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Q&A with the Pros
Encountering Wake Turbulence
Hi Like the Pros,
I was wondering, When you are behind the wake of a Boeing 747 and the wind buffets, what is my course of action?
Thanks, Julian

You really want to avoid the wake turbulence in the first place, so when I am flying an ILS behind a "Heavy" aircraft, I will try to stay one-dot high on the glideslope. My rocket-scientist friend John Kounis (editor of Pilot Getaways magazine) pointed out to me that this works well until you start getting close to the ground, which is where wake turbulence can really bite you. So in addition to staying one-dot high, I also make sure to avoid quartering tailwinds, which can hold the turbulence right on the runway.
If you do get caught in a wing-tip vortex and it has rolled you upside-down, the best thing to do to get rightside-up again is continue the roll rather than try to fight against it.
If you do get caught in a wing-tip vortex and it has rolled you upside-down, the best thing to do to get rightside-up again is continue the roll rather than try to fight against it.

