Method and system for obtaining and presenting turbulence data via communication devices located on airplanes

A device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor, which, when executed, configure the one or more processors to:
• receive flight crew turbulence data from a plurality of communication devices operated by flight crew members in flight crew mode during flights on-board respective ones of a plurality of airplanes, wherein the communication devices operating in flight crew mode have flight crew security privileges that self-authenticate the integrity of the flight crew turbulence data;
• receive passenger turbulence data from a plurality of communication devices operated by passengers in passenger mode during flights on-board respective ones of a plurality of airplanes, wherein the communication devices operating in the passenger mode have passenger security privileges that do not self-authenticate, but require the centralized control device to authenticate, the integrity of the passenger turbulence data;
• generate turbulence map data including accumulated tempo-spatial turbulence information by super-positioning onto a single tempo-spatial frame of reference the received flight crew turbulence data self-authenticated by the flight crew security privileges and the passenger turbulence data authenticated by the centralized control device;
• and
• distribute the turbulence map data to one or more of the plurality of communication devices for displaying the distributed turbulence map data while operating in the flight crew mode or in the passenger mode.