A closer look
Ignorance is bliss, especially when it comes to aviation bureaucracy. You might be gripping your armrest praying to whatever deity will listen during a bumpy flight, but your pilot is likely ignoring it entirely. Reporting every single instance of minor turbulence requires extensive, mind-numbing documentation that aviation authorities demand. Unless your drink is actively hitting the ceiling, pilots will often downplay the bumps to dispatch simply so they can actually go home to their families instead of filling out forms for three hours.
