If a pilot gives his callsign followed by the word heavy does he mean hes coming down to the ATC recommende height
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2006-10-04 10:25:23 · 9 answers · asked by Francis7 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Heavy means that he is a large aircraft such as 747 757 767 0r 777 or any of the large airbus aircraft.
Because of the wing tip vortices's any small aircraft that would come in behind the large aircraft could cause the small aircraft to loose control and crash. wing tip vortices's are like two small tornadoes that form at the wing tip of all aircraft at the moment they lift off the ground to the moment they are back on the ground. In large aircraft these vortices's can stretch several miles behind the aircraft. These vortices's are strong enough to flip a light aircraft upside down in the blink of an eye. The pilot of heavy aircraft are giving warning as to their approach to the airport.
2006-10-04 10:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by pinelake302 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heavy denotes that the aircraft as big or bigger than say a B 767. ATC do not recommend Heights for aircraft to fly apart informing pilots of known turbulence at a given level. Otherwise ATC Assign levels to aircraft for a variety of reasons.
2006-10-05 07:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by jay55247 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used to warn other airplanes that the heavy aircraft is of a size that its wake turbulence could be hazardous. It used to be defined as any aircraft over 300,000 pounds. It has since been changed so that it encompasses any aircraft that weighs 255,000 or more. The reason why they made this change is because they determined that the Boeing 757 produces the largest wake turbulence of any aircraft ever recorded. As such, they dropped down the minimum weight so that a Boeing 757 would always be classified as a heavy.
2006-10-06 00:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by Kelley S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word 'heavy' is used for any aircraft over 300,000 lbs Gross Weight
2006-10-04 19:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I have always thought it meant large aircraft laden with passengers
2006-10-05 16:43:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was taking pilot training,"Heavy meant having a load whether it was freight or passengers,
2014-11-06 23:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by Douglas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heavy aircraft
2006-10-04 17:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heavy denotes that he is a large a/c
2006-10-05 01:04:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, it means that he is flyin a large plane.
2006-10-05 05:00:32 · answer #9 · answered by Fadhl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋