JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control
JO 7110.65 2-1-19
WAKE TURBULENCE
Apply wake turbulence procedures to an aircraft operating behind another aircraft when wake turbulence separation is required. NOTE-
Paragraph 5-5-4 , Minima, subparagraphs f and g specify the required radar wake turbulence separations. Time-based separations are contained in paragraph 3-9-6 , Same Runway Separation, paragraph 3-9-7 , Wake Turbulence Separation for Intersection Departures, paragraph 3-9-8 , Intersecting Runway Separation, paragraph 3-9-9 , Nonintersecting Converging Runway Operations, paragraph 3-10-3 , Same Runway Separation, paragraph 3-10-4 , Intersecting Runway Separation, paragraph 6-1-4 , Adjacent Airport Operation, paragraph 6-1-5 , Arrival Minima, and paragraph 6-7-5 , Interval Minima.
The separation minima must continue to touchdown for all IFR aircraft not making a visual approach or maintaining visual separation. REFERENCE-
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-9-5 , Approach Separation Responsibility.
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