[ggm]

The pprune pilots blog is in full yawn mode. Upsetting for passengers? Yes. Immediate clear and present danger? No. And the relevant agencies are not formally investigating this as a disaster scenario.

Wake turbulence is one of the reasons people are told to keep seatbelts on.

[URSpider94]

One of the comments pilots often make is that passengers often grossly overestimate the movement of the aircraft in situations like these. I highly, highly doubt that the plane was in “freefall” for 10 seconds.

[ggm]

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/qantas-chief-p...

for a non-professional news write up, its a pretty good hose-down. truly: nothing to see here, move along