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Airport Signs Flashcards

1
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How wide are both of these runway widths?

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How wide is this runway?

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How far are runway touchdown zone markers spaced apart, and how are they marked?

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  • 500’ apart
  • if located at both ends and markings extend to 900’ of midpoint are eliminated.
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4
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What is in the circle?

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  • A runway threshold marking, and the width of the runway is indicated by the number of stripes on the threshold markings.
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5
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What are the 3 types of markings for runways?

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  1. Visual
  2. Non precision instrument
  3. Precision Instrument
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6
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Which type of runway markings have touchdown zone markers?

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  • Precision Instrument Runway
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7
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You’re cleared to enter runway 34R for departure. Which way do turn for runway 34R?

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Enter and turn right

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8
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What do the lines in the red box indicate?

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  • Enhanced centerline: Used for enhanced visual reference prompting pilot to prepare for a stop at the hold short line unless cleared into/across runway.
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9
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This indicates:

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  • Taxiway shoulder markings
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10
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What is this marking?

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  • Surface painted taxiway location and direction signs.
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11
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You’re cleared for takeoff on runway 9. Which way do your turn once your enter the runway for runway 9?

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  • Left. Direction signs are located on the side of the centerline to turn to get to desired direction.
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Locate the displaced threshold and define what aircraft operations (takeoff, taxi etc.) are you allowed to perform within the displaced threshold?

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  • Taxi
  • Takeoff
  • Landing from opposite direction
  • Do not land if approaching from displaces threshold area.
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13
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Locate demarcation bar and explain what it is.

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Outlines a blast pad/taxiway the precedes a runway.

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14
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What is this sign?

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  • Geographic position markings
  • used to identify aircraft located during low visibility operations
  • The number corresponds to consecutive positions of the marking on the route.
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15
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What is an RSA?

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It’s a runway safety area and pilot must get ATC clearance to enter RSA if at towered airport.

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16
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You look outside and see this marked on the ground. What does this sign mean?

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It’s a VOR checkpoint station where you can check VOR instrument.

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17
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What is the EMAS system?

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  • Engineered Materials Arresting System
  • Located at the end of the runway (blast pad area for takeoff)
  • Designed for material to crush under the weight of a commercial aircraft
18
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What does this sign indicate?

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Runway distance left in thousands of feet.

19
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What is a SIDA?

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-Security Identification Display Area. Areas with a secure area; contact controlling airport to inquire.

20
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What is this line across the runway mean?

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It’s a taxiway hold line

21
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Locate each taxiway

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22
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What do these lines indicate?

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  • ILS hold line on the bottom
  • Runway Hold lines at the top
23
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What does this indicate?

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Destination signs to two common taxiways to each runway

24
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Destination signs for 2 taxiways to 2 different runways

25
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Destination sign to Military area

26
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Taxi location sign with runway hold position

27
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What is Runway Status Light (RWSL) System?

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  • It’s an automated light service system that does convey or substitute ATC clearance
  • Located in ground, and ATC has limited control over the lights, and they cannot view activation/deactivations
28
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What color are runway edge lights?

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  • White
  • Yellow at the last 2,000’ of runway
29
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Threshold lights are what color?

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Bi-Directional Lights
- Green (for traffic on final)
- Red (for aircraft on ground approaching threshold)

30
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What color lights delineate displaced thresholds?

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Bi-Directional
- Yellow
- Red (for traffic on final)
note: Threshold lights are moved to the side of the runway in this case (green/red lights)

31
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What color lights are taxiway edge lights?

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  • Blue
32
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REIL lights:

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-Runway End Identifier Lights: A pair of synchronized lights on the end of the runway

  • aka: RTIL (threshold)
33
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Color of runway centerline lights:

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  • White
  • Alternating red/white the last 3,000’ to 1,000’
  • Red 1,000’ - end
34
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Touchdown zone lights

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  • Series of lights on both sides of centerline
  • Extend from 100’ from threshold to 3,000’
35
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What color are taxiway centerline lights?

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  • Green
36
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Runway guard lights color:

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  • Yellow
  • Located at runway holding positions
37
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What are stop bar lights?

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  • Unidirectional in pavement red lights
  • Stops aircraft from entering runway area
  • Elevated red lights on both sides of the taxiway
  • Used in low visibility conditions
  • Can only enter if stop bar lights are off AND with ATC clearance
38
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Lead on/off lights

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  • Bi-directional green/yellow from taxiway centerline to runway centerline
39
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Rapid exit taxiway lights:

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  • Unidirectional lights on the runway for pilot to easily identify rapid exit taxiway
  • To be followed by bi-directional green/yellow lead off lights
40
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Required runway lighting systems are dependent on:

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  • The runway type
41
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How wide is this runway?

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150 feet

PPL (13 decks)

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