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extremely strong wake turbulence
behind the twin, much stronger than
what the same pilots have experienced
behind Barons. Pilots flying
on the wing of other Travel Airs have
reported similar events – the pilot
who spoke with me knows of “10
confirmed reports of upsets.” Like
the Boeing 757, which puts out far
more wake turbulence than similar
airplanes, there seems to be something
about the Beech Travel Air that makes
its wake disproportionately strong.
I suggested to the pilot: “Keep the
Travel Air in the aft most position in
formation on all future flights. You’re
doing this for fun, not for some sort
of ‘mission,’ and with the utmost
respect and friendship it’s only ego
that would make you want to be in
any other position besides the very
back of the formation knowing what
you know. I know you abhor the
idea of causing an upset close to
the ground that cannot be corrected
in time, and would have a very
hard time living with yourself if that
happened given you know there’s an
unmapped but foreseeable hazard.
Recreational formation flight is just
a (demanding) hobby.”
The pilot replied: “You are absolutely
correct. What you have done
is highlight a very important rule
that I understand extremely well,
but for some reason ignored in this
situation: The worst thing we can do
in life is to cause harm to someone
else because of something we did.
The Travel Air is a perfect formation
target for Bonanzas. It is heavy,
stable and can easily fly the slower
speeds. This is why I am often asked
to lead formations. However, you
are absolutely correct that the wake
issue is a well-known problem that I
have spoken of several times before.
I should have acted when the issue
first arose. There is a wake danger
associated with the Travel Air. It is
real. Both I and the group’s other
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