Originally Posted by
contrails
I even had to go around last year in a 717 following an A330. At 200' we hit wake that quickly pushed us to the side and got us in an uncorrectable spot. Nothing could be done but go-around.
Right, at 200' where the vortices didn't have the vertical distance to descend. That's where you're going to have your problem, not on 10 mile final.
And it doesn't take a heavy to roll your airliner up. I got rolled in a DC-9 by the wake of an H-53. Your 737 could easily roll an RJ.