What should I do if the plane encounters a thunderstorm?

When a plane encounters a thunderstorm, it usually climbs to the stratosphere, because the stratosphere pressure is low, and there is a thunderstorm in the troposphere, and the stratosphere is always sunny. Under normal circumstances, if there are low thunderstorm clouds over the airport when a civil airliner lands, it will generally hover in the stratosphere until the clouds disperse. If not, it needs to be returned or replaced.

Before the flight, pilots will generally learn about the weather in the flight area from the meteorological department, especially in the area where thunderstorms may occur, and will carefully study the weather nature, location, scope, intensity, altitude, speed and its changes.

Flight personnel generally try to avoid thunderstorm activity areas. Usually it is to postpone the departure time, change the route and flight altitude, wait in the air, fly around, change the descent, return, etc.

When flying in the air, the weather is complex and changeable. The flight personnel should not only judge the situation according to the radar on the plane, but also request the cooperation of the ground radar and obey the command of the air traffic control.