Jenish Chotaliya

Pilot. Storyteller. Obsessed with the skies and the science behind them.

A FAA-certified Commercial Pilot (CPL-MEL-IR) with over 300 hours of flying experience on aircraft like the C152, C172, and Tecnam P2006T; trained in the U.S.

At 6Pistons, I write the kind of aviation content I wish I had while training.

Articles By Jenish Chotaliya

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7/8/2025•8 min read

☁️ Cirrus Secrets: What High Clouds Reveal Before Weather Strikes

They may look soft and silent, but high-level clouds carry the secrets of the sky. From icy Cirrus streaks hinting at approaching weather to the rare ripple-patterned Cirrocumulus, these clouds are more than just a pretty backdrop they’re flying signals for those who know how to read them. In this crisp, pilot-friendly guide, we climb into the upper troposphere to decode the most misunderstood layer of the atmosphere. If you’ve ever wondered what those feathery formations above FL200 really mean for your flight or your forecast this is where your cloud knowledge takes off. Buckle up, because this is just the beginning of our altitude-by-altitude cloud decoding series.

7/7/2025•20 min read

The Truth About Turbulence: Separating Science from Stomach Drops at 36,000 Feet

Turbulence: What Every Pilot Thinks, Feels, and Needs to Know. We all know turbulence feels intense, but few truly understand what’s happening in the air when it hits. This isn’t a recycled textbook page or a dry ATPL note dump. It’s a sharp, down-to-earth dive into the real forces behind the bumps from mountain waves to wingtip vortices, jet streams to thermal updrafts. Written by a pilot, for pilots (and the aviation-curious), this piece blends experience with theory, visuals with hacks, and turns turbulence into more than just a discomfort, it becomes a skill to master. If you’ve ever wondered what turbulence really is or how to fly through it smarter this is where the learning actually begins.