About the author

Turbli is developed and maintained by Ignacio Gallego-Marcos.

I have been working in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for the past 11 years. I did my doctoral thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, where I published several articles in the area of turbulence and fluid mechanics, and I am currently working in Sweden as a CFD engineer.

What drove me to create Turbli? Well, my engineering background does not prove so useful when it comes to storytelling. I am not scared of flying, but, perhaps due to my interest in fluid mechanics, I've always been curious about all aviation weather factors affecting my flights, and I never found a proper service offering this.

Turbulence is, to some extent, predictable. I have run many simulations analyzing turbulence, so I knew that building a flight turbulence forecast was possible. After much though on how to frame it correctly I began the development in 2019, and launched Turbli in July 2020.

Turbli now reaches over 200,000 monthly users and has been covered by major news outlets like The Times, Fox Weather, The Daily Mail, South China Morning Post, Aerotime, etc. The journey is far from over. I have not run out of ideas, nor of enthusiasm!

I work on Turbli almost everyday, improving the site one step at the time with two goals in mind: make it the best and most complete turbulence forecasting service, and offer it for free. Of course, I need some budget to keep it running, so you will be bothered by ads along the way. I don't like them either.

Fearful flyers are frequent users of my site. For some of them, Turbli is a lifesaver that helps them calm down by setting the right expectations; for others, it creates an additional anxiety that makes things worse. It's not easy to find a balance between these two groups. I have put additional effort here by adding course reviews and articles on how to overcome fear of flying. This is not my area, but I hope they help.

Hope you enjoy Turbli!

Want to know more?

If you are new to Turbli, I strongly recommend you take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.

If you are a weather avgeek like me, I suggest you my favorite favorite map: Interactive Turbulence Map.

You are always welcome to contact me at [email protected]