Federal Aviation Administration Twentieth Edition
EXAMPLE.
“Yankee 123, FL 310, unable RVSM due mountain wave.”
“Yankee 123, fly heading 290; traffic twelve o’clock, 10 miles, opposite direction; eastbound MD.80 at FL 320” (or the controller may issue a vector to the MD.80 traffic to avoid Yankee 123).
38.6.3.4 FL Change or Re.route. To leave air-space where MWA or severe turbulence is being encountered, the pilot may request a FL change and/or re.route, if necessary.
38.7 Guidance on Wake Turbulence
38.7.1 Pilots should be aware of the potential for wake turbulence encounters in RVSM airspace. Experience gained since 1997 has shown that such encounters in RVSM airspace are generally moderate or less in magnitude.
38.7.2 Prior to DRVSM implementation, the FAA established provisions for pilots to report wake turbulence events in RVSM airspace using the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). A “Safety Reporting” section established on the FAA RVSM Documentation webpage provides contacts, forms, and reporting procedures.
38.7.3 To date, wake turbulence has not been reported as a significant factor in DRVSM operations. European authorities also found that reports of wake turbulence encounters did not increase significantly after RVSM implementation (eight versus seven reports in a ten.month period). In addition, they found that reported wake turbulence was generally similar to moderate clear air turbulence.
38.7.4 Pilot Action to Mitigate Wake Turbulence Encounters
38.7.4.1 Pilots should be alert for wake turbulence when operating:
a) In the vicinity of aircraft climbing or descending through their altitude.
b) Approximately 10.30 miles after passing 1,000 feet below opposite.direction traffic.
c) Approximately 10.30 miles behind and 1,000 feet below same.direction traffic.
38.7.4.2 Pilots encountering or anticipating wake turbulence in DRVSM airspace have the option of requesting a vector, FL change, or if capable, a lateral offset.
NOTE.
1.
Offsets of approximately a wing span upwind generally can move the aircraft out of the immediate vicinity of another aircraft’s wake vortex.
2.
In domestic U.S. airspace, pilots must request clearance to fly a lateral offset. Strategic lateral offsets flown in oceanic airspace do not apply.
38.7.5 The FAA will track wake turbulence events as an element of its post implementation program. The FAA will advertise wake turbulence reporting procedures to the operator community and publish reporting procedures on the RVSM Documentation Webpage (See address in paragraph 38.3, Aircraft and Operator Approval Policy/Procedures, RVSM Monitoring and Databases for Aircraft and Operator Approval.
38.8 Pilot/Controller Phraseology
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