As a commercial pilot, what should you do if your plane encounters a phenomenon called St. Elmo's fire during your flight? - Quora
![St. Elmo's Fire As Seen from NOAA WP-3D N42RF on 15 Feb 2020 | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations St. Elmo's Fire As Seen from NOAA WP-3D N42RF on 15 Feb 2020 | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations](https://www.omao.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/670_wide/public/poster/St%20Elmo.jpg?itok=dzP__C8z)
St. Elmo's Fire As Seen from NOAA WP-3D N42RF on 15 Feb 2020 | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
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AvTurCruising moved to @everydaypilot Twitterren: "St. Elmo's fire as we pass a squall line on the approach #StElmosFire #cockpit #flightdeck #pilotsview #avgeek #aviation #airbus #lightning https://t.co/Gwu77Cfsu5" / Twitter
![Pilots aboard Hurricane Hunter plane chasing a winter storm experience strange phenomenon | firstcoastnews.com Pilots aboard Hurricane Hunter plane chasing a winter storm experience strange phenomenon | firstcoastnews.com](https://media.firstcoastnews.com/assets/CCT/images/73dcabb5-eab8-4310-9371-0e1873266a85/73dcabb5-eab8-4310-9371-0e1873266a85_1140x641.png)
Pilots aboard Hurricane Hunter plane chasing a winter storm experience strange phenomenon | firstcoastnews.com
![How airplanes counteract St. Elmo's fire during thunderstorms | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology How airplanes counteract St. Elmo's fire during thunderstorms | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article__image_gallery/public/images/202008/MIT-Electric-Wind-02.jpg?itok=u-XWmob9)
How airplanes counteract St. Elmo's fire during thunderstorms | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
![St. Elmos Fire on an airplane flying through a thunderstorm. [Christiaan van Heijst] : r/interestingasfuck St. Elmos Fire on an airplane flying through a thunderstorm. [Christiaan van Heijst] : r/interestingasfuck](https://external-preview.redd.it/aiomC4BMFBuTcIlRwepVdkBHXhsqTfuF8yJ87G4LNaU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=acca8b5f7944bd95e56c6fbaae9155c1f6f45a2b)
St. Elmos Fire on an airplane flying through a thunderstorm. [Christiaan van Heijst] : r/interestingasfuck
![Rare weather phenomenon 'St. Elmo's Fire' captured by hurricane hunter aircraft in North Atlantic | Fox News Rare weather phenomenon 'St. Elmo's Fire' captured by hurricane hunter aircraft in North Atlantic | Fox News](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/02/1024/512/fork-lightning-NOAA.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)