Flying through THE WORST thunderstorm of my LIFE

normal takeoff with an electrical storm, almost no turbulence, the title does not match what is seen in the video

The video doesn't pick up the thunder sounds?

Wow, incredible lightning storm! Overall video seemed like an aesthetic art piece of its own kind!

He’s on the ground 🤣

That's a cool lighting show on the plane.

That's some really bad lightning..i wouldn't want the window seat

I don't like flying or thunderstorms, I would have been so stressed out 😩😢

Logicamente o piloto deve ter tentado se desviar do vórtice dessa nuvem. Mesmo assim foi assustador.

Incrível essa decolagem e parabéns pela coragem de filmar tudo. Eu teria me despedido da vida antes de enfrentar essa supercélula tempestuosa.

Is Whip Whitaker flying this route? "Whoaaaa, can't help ya now Brother!"

Dude. That is nothing!!

That would be a little scary for sure, but I guess they do it all the time.

You were in the clouds, not a thunderstorm. The storm looked a good 40 miles distant.

You already know. Start recording and nothing shall happen to you.

Lots of lightning but pretty smooth. Looks like the pilots understood the conditions pretty well. Still, I can understand why passengers could get nervous in this. A few words from the captain would have been nice.

You'd know it if you flew 'through' the thunderstorm. That storm was clearly far enough away for the flight crew to safely take off. Pretty smooth takeoff.

I think they should have just canceled the flight and not flew through the storm.

Pilots sipping coffee and reading USA Today. Storms always look closer than the are. Looked like a safe departure.

This is why I will never fly with American Airlines. Just look at their track record, especially at the ever-memorable December 16, 2014 flight from Seoul, South Korea to Dallas, Texas. There are many more. Just search for Turbulence aboard American or AA (for American Airlines) flights. Would you believe that they ignored the Japanese Weather Bureau when they were told by them not to fly in Japanese Airspace, because there was a very rapidly developing, severe storm with winds of 240 KMH. It was essentially a weather bomb, and it was also absolutely huge! People were tossed around for an hour, and there were 14 people hurt, and 4 had to be hospitalized. I strongly advise you never fly with them!

One time when I was flying between Las Vegas and Reno, we hit turbulence
The Captain was cool as a cucumber. His voice of experience settled me down. When I departed the airplane, I shook his hand and thanked him.

Lightening can travel between 10 and 50 miles away from the center of a storm and no pilot would ever travel through the heart of a storm.

Pilots see the cells on radar and fly around if necessary

Thunderstorms don't bother me but I'd have been quite apprehensive if I'd have been on that flight, great video footage of the lightning though, now we have an idea what it's like flying through a thunderstorm. I've flown over one but not through one like that. Well done to the Pilots too for getting the plane and everyone through that storm.

Couple things to know about thunderstorms. The major risks are heavy precip, hail, and severe turbulence. Lightning is also a factor but it rarely is an issue for airplanes. The FAA has a well known recommendation to remain at least 20 nautical miles away from thunderstorms. So while you can see lightning all over this video, the plane itself is a safe distance from the actual storm cell as demonstrated by the smooth flight in the video. Remember these planes are flown by two very experienced pilots and are have the support of their company’s dispatch team and ATC. They are flying IFR and would never be released for takeoff if there was an actual threat. Once airborne, they have tools onboard to see ground based and airborne radar and know up to the minute what is in front of them many miles out, in addition to ATC providing aircraft separation and weather vectors.

Looks like a "Twilight Zone" sequel .

I was surprised planes even takeoff in the middle of a thunderstorm. But judging by the amount of wing bounce it didn't seem all that bad. I guess they know what they're doing.

Good pilots. Nothing to worry about, they do this all the time.

The pilot was wrong for taking off in a storm he risked all your lives

Thank Faraday's Cage !

You can bet I would have not gotten on this plane.

Big plane can handle it like a pro

Those first 4 and half minutes those passengers were hoping the pilot would come on to say they were going back to the gate. Nope!

as long as you are not in a microburst area or any of the severe winds, youll be fine. Lightning rarely hits planes as they are not bonded to Earth in the air, it does still occasionally, but when it does the current flows around the plane body and back down to Earth, rarely causing any issues in the plane.

Slight case of click bait. So there was some lightening but thats about it.

That was a creepy takeoff. Thunderstorms in the DFW to Oklahoma corridor are brutal - tornado alley!

I know it looks scary but man I’ll tell ya she was lookin good through that soup!

Nice lightning storm! I have to say that from the video the flight appears to be pretty smooth. That's nice. I'm an experienced flyer, but I have to say that flying at night in significantly turbulent conditions is never easy on me. Lightning doesn't bother me so much. But I had a recent flight out of Boston after dark that had some long lasting and pretty strong turbulence. I can handle most turbulence. But when it starts to throw you around in your seat and it doesn't dissipate, then I act calm but in reality my heart starts racing.

The thunderstomr was FAR and didn't hit the plane. It looks severe because it's was at night. It's scary but not dangerous.

So something else to see is pilots communicate with other ones so sometimes they will get advise as far as changing the course just a little to make the flight smoother

I thought that at least some US airports that when there is lightning strikes going on airport grounds or within a certain distance, no aircraft could move on the ground at all, let alone take off or land, this certainly was the case at Orlando anyways

Professional pilots don’t fly through thunderstorms. Yes, on occasion, they blunder into one or get too close. Depending on the severity of a storm or a line of storms, the minimum distance is 20 miles of deviation. That doesn’t mean you won’t experience some turbulence. Lighting from a storm that is no where close to the airplane can seem like it is. Especially if you’re flying in clouds.

Boring. After watching over five minutes of boring taxiing on the runway, we see a smooth flight with some lighting in nearby clouds. Very smooth. NO turbulence, no people screaming in fear.

That wasn't so bad. It's wind shears that can ruin your whole day.

Was it bumpy?

It's not a horrible life changing thunderstorm flight without the constant turbulence, the constant air pockets, the screaming passengers, and the pilot on the intercom asking the passengers to pray.😅😅😅

I've seen worse

😂😂 I have flown through worst storms. Other than te lightening, it seem like a routine flight