GM4 ATS.TR.210(a)(3) Operation of air traffic control service

• ED Decision 2020/008/R found in: ATM/ANS Provision of Services (2017/373) (Feb 2023)

GM4 ATS.TR.210(a)(3) Operation of air traffic control service ED Decision 2020/008/R INFORMATION ON JET BLAST AND PROPELLER SLIPSTREAM (a)       In issuing clearances or instructions, air traffic controllers should take into account the hazards caused by jet blast and propeller slipstream to taxiing aircraft, to aircraft taking off or landing, particularly when intersecting runways are being used, and to vehicles and personnel operating on the aerodrome. (b)       Jet blast and propeller slipstream can produce localised wind velocities of sufficient strength to cause damage to other aircraft, vehicles and personnel operating within the affected area. GM4 ATS.TR.210(a)(3) Operation of air traffic control service ED Decision 2020/008/R INFORMATION ON JET BLAST AND PROPELLER SLIPSTREAM (a) In issuing clearances or instructions, air traffic controllers should take into account the hazards caused by jet blast and propeller slipstream to taxiing aircraft, to aircraft taking off or landing, particularly when intersecting runways are being used, and to vehicles and personnel operating on the aerodrome. (b) Jet blast and propeller slipstream can produce localised wind velocities of sufficient strength to cause damage to other aircraft, vehicles and personnel operating within the affected area.