The pilot of a Baron landing Runway 30R at Bakersfield, Calif., told me this story. The runway is two miles long, but has a 3500-foot displaced threshold.Tower cleared me to land with a Caution wake turbulence behind the departing single-engine Cessna. That didnt sound too bad. As I broke out, I aimed for the standard touchdown point and spotted an airplane ahead.
The pilot of a Baron landing Runway 30R at Bakersfield, Calif., told me this story. The runway is two miles long, but has a 3500-foot displaced threshold.
“Tower cleared me to land with a ‘Caution wake turbulence behind the departing single-engine Cessna.’ That didn’t sound too bad. As I broke out, I aimed for the standard touchdown point and spotted an airplane ahead.
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