BLOCK VII- AIRFIELD AND FLIGHT DECK FAMIALIZATION Flashcards
safety guidelines
beware of jet blast, rotor arcs, propellers, jet intakes. be FOD free, wear ppe, be qualified, keep your head on swivel.
safety equipment
steel toe boots, cranial, protective goggles, leather gloves.
runways
paved areas that are used for aircraft takeoff and landing. Runways vary in length at each airfield as determined by the aircraft sizes and weights that will be utilizing them.
threshold markings
parallel stripes on the ends of the runways. 12 feet wide by 150 feet long and designate the landing area.
overrun area
paved or un-paved section on the ends of the runways that provide a reasonable effective deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft.
MA-1 series overrun barrier
designed to stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.
emergency shore based recovery equipment
used during in-flight emergencies that require stopping the aircraft during landing in the shortest distance possible to minimize injury and damage to the aircraft.
taxiways
paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services.
parking apron
open paved areas adjacent to hangers, fuel, services often called to the flight line; used for parking servicing and loading aircraft
compass calibrating pad
a paved area in a magnetically sound area.
runway numbering system
numbered in relation to magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees.
airfield rotating beacon
when the airport is below VFR weather conditions, day or night the airport rotating beacon is used to identify the airports location.
flight deck gear
steel-toe boots, protective jersey, cranial, goggles, leather gloves
yellow jersey
aircraft handling officer, flight deck officer, catapult officer, air boss, aircraft gear officer, plane directors.
white jersey
safety department, air transport officers, landing signal officer, squadron plane inspectors, medical
