Aerodrome Lighting Flashcards
How many bars are there on a full Calvert approach light system?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
a. 5
What length should the approach lighting system for a CAT I Calvert design be?
a. 900 m
b. 600 m
c. 1200 m
d. 400 m
a. 900 m
What colour are runway end lights?
a. Unidirectional red
b. Unidirectional white
c. Omni-directional red
d. Omni-directional white
a. Unidirectional red
What is the colour of threshold lighting?
a. Omni-directional green
b. Unidirectional green, showing in the direction of the approach
c. Unidirectional white, showing in the direction of the approach
d. Red unidirectional
b. Unidirectional green, showing in the direction of the approach
On a Cat I lighting system, what is the length of the single, double and treble light
segments on the centre line of the approach lighting system?
a. 150 m
b. 200 m
c. 250 m
d. 300 m
d. 300 m
What colour lights are runway edge lights, not including cautionary areas or predisplaced thresholds?
a. White or yellow
b. White
c. Red
d. Blue
b. White
An aerodrome identification beacon on a land based aerodrome is:
a. blue
b. white
c. green
d. red
c. green
What colour is an aerodrome beacon for a land aerodrome?
a. Flashing green
b. Flashing green and white
c. Steady green
d. Flashing red
b. Flashing green and white
What is the colour of threshold lights?
a. Steady white
b. Flashing white
c. Steady green
d. Flashing green
c. Steady green
What is the length of the approach lighting for a CAT I system?
a. 300 m
b. 600 m
c. 900 m
d. 1200 m
c. 900 m
What is a barrette?
a. 3 or more single lights close together which appear at a distance to be a short
bar
b. Frangible approach lights
c. Lead-in lights
d. Frangible lights
a. 3 or more single lights close together which appear at a distance to be a short
bar
When the lights of an aerodrome are required to be on (night-time etc.) they can
only be switched off providing it is possible to switch them on:
a. not more than 1 hour before the ETA of an arriving flight
b. not more than 30 minutes before the ETA of an arriving flight
c. not more than 5 minutes before the ETA of an arriving flight
d. not more than 15 minutes before the ETA of an arriving flight
a. not more than 1 hour before the ETA of an arriving flight
Taxiway edge lights are:
a. fixed showing blue
b. fixed showing green
c. fixed showing yellow
d. flashing showing blue
a. fixed showing blue
A precision approach Category I lighting system, the centre line and the barrette
lights have to be:
a. flashing green lights for which the intensity of the light is adjustable
b. fixed white lights for which the intensity of the light is adjustable
c. flashing white lights for which the intensity of the light is adjustable
d. fixed green lights for which the intensity of the light is adjustable
b. fixed white lights for which the intensity of the light is adjustable
What defines a Calvert type runway approach lighting system?
a. 3 crossbars with 3 lighting segments providing centre line lighting
b. 3 crossbars with 2 lighting segments providing centre line lighting
c. 5 crossbars with 2 lighting segments providing centre line lighting
d. 5 crossbars with 3 lighting segments providing centre line lighting
d. 5 crossbars with 3 lighting segments providing centre line lighting
On the PAPI system the pilot can see, during the approach, two white lights
furthest from the runway and two red lights closest to the runway. The aircraft is:
a. under the approach glide path
b. above the approach glide path
c. precisely on the glide path
d. on or close to the approach glide path
d. on or close to the approach glide path
The abbreviation “PAPI” stands for:
a. Precision Approach Path Index
b. Precision Approach Power Indicator
c. Precision Approach Path Indicator
d. Precision Approach Power Index
c. Precision Approach Path Indicator
What is the light indication of a land-based aerodrome beacon?
a. Green alternating with white flashes or white flashes only
b. White flashes only
c. Green flashes only
d. Same as an Aerodrome Identity Beacon
a. Green alternating with white flashes or white flashes only
Runway guard lights are:
a. flashing red
b. flashing yellow
c. flashing green
d. steady red
b. flashing yellow
What are the characteristics of runway threshold identification lights?
a. Unidirectional flashing green
b. Omni-directional flashing alternate green and red
c. Unidirectional flashing white
d. Omni-directional flashing white
c. Unidirectional flashing white
A VASI consists of:
a. 2 sets of 3 lights
b. 3 sets of 3 lights
c. 3 sets of 2 lights
d. 2 sets of 2 lights
a. 2 sets of 3 lights
What are the characteristics of intermediate holding position lights?
a. 5 fixed unidirectional lights showing yellow
b. 3 fixed unidirectional lights showing yellow
c. Continuous fixed unidirectional lights showing yellow
d. 5 fixed unidirectional lights showing yellow and green
b. 3 fixed unidirectional lights showing yellow
What are the characteristics of runway lead-in lights?
a. Groups of at least 3 flashing red lights which flash in sequence towards the
runway
b. Groups of at least 5 flashing red lights which flash in sequence towards the
runway
c. Groups of at least 3 flashing white lights which flash in sequence towards the
runway
d. Groups of at least 5 flashing green lights which flash in sequence towards the
runway
c. Groups of at least 3 flashing white lights which flash in sequence towards the
runway
What are the characteristics of circling guidance lights?
a. Fixed or flashing red
b. Fixed or flashing white
c. Fixed or flashing green
d. Fixed or flashing blue
b. Fixed or flashing white
