I’m a pilot – here’s a guide to the THREE different types of turbulence and how dangerous each one REALLY is

A pilot has shared the three different types of turbulence you can experience during a flight and how to stay safe during a bumpy plane ride.

Joey MiuccioThe 28-year-old from Florida regularly shows off his ripped physique and travel tips on his TikTok account, where he has more than 191,000 followers.

Recently, the flight expert took to the video sharing platform and explained how turbulence affected you in the air.

He explained that mild, moderate and severe turbulence can affect you in different ways, but you are safe at any level.

Joey Miuccio, 28, from Florida, is a pilot who eased concerns after sharing the three different types of turbulence and how dangerous they really are

He regularly shows off his ripped physique and travel tips on his TikTok account, where he has more than 191,000 followers

Recently, the flight expert took to the video sharing platform and described the way turbulence affected you in the air (stock image)

Joey captioned the clip, which has been viewed more than 19,000 times to date: “Is turbulence dangerous?”

The pilot noted that travelers constantly asked him if turbulence was “that dangerous.” He then shared the three different types of turbulence.

“The three most common levels of turbulence are mild, moderate and severe,” he said.

“Severe is very, very rare, but it does happen,” he said. Joey then explains the different levels using the analogy of a coffee cup.

He said that if you try to drink a cup of coffee during light turbulence, the coffee may move around the cup, but you will have no problem sipping it.

During moderate turbulence it would become difficult to drink the drink and the coffee would start to splash around a bit.

‘And seriously, that coffee is probably all over your shirt and gone. The coffee cup is probably gone and it’s pretty intense, but you’re very safe if you’re in your seat with your seat belt fastened,” Joey explained.

He noted that staying in your seat with your seat belt on was “the key.”

He explained that mild, moderate and severe turbulence could affect you in different ways, but that you were safe at all levels

Viewers flooded the comments section, thanking the pilot for his insights

‘The plane is so durable and strong and flexible. It passes all these stress tests and can handle a lot of stress and a lot of turbulence,” reassured the pilot.

“As long as you’re sitting with your seat belt fastened, you’re safe, the plane is safe.”

At the end of the segment, Joey said pilots tried to find other routes to avoid severe turbulence.

Below his video, viewers flooded the comments section, thanking the pilot for his insights.

One person said: ‘Thank you. I needed to hear this! I’ve been flying a lot this year and am terrified of turbulence. I’m happy to know that even in the worst case, we’re good!’

Another user commented: ‘I really like turbulence, it adds a bit of excitement.’

Someone else wrote: ‘I call them speed bumps in the air, lol, just like on the ground. A bumpy road before we get smooth again.’