Block 7 - Phase 1 Airfield And Flight Deck Familiarization Flashcards
List of Safety Equipment on the flight line?
Steel toed safety shoes
Cranial impact helmet
Protective eyes goggles
Leather gloves
Describe Threshold Markings
Parallel stripes on the ends of the runways. 12 feet wide by 150 ft long
Describe Overrun Area
Paved or un-paved section on the ends of the runway
Describe MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier
Stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.
Describe Taxiways
Paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways and airfield services
Compass calibration pad (Compass Rose)
Magnetically quiet area where aircraft compass is calibrated
Describe Runway numbering system
Numbered in relation to magnetic heading rounded to nearest 10
Flight deck safety equipment
Steel toed safety shoes Protective jersey Cranial impact helmet Protective eye goggles Leather gloves
Who wears yellow jerseys?
Aircraft handling officer Flight deck Officer Catapult Officer Air bos’n Arresting gear officer Plane directors
Who wears White jersey?
Safety department Air transport officer Landing Signal officer Troubleshooters Medical
Who wear Brown jerseys?
Plane captains
Who wear blue jerseys?
Chock, chains and tractors
Who wears green jersey?
Catapult and arresting gear personnel
Who wears red jerseys?
Crash and salvage, ordnance
Who wear purple jerseys?
Aviation fuels
Identify Purple K Powder (PKP)
12-inch wide RED stripe with a WHITE 3-inch high
stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming
Identify Saltwater Stations
18-inch wide RED stripe with a YELLOW 3-inch high
stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.
Identify CO2 Bottle Stowage
Identified by a 12-inch wide RED stripe with a WHITE 3- inch high CO2 stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.
Identify AFFF aqueous film forming foam
18 inch wide GREEN stripe with WHITE 3 inch high AFFF stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming
Purpose of Bomb Jettison Ramp
Eliminate loose ordnance
Purpose of Airfield rotating beacon
Used by airport below VFR weather conditions, to identify airport’s location.
Describe the airfield rotating beacon
Rotates clockwise at constant speed. Military airfields use 2 white lights and 1 green flashing 12-15 times per minute
