Airports

Question 1

Color of taxiway markings

Answer 1

Yellow

Question 2

Taxiway markings: Centerline

Answer 2

Solid yellow line

Question 3

Taxiway markings: Edges

Answer 3

Double solid lines, yellow

Question 4

Taxiway markings: Holding lines

Answer 4

Double solid-yellow and double dashed-yellow lines across width of taxiway

Question 5

Taxiway markings: Runway holding position

Answer 5

Red sign w/ white characters

Question 6

Color of runway markings

Answer 6

White

Question 7

Runway markings: Displaced threshold

Answer 7

Start of landing portion of runway, white boxes

Question 8

Runway markings: Chevrons

Answer 8

Before displaced threshold, only usuable in cases of emergency

Question 9

Runway markings: Large white X

Answer 9

Marks an unusable runway

Question 10

Lights: Taxiway lighting

Answer 10

1) Either green lights on centerline, or
2) blue lights on the edge

Question 11

Lights: Runway threshold, sideline and end

Answer 11

Threshold = green

Sideline = white

End = red

Question 12

Lights: Obstructions

Answer 12

Red lights

Question 13

VASI stands for

Answer 13

Visual Approach Slope Indicators

Question 14

VASI: red

Answer 14

Low

Question 15

VASI: white, amber

Answer 15

High

Question 16

VASI: even # of white and red

Answer 16

On slope

Question 17

PAPI stands for:

Answer 17

Precision Approach Path Indicators

Question 18

PAPI: too high

Answer 18

2 white dots

Question 19

PAPI: on slope

Answer 19

One white dot, one red dot

Question 20

PAPI: too low

Answer 20

Two red dots

Question 21

PAPI summary

Answer 21

Question 22

VASI summary

Answer 22

Question 23

At what altitude is the normal traffic pattern flown?

Answer 23

1,000 ft AGL

Question 24

5 legs of normal traffic pattern:

Answer 24

1) Upwind leg
2) Crosswind leg
3) Downwind leg
4) Base leg
5) Final approach

Question 25

Runway numbers

Answer 25

First two numbers of compass heading

E.g. heading due south is runway 18 (180 without the zero)

N.b. runway 36 = due north, not runway 0

Question 26

Flashing white

Answer 26

For aircraft in flight: N/a

For aircraft on ground: Return to starting point

For ground personnel: Return to starting point

Question 27

Steady green

Answer 27

For aircraft in flight: Cleared to land

For aircraft on ground: Cleard for takeoff

For ground personnel: Cleared to cross or proceed

Question 28

Flashing green

Answer 28

For aircraft in flight: cleared to approach airport or land

For aircraft on ground: cleared to taxi

For ground personnel: n/a

Question 29

Steady red

Answer 29

For aircraft in flight: continue circling, give way

For aircraft on ground: stop

For ground personnel: stop

Question 30

Flashing red

Answer 30

For aircraft in flight: Airport unsafe, do not land

For aircraft on ground: Immediately taxi clear of runway

For ground personnel: Clear the taxiway or runway

Question 31

Alternating red and green

Answer 31

For aircraft in flight: Exercise extreme caution

For aircraft on ground: Exercise extreme caution

For ground personnel: Exercise extreme caution

Question 32

Blinking runway lights

Answer 32

For aircraft in flight: Immediately clear landing area!

For aircraft on ground: Immediately clear landing area!

For ground personnel: Immediately clear landing area!