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Old 24th Jul 2018, 16:15
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Originally Posted by surely not
If the wake turbulence is so benign that it cannot cause camera wobble or loss of control in a tiny drone, then surely all the excessive separation procedures for the A380 should be revisited?
If the drone is above the path of the A380, there won't be much wake turbulence. The wingtip vortices generally descend.

See: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing...ake/04SEC2.PDF
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