Block 7 - Phase 1 Airfield And Flight Deck Familiarization Flashcards

1
Q

List of Safety Equipment on the flight line?

A

Steel toed safety shoes
Cranial impact helmet
Protective eyes goggles
Leather gloves

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2
Q

Describe Threshold Markings

A

Parallel stripes on the ends of the runways. 12 feet wide by 150 ft long

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3
Q

Describe Overrun Area

A

Paved or un-paved section on the ends of the runway

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4
Q

Describe MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier

A

Stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.

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5
Q

Describe Taxiways

A

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

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6
Q

Compass calibration pad (Compass Rose)

A

Magnetically quiet area where aircraft compass is calibrated

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7
Q

Describe Runway numbering system

A

Numbered in relation to magnetic heading rounded to nearest 10

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8
Q

Flight deck safety equipment

A
Steel toed safety shoes
Protective jersey
Cranial impact helmet
Protective eye goggles
Leather gloves
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9
Q

Who wears yellow jerseys?

A
Aircraft handling officer
Flight deck Officer
Catapult Officer
Air bos’n
Arresting gear officer
Plane directors
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10
Q

Who wears White jersey?

A
Safety department
Air transport officer
Landing Signal officer
Troubleshooters
Medical
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11
Q

Who wear Brown jerseys?

A

Plane captains

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12
Q

Who wear blue jerseys?

A

Chock, chains and tractors

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13
Q

Who wears green jersey?

A

Catapult and arresting gear personnel

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14
Q

Who wears red jerseys?

A

Crash and salvage, ordnance

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15
Q

Who wear purple jerseys?

A

Aviation fuels

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16
Q

Identify Purple K Powder (PKP)

A

12-inch wide RED stripe with a WHITE 3-inch high

stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming

17
Q

Identify Saltwater Stations

A

18-inch wide RED stripe with a YELLOW 3-inch high

stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.

18
Q

Identify CO2 Bottle Stowage

A

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.

19
Q

Identify AFFF aqueous film forming foam

A

18 inch wide GREEN stripe with WHITE 3 inch high AFFF stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming

20
Q

Purpose of Bomb Jettison Ramp

A

Eliminate loose ordnance

21
Q

Purpose of Airfield rotating beacon

A

Used by airport below VFR weather conditions, to identify airport’s location.

22
Q

Describe the airfield rotating beacon

A

Rotates clockwise at constant speed. Military airfields use 2 white lights and 1 green flashing 12-15 times per minute