DUBAI RECAT Seperation behind a Heavy
Hello Everyone,
I have been flying into Dubai in a 738 for a while now. Over a period of time now, due to increased traffic, the seperation between aircrafts have further reduced than what is mentioned in ICAO Seperation minima.
For eg. During approach , a 737/320 behind a A380
ICAO Minima 7 miles.
Dubai recat minima is 5 miles.
A 737/320 behind a 777
ICAO Minima 5 milesDubai Recat minima is 4 miles
I have been hit by wake on finals quite a few times by a 777 . , despite keeping having a continuos decent and being higher than preceding aircraft, sometimes due to longer vectoring, calm or direct head or tailwinds it becomes a challenge .
1. Do you guys feel it's justified for to have such lower seperation minima ? IMHO with stressed work environment, red eye flights, for most airlines, it's a disaster waiting to happen.
2. Following are the points i have learnt to avoid being hit by a wake in arrivals,
1. I attempt to keep a 3 degree path angle above the preceding aircraft .
2. Continuous vnav planned descent from tod.
3. Avoid the use of rudder and over controlling ailerons,when at low altitude struggling with a with a wake.
Your experiences and points welcome .