Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › I. Preflight Preparation › Task H. Water and Seaplane Characteristics, Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation (ASES, AMES)

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Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook p. 6-1
LANDING AREA RECONNAISSANCE AND PLANNING
boats themselves will remain clear of the landing area, look for wakes that could create hazardous swells if they move into the touchdown zone. This is also the time to look for indications of currents in moving ... water. Note the position of any buoys marking preferred channels, hidden dangers, or off-limits areas such as no-wake zones or swimming beaches. Just as it is a good idea in a landplane to get a mental picture…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-27
Chapter 14: Airport Operations › En Route › Vortex Behavior
tailwind presents the worst case scenario as the wake vortices could be all present along a significant portion of the final approach and extended centerline and not just in the touchdown zone as typically expected…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 7-4-4
Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 4. Wake Turbulence › 7-4-4. Vortex Behavior
appropriate interval, and should consider all available information in positioning the aircraft in the terminal area, to avoid the wake turbulence created by a preceding aircraft. Test data shows that vortices can rise with the air mass in which they ... cross-runway component of 1 to 5 knots could result in the upwind vortex remaining in the touchdown zone for a period of time and hasten the drift of the downwind vortex toward another runway…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 5-9
Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Wingtip Vortices › Avoiding Wake Turbulence
airspeeds are often very slow and can generate exceptionally strong wake turbulence. Wind is an important factor in avoiding wake turbulence because wingtip vortices drift with the wind at the speed of the wind. For example, a wind speed ... result in the upwind vortex remaining in the touchdown zone for a period of time and hasten the drift of the downwind vortex toward another runway (bottom). safety that allows wake turbulence dissipation. [Figure 5-15] For more information…