Comments on: Lessons Learned: Wake Turbulence http://www.m0a.com/wake-turbulence/ Because A Good Pilot Is Always Learning Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/wake-turbulence/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 mzeroa Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:02:15 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2062#comment-2910 Chris! Great comment<br><br>You're exactly right a light quartering tailwind can make wake turbulence "hang out" longer on the runway.<br><br>Awesome points Chris! Great comment

You're exactly right a light quartering tailwind can make wake turbulence “hang out” longer on the runway.

Awesome points

]]> By: Chris Palmer http://www.m0a.com/wake-turbulence/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Chris Palmer Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:02:48 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2062#comment-2902 Wake Turbulence is a serious matter. Didn't Vanna White's husband die from wake turbulence at Long Beach or something?<br><br>Anyway. <br><br>I think another note here is to realize the wind can 'push' the wake. <br><br>So, say you're going to take off and the wind is going from right to left and you have a jet takeoff before you. Usually it's prudent to depart over the runway, but in this case it may be smarter to 'dogleg' to the right (because the wind should be blowing the wake the other direction) to further avoid the wake. <br><br>I'm sure you knew this, Jason, but just wanted to point that out as well. Wake Turbulence is a serious matter. Didn't Vanna White's husband die from wake turbulence at Long Beach or something?

Anyway.

I think another note here is to realize the wind can 'push' the wake.

So, say you're going to take off and the wind is going from right to left and you have a jet takeoff before you. Usually it's prudent to depart over the runway, but in this case it may be smarter to 'dogleg' to the right (because the wind should be blowing the wake the other direction) to further avoid the wake.

I'm sure you knew this, Jason, but just wanted to point that out as well.

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