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Old April 17th 07, 05:45 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
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On Apr 13, 6:23 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Little Endian writes:
In the sim it makes no sense to avoid wake turbulence because you will
never know if you succeeded, its an exercise in futility.


Real life is like that, too. You only know when you fail to avoid wake
turbulence, not when you succeed.

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OK--I consulted an aerospace engineer at the rand corporation and he
said:
"The vortex does tend to drop, but pretty slowly. Even if it does,
couldn't you be feeling the vortex off the upper (in a left bank,
the
right) wing?"