Flying the North West Transit Corridor

Pilots flying in the North West Transit Corridor (NWTC) are reminded of the safety benefits of following Take 2 guidance to help avoid wake turbulence and prevent triggering TCAS alerts on commercial traffic.

‘Take 2’ advises pilots to stay at least 200 ft below Controlled Airspace – increasing this margin for turbulence or thermic conditions, as well as planning to maintain 2NM from the lateral boundaries of controlled airspace.

In the NWTC these safety margins will reduce the risk of wake turbulence from larger commercial aircraft operating into Liverpool which maintain 2,000 ft AMSL overhead the corridor.

Operating at a maximum altitude of 1,300 ft AMSL (200 ft below the NWTC’s 1,500 ft upper limit) will also avoid triggering TCAS alerts with aircraft inside Controlled Airspace.

Remember Take 2. Think Wake Turbulence. Think TCAS.