There-in lies the problem Oktas...you DO not know the experience level of the other guy. A simple heads up costs nothing, and if the guy is truly in-experienced, the call might be enough to stop journo's getting the story wrong with half a dozen people's names spelt incorrectly.
Wake turb is so disregarded in this industry its not funny...as I said in my previous post, its not until you have an incident that you begin to comprehend the danger.
The Q400 has been used as a benchmark in this thread....the damage it's wake can do to a lightie is large....many people seem to think that another Q400 could tolerate that wake....VERY wrong!
An aircrafts wake is dangerous to any following aircraft.
Just look at the seperation standards in AIP.
Heavy following Heavy
Medium Following Heavy
Heavy Following medium.
The last in the list is the proof...there is a requirement.
Guys at lightie level OCTA, are not current with the requirements, and MOST would need a heads up to think about what is going on in that regard.
I think i'd rather the condescending 'think about it' call than wander into turb.