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When taking off behind a larger aircraft, where should you rotate compared with its rotation point?

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  1. Before its rotation point
  2. Exactly at its rotation point
  3. Well past its rotation point

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References

  1. FAA AIM 7-4-6, Vortex Avoidance Procedures www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap7_section_4.html Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. FAA AIM 7-4-6, Vortex Avoidance Procedures www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap7_section_4.html Checked 2026-10-11.

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