Years ago, on a flight from Tenerife to Madrid I sat next to an old
lady - who just happened to be from the same town as me.
We talked for awhile, then the plane hit some CAT. It felt like the
bottom dropped out - a gasp went up from everyone at once.
The turbulence was soon behind us, and my seat mate was quiet
afterwards. Soon she got up and headed for the rear of the
cabin - and I didn't see her again. After we landed, someone told me
that she had gone to the rear door and tried to open it.

Later that same day I experienced the worst CAT I have ever seen - in a
747 crossing the Atlantic. Nobody tried to get out of that one.

David Johnson