Safety Quiz

1. Wake turbulence is fundamentally a result of ____.

2. Viewed from behind the generating aircraft, the left wingtip vortex rotates ____ and the right wingtip vortex rotates ____.

3. As a rule of thumb, a heavy aircraft with gear and flaps ____ and a ____ airspeed generates the strongest wake turbulence.

4. When on approach to land behind a large aircraft, you should fly ____ the preceding aircraft's flight path and land ____ its touchdown point.

5. For a small aircraft taking off from an intersection on the same runway behind a large aircraft, an air traffic controller must provide a ____-minute delay for wake turbulence.

6. The separation standard for a small aircraft landing behind a heavy jet, such as a Boeing 777, is ____ miles.

7. Calm winds reduce your chance of a wake turbulence encounter.

8. Pilots flying small aircraft should be concerned about the wake turbulence produced by other small aircraft.

9. The ____ has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring appropriate separation and positioning to avoid wake turbulence created by other aircraft.

10. A pilot who suspects that wake turbulence is affecting his or her aircraft on final approach should ____.