Originally Posted by
OldLurker
Just to be clear: is it being stated or claimed here – by those who are experienced in the game – that en route wake from a "super" A380 is worse, more to be avoided, than wake from a large "heavy" such as a 747-8 or a 787? The "beast of a wake" that underfire posted at #9 was from a 787.
Gonzo, can you briefly explain (for benefit of this small-aircraft pilot) about the forthcoming Static Pair Wise Separation?
Yes, instead of having a separation matrix of 4x4 categories, or 6x6 categories, you have a matrix of 96x96 aircraft types, where, depending upon your desired resolution (0.1nm, 0.25nm, 10sec, 20secs etc) each aircraft pairing can have its own separation.
For example, 747-400 followed by A320 might be 3.2nm, 747-400 followed by A319 might be 3.4nm, 747-400 followed by A321 might be 3.1nm. And so on......