By Jeff Pardo

Did you know that flying at maneuvering speed when encountering turbulence might not be such a good idea? “Wait a minute,” you may have said to yourself. “I know that flying above maneuvering speed when penetrating turbulence can definitely be non-habit forming, so...since when should I not slow down when things get bumpy?” Don’t worry; I haven’t been sniffing too many fuel samples. All I mean to say is that even maneuvering speed might be too fast.

Maneuvering speed, of course, is that weight-related speed not marked on your airspeed indicator below which full and abrupt control deflection is not supposed to result in airframe failure. It’s commonly used…