Free PSTAR practice Wake Turbulence

During the two minutes after the passage of a heavy aeroplane in cruising flight, hazardous wing tip vortices will

  1. Adissipate completely.
  2. Bdissipate rapidly.
  3. Cdissipate very slowly.Correct answer
  4. Dremain at cruising altitude.

Why this is the answer

Per TC AIM-AIR (Wake Turbulence), vortices from a heavy aeroplane in cruise dissipate very slowly; the wake shows little break-up at 2 minutes. The distractors overstate how fast the hazard clears — in cruise it lingers well behind the generating aircraft.

Reference

TC AIM-AIR – Wake Turbulence

Question reproduced verbatim from Transport Canada’s PSTAR Study and Reference Guide (TP 11919E). The answer key is Transport Canada’s; the explanation is ours.

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