Pilots go through the same bumpy turbulence as passengers, but they see it in a completely different way. They spend hundreds of hours learning exactly how much motion an airliner can safely absorb in classrooms, simulators, and small aircraft, long before they ever carry passengers. Manufacturers subject the aircraft to artificial gusts that are far rougher than actual weather, bend the wings until they break, and slam them down as part of certification testing.
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