Severe Wake Turbulence Encounter Video

[18greens]

Localflight,

I would just like to say bravo and thankyou very much for allowing that footage to be shared. I'm certain it will cause someone one day to think and take an action that will avoid an accident.

I had no idea wake turbulence could be so vividly energetic.

If anyone said anything that wasn't in the spirit of a sharing exercise thats their issue not yours. Don't let them put you off. Too often we keep quiet about mistakes that we should share, and people get hurt as a result.

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[Helicopterdriverguy]

Thank you for intionally sharing localflighteast.

I would like to continue to express the other's views that we all know about the effects of wake turbulence. But, to see first hand, the effect on the aircraft is a truly frightening spectacle as normally, the end result is an AAIB report.

So thanks, for showing new pilots like myself and many others what wake turbulence can actually do. It has engrained thoughtfulness to the effects in me at least.

[Bob S]

As a trainee PPL I would like to thank Localflighteast for sharing the video and I for one am now aware of what wake turbulence can do, having seen the effects in your video. Don't worry about the negative comments

[Brian Abraham]

Now do you see why I am embarrassed/ashamed/feel guilty/would rather the video died?

Not a good example of decision making on my part

localflighteast, you do yourself a great disservice, aviators with tens of thousands of hours have made similar errors, and in some cases paid with their lives. Off the top of my head a DC-9 training flight comes to mind where all died as a result of a wake encounter.

Nor does it reflect poorly on your instructor, having the theory is all very well, but putting it into practice is another. An old saying, often you get the exam first and the lesson comes afterwards. On all counts, both of you have passed with flying colours.

Kudos too for sharing the video, and I would leave it up, as it's the greatest teaching tool there is. The very fact that you have put it out there someone may have learnt a very, very valuable lesson, and subsequently saved their bacon - and their pax.

That is a great website, I particularly like this one where the thought is that all the boxes had been ticked.

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PS: The very best of wishes for your continuing participation in flight.

[RatherBeFlying]

LFE, Thank you for sharing that video. I spent some time trying to spot the a/c that landed ahead of you. Likely it was taxiing back on the ramp.

When I flew SEPs at YYZ, my instructor was emphatic about staying above the glideslope used by the big iron and landing past where the big iron touched down. The presolo exams at the time were big on wake avoidance.

When a 747 that landed ahead of you is making a 135 degree turn to a taxiway, you also want to stay above the jet blast -- which can be felt even from well above the top of the fin

Lets just call this a cheap lesson. If that likely Q-400 had been a good sized Boeing....

[DeeCee]

Brian; not much to do with wake turbulence - more 'I won't do that again'.

I once landed with a R22 hovering to my right (wind fairly straight down the runway) and even then encountered turbulence that required enthusiastic manipulation of the controls. Quite exciting when flaring for the landing.