Annex 14 | Visual Aids for Navigation

Question 1

The manoeuvring area is that part of an aerodrome to be used for -

Answer 1

Take-off, landing and taxying of aircraft, excluding aprons.

Question 2

The movement area is that part of an aerodrome to be used for the -

Answer 2

take-off, landing and taxying of aircraft, consisting of the manoeuvring area and the aprons(s)

Question 3

Runway markings shall be -

Answer 3

White

Question 4

Taxiway markings, runway turn pad markings and aircraft stand markings shall be -

Answer 4

Yellow

Question 5

A runway centreline marking consist of -

The length of a stripe ?
A gap shall not be less than ?

Answer 5

uniformly spaced stripes and gaps

50m or more
75m

Question 6

A threshold marking shall be provided at the threshold of a paved -

Answer 6

Instrument runway, and of a paved non-instrument runway where the code is 3 or 4 and runway is used for international commercial air transport.

Question 7

Location of clearways

3.6.1 Recommendation.— The origin of a clearway should be ?

Answer 7

at the end of the take-off run available.

Question 8

Length of clearways

3.6.2 Recommendation.— The length of a clearway should not ?

Answer 8

exceed half the length of the take-off run available.

Question 9

Width of clearways
3.6.3 Recommendation.— A clearway should extend laterally to a distance of at least ____on each side of the extended
_______ of the runway.

Answer 9

75 m

centre line

Question 10

Runway width are,                                 
18 m 
23 m 
30 m 
45 m 
60 m
Number of stripes respectively are?

Answer 10

4
6
8
12
16

Question 11

Number of stripes are,                           
4
6
8
12
16
Runway width respectively is ?

Answer 11

18 m
23 m 
30 m 
45 m 
60 m

Question 12

Runway centre line lights shall be fixed lights showing variable ____ from the threshold to the point 900 m from the runway end; alternate___ and variable ____ from 900 m to 300 m from the runway end; and____ from 300 m to the runway end, except that for runways less than 1 800 m in length, the alternate red and variable white lights shall extend from the mid-point of the runway usable for landing to 300 m from the runway end

Answer 12

white; red; white; red

Question 13

The colour of the fixed, unidirectional threshold and wing bar lights shall be ?

Answer 13

Green

Question 14

How does a pilot see the PAPI wing bar lights, when the position of the aircraft is far above the approach slope?

Answer 14

All four light units are steady white

Question 15

How does a pilot see the PAPI wing bar lights, when the position of the aircraft is far below the approach slope?

Answer 15

All four light units are steady red

Question 16

How does a pilot see the PAPI wing bar lights, when the position of the aircraft is on the approach slope?

Answer 16

Two red lights closed to the runway and Two whites furthest

Question 17

What is the general shape of landing direction indicator?

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Take-off run available (TORA).

Answer 18

The length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of an
aeroplane taking off.

Question 19

Take-off distance available (TODA).

Answer 19

The length of the take-off run available plus the length of the clearway, if
provided.

Question 20

Accelerate-stop distance available (ASDA).

Answer 20

The length of the take-off run available plus the length of the stopway, if
provided.

Question 21

Landing distance available (LDA).

Answer 21

The length of runway which is declared available and suitable for the ground run of
an aeroplane landing.

Question 22

Clearway.

Answer 22

A defined rectangular area on the ground or water under the control of the appropriate authority, selected or prepared
as a suitable area over which an aeroplane may make a portion of its initial climb to a specified height.

Question 23

Less than 800 m: Distance from threshold to beginning of aiming point marking is ?

Answer 23

150 m

Question 24

800 m up to but not including 1200 m: Distance from threshold to beginning of the aiming point marking is ?

Answer 24

250 m

Question 25

1200 m up to but not including 2400 m: Distance from threshold to beginning of the aiming point marking is ?

Answer 25

300 m

Question 26

2400 m and above: Distance from threshold to beginning of the aiming point marking is ?

Answer 26

400 m