A system and a method include a control unit configured to monitor a first position of an ownship aircraft within an airspace, determine a projected path for the ownship aircraft within the airspace, monitor a second position of a target aircraft within an airspace, and determine a projected wake turbulence of the target aircraft within the airspace. The ownship aircraft is configured to be operated to avoid the projected wake turbulence.

A monitoring system for an aircraft involved in a formation flight as a trailing aircraft or as a leading aircraft comprises electronic circuitry configured to repeatedly implement the steps of receiving barometric altitude information from the leading aircraft, receiving barometric altitude information from the trailing aircraft, computing a difference between the barometric altitude of the leading aircraft and the barometric altitude of the trailing aircraft, determining an inconsistency between the barometric altitude of the trailing aircraft and the barometric altitude of the leading aircraft, within the context of the formation flight, if the computed difference is greater than a height value of the vortex at a current position of the trailing aircraft, increased by a height margin, and commanding, if such an inconsistency is determined, a transmission of a warning in the cockpit of the aircraft.

A monitoring system for an aircraft involved in a formation flight as a trailing aircraft or as a leading aircraft comprises electronic circuitry configured to repeatedly implement the steps of receiving barometric altitude information from the leading aircraft, receiving barometric altitude information from the trailing aircraft, computing a difference between the barometric altitude of the leading aircraft and the barometric altitude of the trailing aircraft, determining an inconsistency between the barometric altitude of the trailing aircraft and the barometric altitude of the leading aircraft, within the context of the formation flight, if the computed difference is greater than a height value of the vortex at a current position of the trailing aircraft, increased by a height margin, and commanding, if such an inconsistency is determined, a transmission of a warning in the cockpit of the aircraft.