If you are flying near the wake of a large commercial aircraft, how do the wingtip vortices (wake turbulence) generally move? - EASA Drone A2 License - 438

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Question 438 - Meteorology - EASA Drone License A2

They shoot straight up into the sky

They sink downward and drift outward with the wind, posing a severe danger to UAS flying below and behind the large aircraft's flight path

They travel directly forward, ahead of the aircraft

They immediately dissipate within 2 seconds

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