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Caution Wake Turbulence
Hello,
Here you are tootling along on your IFR flight plan - maybe on vectors - whatever, you're exactly where you should be, following ATC's instructions to the letter, and they then say "35Siera, you have traffic at 10:00 east to west three miles 7000 feet a Boeing 737 CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE". So - besides looking for the Boeing, what do you do about the wake turbulence? Tighten your seatbelt? Review your unusual attitudes training? Prepare to kiss your *** goodbye? Ask for a diversion? How do you know whether you need it? - Jerry Kaidor |
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Avoid his flight path. Get at a different altitude. Slow down to Va.
If you do turn upsidedown or something, turn it back rightside up. |
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Sam Spade wrote: The wise course of action is to reply "request 5 miles wake turbulence separation." Accept the fact they may have to vector you back around to provide better wake turbulence. They were trying to pass the buck to you because of the horrible crash at KSNA several years ago that killed the burger king. Don't accept it. The example was clearly an enroute situation and he got the caution because he was 1000 feet below the 737. Any more than 1000 feet of separation and the caution would not have been given. You introduced separation down final. Four miles is required in this situation. You can request five if you'd like but ATC may or may not give it to you. There was no buck passing involved. |
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" wrote:
"35Siera, you have traffic at 10:00 east to west three miles 7000 feet a Boeing 737 CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE". So - besides looking for the Boeing, what do you do about the wake turbulence? Can't say about IFR but VFR I request whatever action seems prudent to allow time for possible wake turbulence to dissipate. I will wait longer than perhaps required to be on the safe side. Ron Lee |
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On 22 Nov 2006 17:56:51 -0800, " wrote:
Hello, Here you are tootling along on your IFR flight plan - maybe on vectors - whatever, you're exactly where you should be, following ATC's instructions to the letter, and they then say "35Siera, you have traffic at 10:00 east to west three miles 7000 feet a Boeing 737 CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE". So - besides looking for the Boeing, what do you do about the wake turbulence? Tighten your seatbelt? Review your unusual attitudes training? Prepare to kiss your *** goodbye? Ask for a diversion? How do you know whether you need it? - Jerry Kaidor I have crossed wake turbulence once in the scenario described, and it was startling. I would suggest buckling the seatbelt tight at a minimum and perhaps slowing the aircraft as others suggested to Va. In my case, I was flying VFR South from Chicago, listening to approach, but not talking to approach. Arrivals into Midway were from the West/Southwest towards the East/NorthEast. This made my flightpath approximately perpendicular to a Southwest 737. The 737 was 1000 ft above me. I was at a cruise altitude, I believe 4500. I watched the 737 cross ahead of my flightpath, and continue towards Chicago. I did not think much of it, then about 30 seconds later as I caught up to his flightpath, I hit the wake. It was a perfectly still evening, but I thought I had a midair when I hit it. It was quite a jolt, I hit my head on the cabin ceiling and stuff flew around the cabin. I never lost control of the aircraft, but it was alarming. The event had a very short duration, kind of like hitting a massive pothole in the sky. Anyway, the experience made me much more aware the existence of enroute wake turbulence. If you fly from an airport near a Class B area, I don't know what can be done about it. Jets are everywhere, and we are typically underneath them. There really is no way to leave the area without crossing a jet's flightpath at some point. -Nathan |
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Sam Spade wrote in :
They were trying to pass the buck to you because of the horrible crash at KSNA several years ago that killed the burger king. Just for the completeness, I guess you mean that accident? http://aviation-safety.net/database/...1130-1&lang=en Greets Thomas @EDDV -- http://www.suchanhannover.de please use the eMail address listed on the web page. |
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If you are under IFR, ATC should take WT separation minimums into
account when vectoring you for spacing, however you remain PIC of the aircraft and, actually, deviating from a clearance is allowed when deemed necessary by YOU in the interests of safety. That shouldn't be necessary though, if you feel it is cutting it too close, ask for a box climb, or for a couple spins in a hold to let the wake dissipate. You are PIC. Visit our website for more information, aviation news, job listings, pilot profiles and resumes. http://www.pilotweb.org/ |
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