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Enroute A380 wake flips Challenger 604 upside down
A Challenger 604 at FL350 operating from Male-Abu Dhabi passed an A380 opposite direction at FL360, one thousand feet above, about 630nm southeast of Muscat, Oman, over the Arabian Sea. A short time later (1-2 minutes) the aircraft encountered wake turbulence sending the aircraft into an uncontrolled roll, turning the aircraft around at least 3 times (possibly even 5 times), both engines flamed out, the aircraft lost about 10,000 feet until the crew was able to recover the aircraft, restart the… (flightservicebureau.org) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Many years ago I encounter wake turbulence piloting a PA-28 when a C-130 passed about 1,000 above me on the same heading in perfectly still air. Rolled over about 100 degrees but was able to recover with just a slight loss in altitude. An interesting experience for a 28 hour pilot!
Good job and I'll bet since then you've been well aware of larger aircraft above your flight path.
Indeed, and when following a larger aircraft landing noting its "touch-down" position and plan to "land long."
Would ATC always inform of traffic above or are you suppose to rely on TCAS? I can't say I've ever heard of ATC warning of wake turbulence enroute.
I had Phoenix approach warn me of a heavy above and crossing me. I thought it unnecessary until the motorglider rocked in still air!
Yes, they give traffic advisories all the time, especially when the separation is only 1000', in a radar environment.
I had about the same thing in a Tomahawk, only it was on final behind a C-130. I only had about 8 hours flight time and my instructor grabbed the wheel and put us over the taxi area until it had pulled out of the touch and go it was on. We muddled on down a ways and he slipped it back onto the runway and I landed. Wild ride though.