CTO Wake Turbulence & Separation Standards Flashcards
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IFR separation behind a Heavy aircraft on the same runway approach is a minimum of how many nautical miles for a Large aircraft?
Answer: 5 nm
A Large aircraft following a Heavy requires a minimum 5 nautical mile IFR wake turbulence separation on final approach.
Which phrase must a controller use when issuing a takeoff clearance where wake turbulence separation is reduced at pilot's request?
Answer: CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE
When wake turbulence exists and cannot be fully avoided, controllers must issue 'CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE' as an advisory.
Under VFR conditions, a pilot may request waiver of wake turbulence separation. What is the controller's responsibility after such a waiver?
Answer: Controller issues 'CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE' and responsibility transfers to the pilot
When a pilot requests and accepts reduced wake turbulence separation, the controller issues the caution advisory and responsibility shifts to the pilot in command.
A departing Small aircraft follows a Heavy aircraft that rotated at the 1,000-foot mark. Where should the Small aircraft begin its rotation to avoid wake turbulence?
Answer: Well past the point where the Heavy rotated
To avoid wake turbulence, a following aircraft should rotate beyond the point where the preceding Heavy aircraft rotated so it remains above the vortex path.
Crosswind conditions affect wake turbulence by doing what to the vortex on the upwind side of the runway?
Answer: Carrying it across the runway toward the downwind side
A crosswind can carry the upwind vortex across the runway centerline toward the downwind side, creating a concentrated hazard zone.
The FAA's RECAT (Wake Turbulence Re-categorization) program at applicable airports is designed to do which of the following?
Answer: Replace the standard Heavy/Large/Small categories with more refined performance-based groups
RECAT replaces the traditional three-category system with up to six refined categories, allowing more precise separation and improving runway throughput.
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