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Why do you think that the pilots should stay away from the thunderheads or cumulus and nimbus clouds?
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Violent updrafts and turbulence that can place stresses on the airframe outside of design limits.
I took glider pilot classes years ago and they told us NEVER to enter such a cloud for precisely these reasons, plus the fact that most glider pilots don't carry oxygen. The updrafts in a building cumulus cloud can pull a glider all the way to the top of the cloud, leaving the plane at an altitude where the air has insufficient oxygen to keep the pilot conscious. This not a problem for a pressurized commercial airliner, but the airframe stress is still an issue.
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