Originally Posted by
hold at SATAN
And where wake turbulence spacing is required, we apply it from wheels up to wheels up and make an educated anticipation of your airborne time when issuing take off clearance.
Couldn't agree more, that's the way we do it as well.
Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
By "wheels up" do you mean weight off them, rather than gear retracted ?
Where I work, it's from rotation to rotation, so basically weight off the wheels, yes.
By the way, minor rant
: if, for whatever reason (weather etc.) you need an engine run-up before you go, please do let us know in advance and most of all, let us know before you taxi past the holding point
If the spacing with the next arrival becomes potentially tight, we will ask anyway before we issue a lineup clearance, but it certainly doesn't hurt to keep us informed beforehand
