Narrative:

Aircraft 1 was at 070 degrees overtaking aircraft 2 at 080 degrees. I asked if aircraft could accept 100 ft to get above aircraft 2, he said yes. I issued a vector to aircraft 1 for higher. He acknowledged the turn and climbed on his own.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SR22 PLT, OVERTAKING A C182, STARTED A TURN AND CLB WHEN INSTRUCTED BY A ZDC ARTCC RADAR CTLR TO TURN ONLY.

Narrative: ACFT 1 WAS AT 070 DEGS OVERTAKING ACFT 2 AT 080 DEGS. I ASKED IF ACFT COULD ACCEPT 100 FT TO GET ABOVE ACFT 2, HE SAID YES. I ISSUED A VECTOR TO ACFT 1 FOR HIGHER. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE TURN AND CLBED ON HIS OWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.