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Directly behind

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000330

An aircraft is considered to be operating directly behind when it is following the actual flight path of the lead aircraft over the surface of the earth except when applying wake turbulence separation criteria.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000330
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000330",
  "term": "Directly behind",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "An aircraft is considered to be operating directly behind when it is following the actual flight path of the lead aircraft over the surface of the earth except when applying wake turbulence separation criteria.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/directly-behind/"
}

Record 330 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.