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Old 4th Jul 2014, 23:32
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LeadSled
 
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Folks,
A practical tip, if you are crossing the wake, or behind in anything smallish, the minimum distance is "as far as possible".
Many moons ago now, I was taxiying a DC-3 at YSSY (then ASSY) about 150m behind a BOAC B707-436, the blast hit the rudder so hard I felt like I had one knee around my ear, the poor old girl had to go back to Hangar 81 for a serious inspection.
In the years since, I have seen several examples of light aircraft rolled up into a ball, and only caught by the perimeter fences.
Just take great care.
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