over gentle bumps. In 45 years, he has never once met severe turbulence.
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Boeing 737 First Officer · Retired USMC Colonel
A retired Marine Corps Colonel who flew Harriers and commanded an air station. Jeremy answers every question with patience and perspective, replacing fear with knowledge.
View profileBuilt on a simple belief: your fear is not a condition to be treated, it is a knowledge gap to be filled.
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