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Old August 3rd, 2007, 14:51   #8
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Default Re: Established on LOC, cleared for visual?

I never said anything about wake turb.

But, on that note . . . I said Bingo to Ian J, because separation standards are now the responsibility of the pilot (who says they have the traffic in sight) who has been told "maintain visual separation...follow the traffic, cleared visual approach runway XXR/C/L." Wake turb avoidance is now, squarely in the hands of the crew.

Which, looks like exactly what you are saying, and is exactly what Ian J said, and exactly why I said bingo.

What I did write was,

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Certainly the guys at MEM TRACON are not dropping the ball and issuing visual approaches when trailing aircraft have neither the field, and/or the following aircraft in sight.
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