AIRFIELD AND FLIGHT DECK FAMILIARIZATION.

Question 1

FLIGHT DECK SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Answer 1

• FLIGHT DECK (STEEL-TOED) SAFETY SHOES
• CRANIAL IMPACT HELMENT
• PROTECTIVE EYE GOGGLES
• LEATHER GLOVES

Question 2

RUNWAY

Answer 2

PAVED AREAS THAT ARE USED FOR AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AND LANDING.

Question 3

THRESHOLD MARKINGS

Answer 3

PARALLEL STRIPES ON THE END OF THE RUNWAYS. THE STRIPES ARE 12 FEET WIDE BY 150 FEET LONG AND DESIGNATES THE LANDING AREA

Question 4

OVERRUN AREA

Answer 4

PAVED OR UN-PAVED SECTION OF THE END OF THE RUNWAYS THAT PROVIDE A REASONABLY EFFECTIVE DECLARATION AREA FOR ABORTING OR OVERSHOOTING AIRCRAFT.

Question 5

MA-1 SERIES OVERRUN BARRIER

Answer 5

STOP TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH TAIL HOOKS. ITS ALWAYS IN STANDBY STATUS, IN CASE THERE IS AN ABORTED TAKEOFF OR AN EMERGENCY OVERRUN LANDING

Question 6

EMERGENCY SHORE BASED RECOVERY EQUIP

Answer 6

USED DURING IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING IN THE SHORTEST DISTANCE POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE THE CHANCE OF INJURY TO PILOT OR AIRCREW AND DAMAGE AIRCRAFT

Question 7

TAXIWAYS

Answer 7

PAVED AREAS FOR AIRCRAFT TO MOVE BETWEEN PARKING APRONS, RUNWAY AND AIRFIELD SERVICES.

Question 8

PARKING APPRON

Answer 8

OPEN PAVED AREA ADJACENT TO HANGERS, FUEL, SERVICES OFTEN CALLED THE FLIGHT LINE. USED FOR PARKING SERVICES, AND LOADING AIRCRAFT ; THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE RUNWAY BY TAXIWAYS

Question 9

COMPASS CALIBRATION PAD (COMPASS ROSE)

Answer 9

A PAVED AREA IN MAGNETICALLY QUIET AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT COMPASS IS CALIBRATED

Question 10

RUNWAY NUMBERING SYSTEM

Answer 10

RUNWAYS ARE NORMALLY NUMBERED IN RELATION TO MAGNETIC HEADING ROUND OFF THE NEAREST 10 DEGREES. A RUNWAY HEADING 250 DEGREE IS RUNWAY 25. IF THE ARE 2 RUNWAY WHOS CENTERLINE IS PARALLEL THE RUNWAY WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS L (LEFT) AND R (RIGHT) OR 25L OR 25R. IF THERE ARE 3 PARALLEL RUNWAYS C (CENTER) IS ADDED.

Question 11

AIRFIELD ROTATING BEACON

Answer 11

WHEN THE AIRPORT IS BELWOW VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS, DAY OR NIGHT, THE AIRPORT ROTATING BEACON IS USED TO IDENTIFY THE AIRPORT’S LOCATION. IT ROTATES CLOCKWISE AT A CONSTANT SPPED AND MILITARY AIRFIELDS USE 2 WHITE LIGHTS AND ONE GREEN FLASHING 12 TO 15 TIMES PER MINUTE.

Question 12

YELLOW JERSEY

Answer 12

AIRCRAFT HANDLING OFFICER, FLIGHT DECK OFFICER, CATAPULT OFFICER, AIR BOS’N, ARRESTING GEAR OFFICER AND PLANE DIRECTORS

Question 13

WHITE JERSEYS

Answer 13

SAFETY DEPARTMENT, AIR TRANSPORT OFFICER, LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER, SQUADRON PLANE INSPECTOR (TROUBLESHOOTERS) AND MEDICAL.

Question 14

BROWN JERSEYS

Answer 14

PLANE CAPTAINS

Question 15

BLUE JERSEYS

Answer 15

AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND CHOCK CREWMAN AND ELEVATOR OPERATORS

Question 16

GREEN JERSEYS

Answer 16

CATAPULT AND ARRESTING GEAR PERSONNEL, SQUADRON AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, HELICOPTER LANDING SIGNAL ENLISTED-MAN AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

Question 17

RED JERSEYS

Answer 17

CRASH AND SALVAGE, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL, AND ORDNANCE HANDLING PERSONNEL

Question 18

PURPLE JERSEYS

Answer 18

AVIATION FUEL CREW

Question 19

PURPLE K POWDER (PKP)

Answer 19

IDENTIFIED BY A 12INCH WIDE RED STRIPE WITH A WHITE 3-INCH HIGH “PKP” STENCILED IN THE CENTER OF THE STRIPE ON THE WHEEL STOP COMING. AT LOCATIONS WHERE COAMING ARE NOT INSTALLED , A WHITE 18-INCH DIAMETER CIRCLE WITH A RED 5-INCH HIGH “PKP” LETTERS IS PAINTED ON THE FLIGHT DECK

Question 20

SALTWATER STATIONS

Answer 20

IDENTIFIED BY AN 18-INCH WIDE RED STRIPE WITH A YELLOW 3-INCH HIGH “W” STENCILED IN TEH CENTER OF THE STRIPE ON THE WHEEL STOP COAMING. AT LOCATION ARE NOT INSTALLED , A RED TRIANGLE 18-INCHES PER SIDE WITH A YELLOW “W”IS PAINTED ON THE FLIGHT DECK

Question 21

CO2 BOTTLE STOWAGE

Answer 21

12-INCH WIDE RED STRIPE WITH A WHITE 3 INCH HIGH “CO2” STENCILED IN THE CENTER OF THE STRIPE ON THE WHEEL STOP COAMING. AT LOCATIONS WHERE COAMING ARE NOT INSTALLED , WHITE 18-INCH DIAMETER CIRCLE WITH A 5-INCH HIGH “CO2” IS PAINTED ON THE FLIGHT DECK.

Question 22

AFFF STATION

Answer 22

IDENTIFIED BY AN 18 INCH WIDE GREEN STRIPE WITH A 3-INCH HIGH “AFFF” STENCILED IN THE CENTER OOF THE STRIPE ON THE WHEEL STOP COAMING. AT LOCATIONS WHERE COAMING ARE NOT INSTALLED, A GREEN 18-INCH SQUARE WITH WHITE 3-INCH HIGH “AFFF” LETTERS IS PAINTED ON THE FLIGHT DECK

Question 23

BOMB JETTISON RAMP

Answer 23

DESIGNATED TO ELIMINATE LOOSE ORDINANCE WILL HAVE A YELLOW STRIPE PAINTED UP AND OVER THE DECK EDGE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RAMP OPENING. THE FLIGHT DECK IN FRONT OF THE RAMP OPENING IS MARKED WITH ALTERNATING 4 INCH WIDE RED STRIPE AND YELLOW STRIPES WITH A 12-INCH BLACK FACSIMILIE OF A BOMB CENTERED

Question 24

STEAM SMOTHERING

Answer 24

IDENTIFIED BY AN 18” BLACK STRIPE WITH A 3’ WHITE ‘STEAM STENCILED IN THE CENTER OF THE STRIPE ON THE WHEEL STOP COAMING.