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Old 16th Aug 2006, 08:59
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Originally Posted by Mstream
If it would be possible to get just few examples from such speed table I would appreciate it very much.
Mstream
It roughly goes like this:

Group 3 - Jets with a few slow exceptions
Group 2 - Fast turboprops, slow jets
Group 1 - Turboprops.
Group 0 - Pistons and very slow turboprops (e.g. SH36)

If routes track 45+ degrees apart after departure, 1 minute separation.

Otherwise separation is 2 minutes or for some interacting routes 3 minutes.

Then if the slower type is first, add the difference between the groups on the speed table e.g. piston followed by a jet = 2 + 3 = 5 minutes, turboprop followed by a jet 2 + 2 = 4 minutes.

However if the following aircraft is more than 2 groups slower than the preceding one then the overall separation is 1 minute e.g. Jet followed by Turboprop = 1 minute

The details differ from unit to unit based on local experience and of course vortex overrides these.
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