FlyCurrentFLYCURRENT
AA.VI.H.R2FAA-S-ACS-11A · Nov 2023Risk management

Wake turbulence.

ACS element text (the applicant demonstrates understanding of)

Wake turbulence.

Bottom line

A pilot landing a small airplane just after a heavy jet departed a parallel runway made a hard landing due to a combination of prevailing winds and wake turbulence from the heavy jet drifting across the landing runway. When accepting instructions to maintain visual separation or to follow another aircraft, a pilot also accepts responsibility for wake turbulence avoidance.

FAA references

  1. AFH Glossary (p. G-18) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  2. AFH ch. 5, Environmental Factors (p. 5-2) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  3. RMH ch. 1 (p. 1-2) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  4. IFH ch. 10 (p. 10-5) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  5. IPH ch. 4 (p. 4-56) — FAA-H-8083-16B
  6. AFH ch. 6 (p. 6-1) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  7. IFH ch. 10 (p. 10-32) — FAA-H-8083-15B
Members lesson

Build understanding you can use

Unlock the full lesson and continue studying this element.

  • Full teaching sections: Hazard; How it shows up; Decision rules; Mitigations; The hazard
  • Check your understanding with answers you can reveal
View membership options