Block VII- Flight Deck Familiarization

Question 1

What are runways

Answer 1

Paved areas used to takeoff and landing

Question 2

What are threshold markings

Answer 2

Parallel stripes on each end of the runways. 12 ft wide by 150 ft long and designate landing areas.

Question 3

What is the paved or unpaved area on each end of the runway for aborting or overshooting called

Answer 3

Overrun area

Question 4

What is designed to stop tricycle type landing gear aircraft not equipped with tail hooks

Answer 4

MA-1 series overrun barrier

Question 5

What is a taxi way

Answer 5

Paved areas for aircraft movement between parking aprons .runways and airfield services

Question 6

What is a parking apron

Answer 6

Open paved area adjacent to hangers for parking , servicing, and loading aircraft

Question 7

What is a compass rose

Answer 7

Compass calibration pad. A magnetically quiet area where the aircraft compass can be calibrated

Question 8

How are runways numbered

Answer 8

In relation to their magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 degrees.

Example 250 degrees will be numbered 25

Question 9

True / false. Protective jerseys are required on a flight deck

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What are yellow jerseys

Answer 10

Aircraft handling officer
Flight deck officer
Air boss
Plane directors

Question 11

Who wear white jerseys

Answer 11

Safety
Medical
Air transport officers
Landing signal officer

Question 12

Who wears brown jerseys

Answer 12

Plane captains

Question 13

Who wears blue jerseys

Answer 13

Chock crewman

Elevator operators

Question 14

Who wears green jerseys

Answer 14

Maintainers

Question 15

Who wears red jerseys

Answer 15

Ordinance men
EOD
crash and salvage

Question 16

Who wears purple jerseys

Answer 16

Fuel crew

Question 17

How is pkp identified on the flight deck

Answer 17

12 inch wide red stripe white 3 inch pkp stenciled
Or
White 18 in diameter circle with red 5in high pkp

Question 18

How are salt water stations identified on the flight deck

Answer 18

18 inch wide red stripe with a yellow 3 inch high “w” in the center
Or
Red 18 in triangle with a yellow “w”

Question 19

How are co2 bottle stowage identified on the flight line

Answer 19

12 inch wide red stripe with a white 3 inch high co2 stencil
Or
White 18 in circle with red co2 stencil

Question 20

How are afff stations identified on the flight deck

Answer 20

18in wide green stripe with white 3 in high afff stencil.
Or
18 in green square with afff stenciled in white

Question 21

How is a bomb jettison ramp marked on a flight deck

Answer 21

Red and yellow strip with a black facsimile of a bomb

Question 22

How is steam smothering identified

Answer 22

18in black stripe with white steam stencil

Question 23

What are the required flight line protective of equipment

Answer 23

Steel toed boots, cranial, protective goggles, leather gloves