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    A Nervous Flier’s Guide to Riding the Snowy Skies

    View out a plane window over the wing. The sky is entirely gray as the plane flies through a storm cloud.

    By Erica McNamee, Science Writer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center //OVER NEW YORK STATE// I grew up flying in planes. I'm comfortable in them. But there's one part of flying I've never gotten used to: turbulence. It's common on commercial flights, so over the years I've learned a few tips and tricks on how …

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