GlennAB1
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They own Gulfstreams.And hopefully it becomes the new AIG executives jet.
They own Gulfstreams.And hopefully it becomes the new AIG executives jet.
???? What does what seat the guy flyin the plane have to do with it?Guys, some of you need to go and study wake vortices. They sink and they spread downwind. ATC is the same the world over. Only so many altitudes are available and just because your aircraft can go to 410 doesn't mean your going to get it. Worldwide it is now standard to use SLOP as procedure. Strategic Lateral Offset Program. Why? Because inertial navigation, GPS nav is so accurate that everyone flies very close lines. Vortices sink so someone that is 1000 feet lower is (especially in light winds) probably going to get kicked...hard. I have had my MD11 rocked over thirty degrees by a 380 and a 747. ATC now assigns a certain offset of up to three miles. Over the North Atlantic the Captain offsets 1 mile and the F/O offsets 2 miles (just for standardization). This means that on coming traffic is usually about 2 to 4 miles offset from each other.
SLOP doesn't work that way. The offset is 0, 1, or 2 miles. Standard is 1 mile. And ATC does not have anything to do with it. You offset 1 mile. If someone is above you creating a wake turbulence issue, you can offset to 2 miles. Never heard of an offset based on who is flying the airplane.Guys, some of you need to go and study wake vortices. They sink and they spread downwind. ATC is the same the world over. Only so many altitudes are available and just because your aircraft can go to 410 doesn't mean your going to get it. Worldwide it is now standard to use SLOP as procedure. Strategic Lateral Offset Program. Why? Because inertial navigation, GPS nav is so accurate that everyone flies very close lines. Vortices sink so someone that is 1000 feet lower is (especially in light winds) probably going to get kicked...hard. I have had my MD11 rocked over thirty degrees by a 380 and a 747. ATC now assigns a certain offset of up to three miles. Over the North Atlantic the Captain offsets 1 mile and the F/O offsets 2 miles (just for standardization). This means that on coming traffic is usually about 2 to 4 miles offset from each other.
Ah... Yes...Makes sense...I'd think both planes and the wake are in the same block of air which may or may not be moving with respect to the ground, and are so unaffected by that possible air movement. I'm assuming no wind shear.
I once had a tower say "Caution wake turbulence, heavy 172 departing." Of course, that was an intentional joke.
I flew a 182 heavy once.
I'm guessing that since the selection of 0, R1, or R2 is suppose to be random, they think that having the Capt set R1, F/O set R2, (and presumably those who forget set 0?) produces the desired distribution.What's your companies logic behind a different offset for Captains and FOs?
What's your companies logic behind a different offset for Captains and FOs?