MD-11
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
ATC Issue All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
The RECAT wake turbulence spacing caused us to encounter the wake turbulence from the previous aircraft. Further Tower was telling every aircraft to use minimum time on the runway because of other aircraft on very close approaches. This is eroding safety both in flight during approach and while decelerating and vacating the runway. Don't space us so close when we have tailwinds on final. The tailwind is holding the vortices of the previous aircraft right on the glide path causing a greater opportunity to cause encounters when aircraft are slow and close to the ground.
MD-11 Captain reported that ATC procedures on MEM arrivals are causing avoidable wake vortex encounters.