Oh man! Did three flights yesterday (Nov 13). YYZ-YHZ was fine, YHZ-YQY (Sydney, NS) was bumpy, but the flight back YQY-YHZ had the worst turbulence I have ever experienced.

People (OK, myself included) were actually screaming, and I saw at least two people ready to lose their lunch/dinner.

Now, of course, I know that no airline can control the weather. However, isn't there some guideline as to when they actually cancel the flight rather than subject the passengers to an hour of hell? The flight left at 7pm and the weather had been pretty bad all day, so certainly they knew what to expect.

Obviously, we arrived safely, but it was DEFINITELY terrifying at times. Even the FA had to get out a napkin to wipe off his brow once we landed.

Also, we didn't hear from the pilot/co-pilot at all. I imagine that they were somewhat busy flying the plane, but a simple 10 mins/15 mins/30 mins more would have gone a long way...

Anyone care to comment?

You're saying there was no announcement from the cockpit telling the FA's to strap themselves in their seats?

They may have known it would be bumpy, but not how much.

Was that on a Dash-8?

We landed at LHR yesterday about 3 times due to the wind...we hit the ground hard then bounced up again about 40 feet...then bounced again...a few people were a bit worried...one of the roughest landings I have done....

Yes - it was on a Dash 8. Once flew from YYJ-YVR, and the pilot came out before we left to warn us that it was going to be bumpy; but, as I said, no warning this time.

Nope - no announcement telling the FA to strap himself in.

Is this where we tell our extreme turbulence stories?

A long time ago in another life...I was flying YYC-YUL on CP. It was a CP flight and I seem to recollect that it was a B767. We were at cruising altitude somewhere over the prairies and the FA was serving drinks from the trolley. We hit clear air turbulence and the aircraft dropped. I remember the trolley spilling its contents in the aisle and the FA falling into the middle row (empty seats)
No one was hurt except probably some bruising. The first officer came back late for a visual of the wings .

How far did we drop? I have no idea. I just was happy to have my seatbelt on!

If it was as bad as you say for the duration of the flight I would guess they were totally consumed by the flying.

Which would you rather? Safe arrival or periodic updates with the possible loss of control?

Sometimes it happens and the pilots do try to get us a warning but sometimes there is no chance. Clear air turbulence is terribly hard to predict. Pilots do provide ride reports to others in the area but as weather changes very quickly it could be terribly bumpy one minute and smooth as silk ten minutes later.