WHY do pilots say HEAVY? Wake Turbulence EXPLAINED BY CAPTAIN JOE

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Dear friends and followers, in today´s video I´ll be explaining, why pilots say "Heavy" at the end of their callsign.
I´m sure many of you have listened to LIVE ATC conversations here on youtube, and ever so often you can hear the controller and the pilot communicate with each other and the pilot always ends by saying his callsign and "Heavy" at the end.
The "Heavy" is related to the ICAO wake turbulence categories. As all flying objects create turbulent air in their path, airplanes create so-called wake turbulence. And the heavier and the greater the angle of attack is the stronger the wake turbulence become. Therefore it´s absolutely vital that airplanes keep a safe distance to each other so to not enter the turbulence of the preceding plane.
Cause of that matter the ICAO came up with a wake turbulence weight category chart.
But see more about the minimum separations etc. in the video :)
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[@ussling]

I deal with wake turbulence every morning when the alarm clock sounds.

[@G0lia7h_at]

I love how joe says "you as a pilot", sitting here watching your videos while I should do my studies for my architecture exam.

[@smegskull]

"Ohh no the new A380 can carry too much we need a new category for it."

[@patstokes3615]

Joe I'm not a pilot, I never fly, I'm 71 and a female and really enjoy your videos. I'm amazed at how much you need to know, remember and be able to grab out of your memory at any moment. I'm totally impressed and have learned what a fabulous piece of equipment a jet airplane is.

[@stevefick3919]

Very cool. I just thought that "heavy" meant a large, fully loaded aircraft.

[@JoseRodriguez-lp7rs]

Me: (says heavy)

[@nssherlock4547]

I Lived near Mascot airport in Sydney, planes came over so low you could see passenger's faces.A noise that we would hear is this back and forth swishing sound after the plane landed, it was like stereo channels left right playing in the sky, this was the swirling vortices from the Jets. An eerie sound.

[@valeriedemello1794]

Always wondered about the "heavy ", thank you for taking the time.

[@jmurphy1973]

Speedbird will always and forever be the best callsign.

[@dragancrnogorac3851]

Concord must say:"FAST BOSS" or "DADDY HERE"

[@EduardoTroconis]

Great video, Captain!

[@joshiamruthrajkatari]

I'm an air traffic controller. I love your explanation

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[@MrRobbie545]

“Anytime you learn something your mind expands” Thank you for the very informative video!

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Amazing Joe, thank you so much for the information. It’s an honor for me to appear in your video 😊

[@bigboat8329]

Wingtip vertices also reduce fuel efficiency, which is precisely why many aircraft have winglets on the tips of their wings to decrease these vertices.

[@donalittlefield6357]

Have watched so many Aviation videos but did wonder about the "heavy" added onto some calls. Thank you so very much for this explanation! Made perfect sense and answered other questions I had as well! Most informative for this interested layman!

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Your vids are awesome, they explain different aspects about flying that I’ve always wondered about in a manner that a non-pilot understand. Thank you!