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Phase 1 EAWS > Block 7 - Airfield and Flight Deck Familiarization > Flashcards

Block 7 - Airfield and Flight Deck Familiarization Flashcards

1
Q

Explain the Safety Guidelines for the airfield/flight line and the flight deck.

A

Jet blast, rotor arcs, propellers and jet intakes are potentially life threatening while being FOD free, wearing your PPE, being fully qualified, and being aware.

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What safety PPE is required on the flight line?

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  • Flight deck (steel-toed) safety shoes
  • Caranial impact helmet
  • Protective eye goggles
  • Leather gloves
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3
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Discuss Runways

A

Paved areas that are used for aircraft takeoff and landing

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Discuss Threshold Markings

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Parallel stripes on the ends of the runways.

Stripes are 12 feet wide by 150 feet long

Designates landing area

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Discuss Overrun Area

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Paved or un-paved section on the ends of the runways that provide a deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft

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6
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Discuss MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier

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Designed to stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tailhooks

Always in standby status

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Discuss Emergency Shore Based Recovery Equipment

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Used for in-flight emergencies that requires stopping the aircraft in the shortest distance possible

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Discuss Taxiways

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Paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services

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Discuss Parking Apron

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Open paved areas adjacent to hangers, fuel, services often called the flight line.

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Discuss Compass Rose

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A paved area in a magnetically quiet area where the aircraft compass is calibrated

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Discuss Runway Numbering System

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Normally numbered in relation to their magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees, i.e., a runway heading of 250 degree is runway 25

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Discuss Airfield Rotating Beacon

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Used to identify the airport’s location

Military airfields use 2 white lights and 1 green flashing 12 to 15 times per minute

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13
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What are the safety concerns while working on the flight deck?

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  • Oil, grease, and fuel can create slip hazards

- Jet intakes and exhausts, rotors and propellers arcs

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14
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Who wears the YELLOW jersey?

Yellowjackets are top dog

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  • Aircraft Handling Officer
  • Flight Deck Officer
  • Catapult Officer
  • Air Bos’n
  • Arresting Gear Officer
  • Plane Directors
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Who wears the WHITE jersey?

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  • Safety Department
  • Air Transport Officer
  • Landing Signal Officer
  • Squadron Plane Inspectors
  • Medical
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16
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Who wears the BROWN jersey?

Because they’re the shit

A

Plane Captains

17
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Who wears the BLUE jersey?

A
  • Aircraft Handling
  • Chock and Chain
  • Elevator Operators
18
Q

Who wears the GREEN jersey?

Green for Go

A
  • Catapult and Arresting Gear personnel
  • Squadron Aircraft Maintenance
  • Helicopter Landing Signal Enlisted-man
  • Photographers
19
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Who wears the RED jersey?

A
  • Crash and Salvage
  • EOD
  • Ordnance handling personnel
20
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Who wears the PURPLE jersey?

21
Q

What are the firefighting agents that can be found on the flightdeck? (6)

A
  • PKP
  • Saltwater stations
  • CO2 Bottle Stowage
  • AFFF Stations
  • Bomb Jettison Ramp
  • Steam Smothering
22
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How do you identify PKP?

A
  • 12 inch wide RED stripe with a 3 inch high red– PKP stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming
  • If coamings are NOT installed, a white 18 inch diameter circle with red 5 inch high PKP letters
23
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How do you identify Saltwater stations?

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  • 18-inch wide RED stripe with a yellow 3-inch high– W stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming
  • If coamings are NOT installed, a red triangle 18-inches per side with a yellow– W
24
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How do you identify CO2 Bottle Stowage stations?

A
  • 12-inch wide RED stripe with a white 3-inch high–CO2 stenciled
  • If coamings are NOT installed, a white 18-inch diameter circle with a red 5-inch high–CO2
25
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How do you identify AFFF Stations?

A
  • 18-inch wide GREEN stripe with WHITE 3-inch high–AFFF stenciled
  • if coamings are NOT installed, a GREEN 18-inch square with WHITE 3-inch high–AFFF
26
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How do you identify a Bomb Jettison Ramp?

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 and YELLOW stripes with a 12-inch black facsimilee of a bomb centered
27
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How do you identify Steam Smothering?

A
  • 18-inch black stripe with a WHITE STEAM stenciled

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