AIRFIELD AND FLIGHT DECK FAMILIARIZATION Flashcards
FLIGHT LINE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
1) Flight Deck Steel-Toed Safety Shoes
2) Cranial Impact Helmet
3) Protective Eye Goggles
4) Leather Gloves
RUNWAYS
Paved areas use for aircraft takeoff and landing.
THRESHOLD MARKINGS
Parallel stripes, 12 feet wide by 150 feet long, on the ends of the runways.
OVERRUN AREA
Paved or unpaved section on the ends of the runways that provide a reasonably effective deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft.
MA-1 SERIES OVERRUN BARRIER
Designed to stop aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.
EMERGENCY SHORE BASED RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
Used during in-flight emergency that require stopping the aircraft during landing in the shortest distance possible to minimize the chance of injury to the pilot or aircrew and damage to aircraft.
TAXIWAYS
Paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways and airfield services.
PARKING APRON
Open paved areas adjacent to hangars often called the flight line used for parking, servicing, and loading aircraft.
COMPASS CALIBRATION PAD (COMPASS ROSE)
Paved area in a magnetically quiet area where the aircraft compass is calibrated.
RUNWAY NUMBERING SYSTEM
Numbered in relation to the magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees. For example, 250 degrees is runway 25.
AIRFIELD ROTATING BEACON
Used to identify the airport’s location. Rotates clockwise at a constant speed. Use 2 white and 1 green lights.
FLIGHT DECK PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
1) Flight Deck Steel-Toed Safety Shoes
2) Protective Jersey
3) Cranial Impact Helmet
4) Protective Eye Goggles
5) Leather Gloves
YELLOW JERSEYS
Aircraft Handling Officer Flight Deck Officer Catapult Officer Air Boss Arresting Gear Officer Plane Directors
WHITE JERSEYS
Safety Department Air Transport Officer Landing Signal Officer Squadron Plane Inspectors (Troubleshooters) Medical
BROWN JERSEYS
Plane Captains
